This is a bit of an old school kit in that most of the surface detail is raised. It also has a rather impressive parts count of 340 pieces, many of them fairly small as they are things like control surface hinges and bits for the landing gear and wheels. Italeri has also provided a full cabin so you have all the bracing required for the inside. There are also a lot of small transparencies that fit on the inside of the fuselage halves.

The cockpit is fairly well appointed, though a bit generic and you are provided with crew members. The upper wing is in six sections with two for the center section and four for the outer pieces. All of the control surfaces are separate as well and while designed to be posed in the neutral position, could probably be repositioned if you wished.

The kit provides six rocket assist units along with their mounting braces. You also have six engines, props and nacelles to build, so this will not be a weekend build by any means.

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