As this is a gift for someone I could not build it. However I am favorably impressed by the kit on every level. I was expecting a plain cardboard box and was pleasantly surprised to find a nicely printed box with a full color graphic of the finished model. The box contained a full instruction manual, also nicely printed. The bricks were perfectly molded in the required colors, and every bit as good as any Legos I have ever worked with. If this would have been a Lego kit it would have cost at least $195, and quite possibly as much as $295. The price of this kit impressed me sufficiently that I immediately ordered 3 more! YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS KIT! I GUARANTEE YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!