This was my first experience with an Eduard model, and without a doubt it was the most fun I’ve had building a model yet. The profi packs are amazing. The colored cockpit photo etch details are superb and give a crazy amount of realism. The precut masking tapes made the canopy the best I’ve ever done. The model itself was very well molded. All of the pieces fit well, and only a little sanding and puttying was needed. Eduard also gives 4 different options for pilots and planes. I also like that there is a small bio for each. The decals were also very fine, and I didn’t even need to use any setting solution. They went on, dried, and looked like they had been painted there. The only drawback that I can think of is that the detail is so great that it’s probably not a good fit for beginning modelers. Other than that I cannot sing this model’s praise enough.

one of the best kits made by eduard,the surface detail is good as any I have ever seen. The overlapping fuselage panels are especially appropriate and beautifully executed. it have with an addition of colour photo-etched detail parts for the cockpit and the engine. It comes with decals for four versions. I highly recommended this kit.

Great model kit. Only issue was the gear doors didn't match up too well with the gear up but it wasn't bad enough to stop me. I built this kit quite a while ago with less than stellar results because of me. I think it might be time to do it again and hopefully get a much nicer end product. It sits on my shelf next to the Wildcat, crazy the size difference between the two.