For a kit that was produced with “vintage tooling” (notice how that has become a value-added benefit all of a sudden), I would say that the kit wasn’t bad. At least not as bad as some of the older kits Round 2 has reissued since I returned to the hobby. It was a breeze to assemble, simply because there was so much slop, the body had to be cemented to the frame anyway. However, in this case, Round 2 took the unusual route (because it surely cost them something) by adding cementing pads in the front, and cementing posts in the rear. Mind you, they look strange, but don’t cut them off! Another strange but somewhat understandable upgrade is the tires. I should say “half-lettered” pad printed tires. Again, Round 2 wants to pass these off as just wonderful, but the reason why they didn’t fully letter them was no doubt a cost issue. The new lettering is beautiful, but it probably cost them twice as much as the old method. So, doing half of the printing probably got them close to the break-even point. Also, the axles seemed too long, but they are essential in keeping the wheels at an appropriate distance from the wells. Too bad it requires user-placement of the final model, to make sure they’re at the correct position on both sides. The alternative, again, was no doubt a cost issue. Extending the posts on the wheels would have no doubt required a retooling, and they obviously had thousands of these wheels in their inventory; so, why not use them on this car, and leave the ball in the buyers’ court? I replaced both the tires and the wheels in my build, and I suppose Round 2 would say, Well, that's to be expected, isn't it?, rather than, Well, that's something we'll have to correct next time. Yeah, right...