This is a nicely detailed kit, actually. The cockpit and seat look nice after detail painting and a few additions. The weapons bay has all of the main hardware either molded in or as separate parts as do the wheelwells. Monogram molded a couple of optional parts in this kit also. Two sets of weapons bay doors are included, opened and closed. Two different styles of the opening portion of the canopy, the early one with upper central framing and the later blown style.
All in all I recommend the kit. You can build a nice shelf model right out of the box with a little work. My project will be a presentation model for my buddy so I'll be adding a little detail to it. After all, he was the crew chief on the 1/1 version of this particular airplane so he'll remember where everything goes and what it looks like. I must warn you that this is a BIG airplane in 1/48th scale--if you build one it'll take up a lot of space when finished!
