Just finished putting this together, haven't added all the waterslide decals yet. I think I spent close to 80 hours building everything. This is my first perfect grade and I wanted to go all out since I won't be building another one after this (that is until they come out with another PGU then maybe I'll consider it), and the last time I built a kit was 3 years ago. I didn't add the LED unit because it's too expensive and this looks really good without it, especially during the day. 

Some thoughts on the build process: 

\- Overall it was really fun to put together. The engineering and design is unlike anything I've seen, especially when building out the internal frame. Instructions are really clear and there was no confusion. Although I will say that there were many times where I struggled to push things in since some parts require a bit of strength, and had to double check orientation since once you push it in, it would probably be really hard to undo

\- Some of the metallic stickers it comes with are really small, and while I didn't struggle too much, I can definitely see how tedious it could be, especially if you don't have steady fingers. There were times where I lost a few stickers because it was so small and just flew off of my finger and I couldn't find it. Luckily, they give you spare stickers in case you mess up

\- When I got around to building the fin funnels, it started to get tiring since this is the last phase of the build and you're repeating everything 6 times, and this was where I struggled the most since the hooks to attach the funnels together are a pain

\- This guy is really towering. Easily stands out on the shelf but you definitely need the space for it. Attaching all 6 fin funnels to the back without the stand won't work since it's too heavy. I didn't want to use the stand it came with so I opted to only have 2 funnels in the back and it's able to stand on its own perfectly, and to use the other 4 as posable pieces instead. I think the stand it comes with is really bulky

\- Price-wise it's definitely expensive, but for the number of runners/pieces, build time, size, and quality, I think it's worth it, especially if you don't build kits that often! 

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