I think I got an idea why this model was being sold off: the small parts, railings, handles and such are a major PITA to get off the sprue. Great big humongous sprues for even the tiniest part. Plus, for some reason, someone at Revell decided it would be A Good Idea to make all the sprues interlock so it's kinda hard to get one to lay perfectly flat to cut parts from it. There's no mistaking this thing for a Tamiya kit, no Sir. Once the part is carefully removed, you get to spend another 5 minutes cleaning the rest of the sprue from it. I'm going slow, taking my time. The AA gun took me 2 hours.
"But it was CHEAP!" I keep telling myself. Ehh, I'll finish it right. It'll be the biggest bathtub toy I ever had. =)
Bob
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