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I actually acquired this kit in February of last year, and it had sat in a drawer because I'd told myself I'd put it together once I'd completed a bigger, more important task... but then that task became an absolute millstone which remains unfinished to this day. As a result, I decided to just break out this kit, build it, and have a bit of fun along the way.

Most of the process was quite simple, with only a couple of parts where the illustration in the instructions wasn't clear (some parts are shown from a completely unhelpful angle!), or where I struggled to see what I was looking for because my near-sight has started to deteriorate (hurrah for middle-age!). There are some exceedingly delicate parts, and there are some incredibly tight joints, including one or two parts that required the use of pliers to squeeze them together. By far the biggest problem was the stickers - the backing tended to come apart before the stickers came off it, and many of them are insanely small and very tricky to apply (try getting a sticker 2mm on its longest side into the recess on her 'crown'!)

Still, it's a really nice model once complete, stands fairly well unaided (though the feet can be a touch fussy) and is well articulated... I'd already considered picking up their Arcee (and, whenever it might come out, their Blackarachnia), but finishing this made me actually put in an order.

Description
I actually acquired this kit in February of last year, and it had sat in a drawer because I'd told myself I'd put it together once I'd completed a bigger, more important task... but then that task became an absolute millstone which remains unfinished to this day. As a result, I decided to just break out this kit, build it, and have a bit of fun along the way.

Most of the process was quite simple, with only a couple of parts where the illustration in the instructions wasn't clear (some parts are shown from a completely unhelpful angle!), or where I struggled to see what I was looking for because my near-sight has started to deteriorate (hurrah for middle-age!). There are some exceedingly delicate parts, and there are some incredibly tight joints, including one or two parts that required the use of pliers to squeeze them together. By far the biggest problem was the stickers - the backing tended to come apart before the stickers came off it, and many of them are insanely small and very tricky to apply (try getting a sticker 2mm on its longest side into the recess on her 'crown'!)

Still, it's a really nice model once complete, stands fairly well unaided (though the feet can be a touch fussy) and is well articulated... I'd already considered picking up their Arcee (and, whenever it might come out, their Blackarachnia), but finishing this made me actually put in an order.