This has been one of my holy grails. It was the first model kit I ever finished on my own. I painted it with light blue paint-by-numbers oils and couldn't figure out why it took over a week to dry. I was probably 9 years old at the time (late 1967, early 1968). I loaned the completed kit to a friend and when they brought it back to school, the janitor tossed it out with the trash. Yah, there were just a few finger prints on that one but man it looked cool.
Can't wait!