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I have had this kit forever nad looked at it a few times but avoided because of all the bad reveiws. This time I took a lot harder look and decided it was time to see what all the fuss was. Actually I though it went together fairly well with the usual amount of fussing. In particular I liked the body fit. Attaching the wings looked the be the biggest challenge and this was eventually solved. Overall I am pleased despite the vague instructions and ancient decals. See picture captions for more description. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Finishde kit on its wheels. And speaking of which...I made them steer which was a challenge all by itself. I totally destroyed the left front wing endplate decal and had to duplicate it using vinyl tape. An extra Magnet Marelli decal was on the sheet but I couldn't find the small white Michelin decal. Rear wing was attached with a jeweler screw into the transmission. The screw went through a c-shaped bracket that attached to the subframe. Glue was never going to hold this assembly in for long and I wonder how others solved this problem. Body and rear engine cover are not gl;ued. They attach by 5 small pins (per side) through locator tabs. Much cleaner than glue and more fool proof. I invest is some rather expensive carbide engraving bits by Tamiya and they came in quite handy when opening up the fender vents. Car represents one driven by Pedro Lamas and Keke Rosberg at Magny Cours.