I bought this kit about 15 years ago to use with an aftermarket resin set. I have yet to get around to doing the model, but since the kit was sealed, I figured I could wait. Well, I just opened it to take a look at what was inside and was quite taken aback by what was missing. All the plastic seems to be there, however, what was missing was the clear display stand and the instructions. A rather odd pair of omissions that leads me to believe that either someone at Lindberg was having an off day, or this was not a new kit, despite being shrink wrapped.

Finding instructions was not difficult as Scalemates is usually helpful in this regard, but I really wanted the clear display stand. Fortunately the windscreen was loose in the box so that won't be an issue. 

Anyway, the kit is molded in white and despite its ancient tooling is actually in good shape. The detailing is all raised and there are a few sink areas to deal with. The fabric effect on the wings is the usual 'hills and valleys', but not bad and fairly typical of the era. There is no real cockpit, hence the detail set that I bought. One is provided with a pilot and a seat and that is it. Wings are upper and lower halves with all of the N struts and aileron control strut fitting into slots in the wings. The engine is molded with the cowling and is fairly well detailed.

The copied instructions are nine well drawn construction steps. Color information is provided and all the parts are named. There are two markings options, both from the same unit. The decals are well printed, fairly thick by today's standard, and should still be viable, but one should always test a marking that won't be used and have some decal film available in case as there are few, if any, aftermarket for this plane.