The nose is weighted via the nose wheel well which has both a plastic or metal option. I was looking at an old (2012) scale modeler magazine review on it and had I read it first I would not have bought I as I had the same fit issues they noted. On the real 262 the seams on the fuselage and top of the wings and tail were puttied and tapped over so you don't see them. But people seem to like those details even if incorrect and build it accordingly. I kind of rushed mine in the end an noted a few flaws I missed. Oh well. life goes on.
The Factory Five Daytona Coupe comes in two ways, one where you use a donor Fox body Mustang to supply the running gear and the other is called a "complete kit" that is not all that complete. It still requires you to come up with a rear end, transmission, drive shaft, engine, wheels and tires and a few other small odds and ends. I went with the donor kit and in 2010 it was $16,999. That gets you a tubular frame with a fiberglass body sitting on it and 13 boxes of parts. Most everyone can eventually get through the mechanical aspect of the build, its the body work that can throw them a loop. All the fiberglass panels are molded oversize so you have to trim to fit, or add extra material in other locations, all in all this can take as long as the mechanical aspect did, and if you aren't capable of it, your going to have to pay some one to do it an that can cost as much as the total kit cost did in the first place.
