Academy 1.72 F -4J is weird

I picked up Academy's baby Phantom with Jolly Roger markings at a hobby shop in Virginia Beach while visiting family. I was aware that it is a snap fit kit but that the $37 was worth it. It has some great exterior detail and the part that makes up the natural metal area is a totally separate piece which makes painting way easier. However, the seats are terrible, and there's no option for an open canopy. There are holes to fill on the intakes since the particular a\c didn't have them. You also have to remove the four sensors from the under fuselage\wing area as that was part of the "S" conversion. You get dropped air brakes and bleed doors, but no provision for dropped flaps. It seems a mixed bag that would be a good bargain at a vendor table one day, but the $37 asking price is steep for what's available already.