This is a really nice kit and goes together well. The only two challnges I had were the masking of the wingtips (not a huge challenge) and painting the pilot. The Jiro pilot figure has a white shirt with look like small "plus" signs all over it. Very hard to paint so I cheated and made decal sheet with the pattern. Applied in sections, it looks pretty good.
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/Pilot_shirt_pattern_detail.jpg
Note that I also dumped the clunky stand that came the kit!