wespe,
I obtained the kit a few months ago and have been working to make it an Remote Control item. It has very good detail and the White Ensign aftermarket stuff adds a really nice detail to it. I found that the battle bridge does not fit really well to the deck, but a little model puddy and a tight file fixed that right up.
So far it floats really nice, but I will have to be making the propellars from scratch as they are too steeply pitched to be useable to drive the boat.
Becareful with the torpedo props, they break easily.