Okie dokie, I finally got this model. I have it at retail for $22. I paid less, but I wear a HobbyTown USA shirt. Perks.
First Impressions: It looks like a Revell of Germany model. Blue box, nice artwork, typical layout, and utterly irrelevant to the review. It has a couple of large bags of parts and a small sprue of yellow tinted clear to represent the amber tinted canopy of the real plane. The clear parts will get a bath in Future.
Its molded in light gray and all the parts look clean. I don't seen any flash, nor would I expect any on a new tool. The panel lines are all cleanly engraved, but a bit softer than the new kits from Academy. There is nice subtle panel height variation throughout. The parts breakdown looks logical.
Options are provided for open or closed wheels, canopy, and weapons bays.
The ejector seat is better than most other kits in this scale, though it will benefit from some spare PE seatbelts and ejector pull. The instruments are by decals, though the throttle and flight stick are separate pieces.
The instructions look clear enough and there are good painting and decal diagrams. Again, typical Revell of Germany stuff.
I'll have much more to say when its done!
Note: the sales copy and box copy describe a "filigree" ejector seat. I suppose they mean finely detailed. As I said, its better than so many others in this scale, but could have used more. I do understand the limitations of steel mold plastic, particularly avoiding any undercuts that would prevent the plastic popping out of the tool. The problem could be solved by molding the seat bottom and seat back separately, but that may complicate proper fit and alignment when assembling. When you need detail, order aftermarket!