I have built 3 of these Hasegawa kits before and this one will be
fine when it's done but it has been more trouble than the others to get
good fits. The Rufe fuselage halves are different to accommodate a
ventral strake and bigger fin/rudder and the lower wing is also a new part
as there are no wheel wells, but there are spots to add the central float
pylon and struts. When I first started fitting
things together there was a furrowed brow for awhile, but with various
nudges and squeezes everything eventually fit as well as any of the
others, almost. I had to force the cockpit module in to the
fuselage, which I have never had to do before, and let it cure up good
before more work. The lower aft fuselage wanted to argue about
coming together so I wrapped it real tight with tape while it cured.