Panda PAN35003 1:35 Cougar 4x4 MRAP [Model Building KIT]

Personally I would avoid this kit and wait till a better company comes out with their own version if you don't want a bunch of headaches. This is my first Panda kit and I am not impressed. I am only on step 7 and have found at least 8 parts that are incorrectly labeled. The instructions will call out one part number but it will be something totally different. Alsohe fit is also not all that good with a lot of pieces. So far I have not found a single hole that was the correct size. I had to enlarge all of them to make the parts fit together or had to sand a corner down. Some of the PE parts that require bending do not have the bend mark so you end up with a more rounded bend even when using a bending tool. To be honest I am having a very hard time to not just boxing up the kit and put it on the shelve but I think if I just push through all the issues it will look pretty nice when finished. It is just getting to the finish that is the hard part.On the plus side it does come with some good details. The drivers instrument panel has decals for it so you don't have to attempt to paint it and it also comes with a radio set which I felt was a nice touch. The seats all have molded seat belts which is better then nothing at all since there is not any after market sets that I have found. The only thing I got after market was weighted tires. It also has a pretty nice selection of PE parts so personally I don't see a need to go after market. The only reason I went after market with the tires was because they were on sale however the kit tires do have some good detailing.If it was not for the headache of all the wrong labeled parts and the fit issues this would be a nice kit to build. As I stated earlier if you can work through those issues and just take your time I think you will like the end results which is why I gave it 3 stars instead of the 1 I was originally planning on.