This is my first Real Grade kit, and I cannot make it clear enough that I cannot recommend this for beginners due to the complexity and length of the build. But if you have the patience and the dexterity to work with extremely small parts, and easy-to-lose transparent plastic pieces, go for it: the finished product looks _fantastic_!

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Yeah, I've been sitting on this for awhile. It takes time to figure things out, so let me share my wisdom with you here.

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This one took me between 4.5 and 5 hours to build, partly because I was painting as I went. I used silver marker under the clear blue pieces, and of course I painted the sword and end of the scabbard. I would have used black marker instead of the stickers for the shoulders and ankles, but mine don't stay well if you're going to touch it often.

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