She is starting to get a little more critical of some of these models. The pictures above are just snapped together. She already said she is going to need to glue it to get a better fit. She also asked if I have something a little stronger to hold it together while it dries. She doesn't think that rubber bands are going to do the job. I think we will end up using some small C-clamps to do the job.

I suggested maybe using a little putty to help with the gaps as well. (Hey, might as well expose her to all the options out there :-). She seemed receptive to the idea, although she did say she wasn't going to go overboard like I do.

I had heard that the seams on this kit were a killer, but I didn't think they were going to be this bad (see the bottom picture to get a good idea of how bad they actually are). I still like the model. It has some very nice detail, and has a lot of potential. I think it will make a nice subject for a "How To" article on putty when I get around to doing mine.