I bought this kit a few months ago on eBay. It was originally released around 2000 and is now out of production. It was one of a few kits highly detailed with opening parts made by Provence Moulage for some anniversary or maybe for the millennium. I have almost 40 years of experience making kits but I never have made one so detailed and I was a little bit anxious to start it. Making it was surprisingly easy considering that there are almost 300 parts. It took me over 2 months to finish and I was really happy with the result. I will present that model in a diorama in my next post.
The kit as I received it:
The instruction sheets:
After painting:
Almost done:
The final result: