The hull halves fit together pretty well, but I was holding them together over the cook stove with Gorilla Tape. It didn't take a whole lot of heat and I could easily have done without the heat and Gorilla Tape but I'm a perfectionist. I can see how 'perfectionist' and 'Scale Modeler" could put you in a bind. I Love God and He loves me. I will be cementing slowly for sure. starting with the rear halves on the bottom where the two tabs line up and working my way around the model to get the best fit. I WANTED files but the tiny little things I got are too small and I started using a box cutter to shave the bits that were left over from the sprue being clipped off.

This is a REALLY good model. You can find it here: Trumpeter 1/35 scale CH-47A