I started this and it will be a longer build simply because I tend to procrastinate with boats and I've had to cut back on my bench time. Sad. I had to sand "Revell" tm etc off the hull- do they not realize how much that irritates us??? Had to putty main seam. I drilled out all the port holes and sanded. Primed and am starting hull painting. I'm not doing the PE thing- maybe when I retire and have time to make a boat a big project I will but for now I'm keeping it simple. Not sure I enjoy all the extra details - does that make me more of an assembler?