RE: when is says kit
usually tells you on the outside of the box someplace. it'll have a list marked "items needed to complete kit" if you get all that stuff you can usually build it without too many extra trips to the hobby shop! i usually wait till i have everything framed up before i think of covering. that way you can get a mental idea of what you want it to look like and you can decide what kinds of covering to use also!
john