"I have considered this kit and would be bashing it into a Scout...would simply be the addition of flaps and taller gear. How is the kit in your opinion. I have heard it is really outdated. I can't imagine it is more outdated than the Ikon N' West kits and I have done 3 of those...actually, they are not just outdated, they are really crappy kits!"
I'M NO EXPERT ON THE "QUALITY" OF KITS, BUT THIS ONE HAD TO BE ONE OF THE LAST ONES THEY DID BEFORE LASER-CUT TECHNOLOGY. IT IS DIE-CUT, BUT THE PARTS ARE DONE PRETTY WELL. THE MANUAL DOESN'T QUITE MATCH THE PLANS, AS THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BEFORE THE NEW PLANS WERE DEVELOPED AND THE KIT IMPROVED. WOOD QUALITY IS TYPICALLY SIG: HIGH; THOUGH I DID HAVE TO RIP A COUPLE OF NEW SPARS SINCE THE KIT ONES WERE BENT A LITTLE TOO MUCH TO FIDDLE WITH. THE INSTRUCTIONS SAID TO SORT THE VARIOUS STICKS BY SIZE BEFORE BUILDING--GOOD ADVICE! I HAD 13 DIFFERENT SETS OF STICKS--AND THE LAST ONE CONSISTED OF 3 WHICH HAD NO OTHER MATCHES IN THE BOX! IF YOU POUR OVER THE PLANS, IT THEY ARE QUITE ENOUGH FOR A DECENT BUILDER TO COMPLETE THE MODEL, BUT THE THE MANUAL HELPS A LOT FOR BUILDING SEQUENCE; BUT BE CAREFUL OF RELYING ON THE PICTURES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANUAL MAY OMIT SOME THINGS THAT ARE ON THE PLANS, SO READ THE PLANS CAREFULLY--WITH A MARKER IN HAND! I, TOO, HAVE NEVER BUILT A LOW-QUALITY KIT FROM SIG.
Let me know if you decide to build it, maybe I can help with some detail or two. No matter what you decide, good luck, Dzl