This is a beautiful kit, reminds me of the 2 & 3 in one's ! I've built this at least twice, its one of those kits that you don't mind building more then once. With supervision there's no reason a younger builder that's built snap & a few glue kits shouldn't try it on.. The tooling dosn't look bad considering it's 20-25 yrs. old.. Make sure to smooth out the tops of the 1/4'ers & fenders, paint doesn't like to stick to ridges.. You'll want to smooth out the sharpness & clean up mold seams on the tops of the 1/4'ers at the same time, it'd make a nice teaching tool for younger builders.. Anyways, no matter the skill level of the builder give it a try..