This airplane was a different kind of Bill. It was a combination of bricks and molded plastic parts that looked like more like those on a classical model that required glue. No glue was required, but the fit of the bricks was a little rough and some of the pieces fit a little wonky together. That being said, I actually really enjoyed assembling this and will probably buy the other companion model to this one. It was fun doing something different and though I wouldn’t recommend it for my children, I really do think it’s for age 12+ I enjoyed it.