The box is a fairly robust tray and lid type, with a very nicely printed illustration on the top showing one of the three provided schemes for the completed kit. All three represent local garages which existed in real life and give a nice variety of finished models. The lid of the box is a very tight fit over the tray and needs a little caution when removing it to avoid damaging it.
The instructions are very detailed, and appear well laid out. There are colour call outs throughout (for AK paints only as you might imagination) with the relevant part(s) also coloured appropriately for ease.
Talking of parts, there are over 230 of them! A few will not be required depending on your build choices: for example, both left and right-hand drive options are provided so some parts are obviously going to be redundant as a result... that said though, there are a lot of very small detail parts, including some PE items to fit along the way. Everything looks very well moulded, with no observable flash. I'm sure there will be an ejector pin mark here and there that'll need attention, but without starting the assembly I couldn't say how many or how much of an issue they will be...my guess is not too many, and not too big an issue. Tyres are provided in vinyl; not everyone's favourite but they look fabulous and will take a nice bit of mud very well.
The decals look top class and leftovers will be very useful in the spares box I suspect
All in all, a very nicely done kit all round and an interesting subject, which cries out to be the centrepiece of a village garage diorama
Looks like I will be spending some money.