Bought this set recently, although i'm mainly interested in classic space I was looking to expand my brick count and it was cheap.
On building I'd agree with the consensus that this ship is just too gappy. The main crew area is dangerously open to space. The set works best when viewed from a distance when its size and layout look great. Close up and for playing with It doesn't work very well. I found it too heavy and flimsy for high speed swooshing.
The good news is it has nice rebuild value to to the quantity and variety of bricks. the large sloped pieces are tough to incorporate as hull components but work nicely as wings. The original model lasted 2 days before I broke it down and built a fully enclosed 2-3 man ship.
