This model has a few problems.
When I removed the lone piece of shipping tape on the tailgate, the whole tailgate immediately fell off the model. After tinkering with it, I soon discovered the tailgate hinges weren’t good enough to keep the tailgate on or from falling off when trying to open and close it. The hinges need to be redesigned to be more durable and to function correctly. In the end, I had to use two small pieces of tape to keep the tailgate securely in its proper place. This obvious defect should not have been allowed to leave the factory in China.
When I took off two round pieces of shipping tape on the hood which had strong adhesive on them, they left behind two round, noticeable, discolored blemishes on the hood’s paint surface. The tape used on the hood was overkill. The weak, inexpensive tape used on the rest of the model should have been the way to go.
Given these irksome problems, to be fair to future buyers of this model, the price of this model should probably be reduce in price from $299 to $219. Then the model’s shortcomings would more tolerable to live with!