Not sure of your desired scale. I have the 1/700 kit. Hull shape not accurate. Bow not slender at all, and stern too wide. I purchased it when still pretty new to ship modeling, and clueless about this. By the time I went to build it, I had learned. Borrowed a friend's Dremmel Tool and tried to reshape the hull. Pretty much made a mess. While handling the hull extensively--and roughly--in the process of all this, I managed to break large chunks off moulded on thin spray shielding on the structure forward of the bridge. Basically, in trying to correct any given problem, I was creating one or more new problems. It was snowballing. Realizing this, I quit. Was an attempt to expand my skills. Taught me I don't have any skills, lol. Should just leave well enough alone. Never even got myself close to dealing with the PE. I am a kit assembler. This involved some serious actual building.

Hull shape is inaccurate. If you can live with it, or have a plan--and the skills--to deal with it, it's not that bad a little kit. Certainly a nice subject. Parts provided were "rough"...Lots of flash, some were poorly molded, coming out incomplete, warped, etc. Knowing this, the manufacturer supplied me with an extra bag of parts. I inventoried them, and felt I had enough usable items to start the build. At the time, I did not have anything like the spares collection I have today. You've indicated elsewhere you have lots of spares. You might then not find this much of an issue. These days, too, there is a better aftermarket available. Willing to sink some additional money into it? This aspect is then likely a non-issue.

That's pretty much it.

P.S. Just took the kit out to have a look. First time I have seen it literally in decades. Not as "horrible" as I remember it seeming at the time. I do have more spares, better glue, and the spray shielding looks repairable. And I did a slightly better job of reshaping the hull than I felt I had. She might "live again" after all. (And if I do totally ruin her in this second attempt, I have gotten some more skills practice for "no loss" if I actually junk her.)