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Maybe you have seen this already but just in case.... This is an older edition but the price looks reasonable. abebooks Maru Mechanic #36 1982 edition To be sure, I am not related to the seller nor abebooks.

Looks very interesting! Thanks for the write up.

This would be R.S. Johnson's famous "Half-pint" at bottom?

@Vulcanicity did a detailed build of a Heyford on another thread. There is a center section rigging photo on page 5 (assuming I did this correctly....). https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235023996-vulcanicitys-stranraer-and-heyford-dual-mega-build/page/5/

ETO A-26 did add the underwing gun pods on some craft. It doesn't appear that common so may it was mission specific? https://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/Cachat_PLANE_CRASHES.html

Nice box art! Looking forward to this kit.

Saw the nacelle set via the RedRoo newsletter. Looks great! Ordered and Thanks!

Great news! Signed up for the RedRoo newsletter.

Thank you, gentlemen. I was checking up on a caption that mentioned a Short Sunderland reconnoitered Phuket, Thailand on Dec 8, 1941. That sounded curious to me having read Christopher Shores' Bloody Shambles long ago and not recollected that. I was confused by the presence of 230 Squadron in Singapore before the war and thought maybe a detachment was left somewhere in the Indian Ocean area, but no. Thank you again for the assist! Regards, Donald

Looking into an incident on Phuket Island, Thailand on December 8, 1941 involving Italian steamers being scuttled there. Would anyone know if there were any Short Sunderlands or PBY Catalinas about the Indian Ocean in December of 1941 such they participated in any reconnaissance over Thailand or Malaya. I know there were 5 PBYs operating out of Seletar with 205 Squadron. Many thanks! Donald

Oh wow! This is a dream come true for me. A 1/48 Ki-21 - pinches self. Just fascinated with this plane (and others) variegated camouflage I saw as a kid reading the Donald Thorpe IJAAF camo book. ICM, Dora Wings, Modelsvit, and so many other manufacturers - truly golden era for variety and quality today. Way to go, ICM!

Thank you! Just noticed the wavy upper/lower camouflage demarcation line. Is this correct, too, for the period?

Love those LIFE color photos! I always wondered if plane #5 had damage on starboard horizontal tail or if that is an artifact of the film?

Very sad to hear this. Fabrizio produced some really nice kits and conversions. I had emailed him not too long ago but did not hear back. Very nice fellow. He will be missed. RIP. Donald Anderson

Thank you all for the responses. I searched through Spitfire production link JackG posted and found an intersting entry for NN284 at http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p082.html Not sure of the provenance of these comments on the production page but it would appear that S/L F Hockley was in 143/S on Aug 5, 1945. Of course this doesn't mean he was in 143/S ten days later. Probably never know I presume. Thanks again, Donald Anderson