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The one external difference that gives away an ECM Gannet is the round aerial pedestal mounted to the forward bomb doors, sometimes an extra one was fitted further aft (see pic below). Other differences was the general aerial fit, this does seem to vary between ECM.6s so best option is to find references to the particular one that you want to build and that they often carried baggage pods (I wouldn't be at all surprised if it wasn't baggage inside them!). XG797 by David Whitworth, on Flickr

The tailplane mod I've come up with is not only a correction for the horrible affair in the newer Airfix Canberra kits, but it is the only true representation of the Canberra tailplane for any of the so far released Canberra kits. It's bugger to make from scratch so i get that many modellers won't want to go through the hassle, but as a resin or 3d insert it should be fairly easy modification.

Ayup Bill, I'm not sure anyone got around to producing the tailplane correction that I proposed, would be great in 3D print but beyond my knowledge and resource. My picture links should still work, can you see those ok? I think there has been other tailplane correction kits, perhaps by TwoMikes? The Matchbox tailplane need further correction or replacement due to the root chord error picked by John Aeroclub many moons back @TeeELL has done some nice Canberra bits aswel. PS, just a thought, I think I still have my prototype tailplane if anyone can produce something from it, in storage at the mo though.

The Viper fit was seperate to the Phase III mod, however MR.3s were at Phase III standard by the time Vipers were fitted, some Phase IIIs were around for 3 or 4 years before Vipers were fitted. A very small number had the Vipers fitted at the same time as they were in for the Phase III update work. For a time these were anotated as Shackleton MR.3 Phase III (Viper). I have seen drawings of the outer nacelle with the Viper, but can't remember where. The CAD work looks great to me @Sebastien

I have got more photos and can access the above Shack but currently in the process of a house move with my possessions in storage. Will try and sort better pictures when able.

I love the concept of thse new Airfix starter kits. I can sit down with my daughters, each with one of these kits, they can build it as simply as they want, I can build mine with as much detail as I want by adding control colums etc. We can build further kits with as much added detail and painting/finishing techniques as we want to add to improve our efforts. But for me the real beauty of these kits is that they are reasonable accurate and well engineered and so are worth us putting whatever time and work that we want to put into them and know that we have a decently accurate result at the end of it.

This is superb news, a 48th Hampden in ICM quality will be fantastic!

I guess you're trying to capture the boxy look of the MR.3 nacelle which was shaped to accomodate the fwd retracting mainwheels of the MR.3. Unsure if these help, Avro Shackleton MR.3 Phase III WR974 K by James Thomas, on Flickr Avro Shackleton MR.3 Phase III WR974 K by James Thomas, on Flickr

That tailpipe and wing trailing edge fillet to fuselage area is awful, I'm not really sure how that can be rectified easily.

Some British jets had glass reinforced fibre strips/tapes at the perspex edges as protection and reinforcement where they bolt into the surrounding metal framework. I don't know if that is what these stripes are on Hunter trainers, but a possibility perhaps.

Please let it be the Phantom, it must be coming soon! Wouldn't the 109E and Beaufighter already be covered in 32nd?

Simply superb, hard to believe that you've returned to modelling after so long. Keep up the momentum!

@Holmsey hopefully these will help, bear in mind they are taken with a flash inside a very dark shed! Fairey Gannet COD.4 XA466 weapons bay by James Thomas, on Flickr Fairey Gannet COD.4 XA466 weapons bay by James Thomas, on Flickr

I could be wrong, but going from that cockpit clearance cut-out these pics suggest that there's an upper and a lower half to the upper mainplane. Really can't wait for this, hopefully this kit, and previous ones like the Walrus, will open up general interest in this era of model aircraft and hopefully more mainstream kits to follow. Not sure at this stage if I'm going to hang on for a MkIIA though.

hmm, interestin'!