Not a state of the art way to join the wings these days, but you got it done nicely, John @j-healy

Thanks guys. Tom, I actually have that vac canopy that I bought for my AZ kit. Trouble is, it’s 996 miles away in a storage box in my son’s basement in Illinois. I remembered to bring the AZ decal sheet back last month, but not the canopy. I’m going to bring it back down here on my next trip up there in September. I’ll tack glue the kit canopy until I can replace it.

Not a bad idea, my friend @j-healy!
Looking forward to see our work continuing!

Just a sharp blade with a cutting matt underneath, Eric.

PE cowl flaps look great, my friend @j-healy!

Engine and bombs assembled. The engine has great molded detail but pay attention to assembly. Each part needs a precise fit. I honestly didn’t think that I’d get the bomb fins assembled properly. Very fiddly PE. Miracles do happen!

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@j-healy - you asked a question over at HyperFail about the bombload of the Vengeance. The answer is, any airplane could carry any bomb that could be carried by its shackles. I have several photos of FAA Tarpon/Avengers being bombed-up with British bombs with the Far Eastern Fleet and US Bombs with the British Pacific Fleet. It depended on where they were and what the sources were. As regards Vengeance bombers in Burma, according to the photos in Peter Smith's book "The Vultee Vengeance in Battle" which deals with Burma there is a photo of bombs dropped by a Vengeance, and they are British bombs. In the photo it's 2 500lb bombs and 2 250lb bombs. My guess would be the bigger ones fell out of the bomb bay and the smaller ones off the wings.

This also fits with photos of other bomb-dropping types in British service in that theater carrying British ordnance.

HTH