This
sheet from Aviaeology is really very cool and as with many of their products,
focuses on aircraft operated in Canada. In this case it is those performing the
rather thankless job of coastal protection and anti-submarine patrols. However,
most of these aircraft are ones that were successful in the U-boat hunting. I
did not see any reference to a kit in this set, so I have to assume that the
only ones out there are the old Airfix kit as well as the MPM kit which has been
reboxed by Italeri and Revell. It would be nice if Airfix added this to their
program of retooling older favorites.
Aviaeology
has gone to great lengths to ensure that the modeler can produce the most
accurate representation of the subject that is possible. The result is a wealth
of research information and drawings that will allow all the various differences
in antennas and equipment to be duplicated by the modeler. This is especially
true of ASW planes as the field rapidly changed throughout the war. All of this
is accompanies by photos of the actual aircraft to assist in building the model.
So here is what is on the sheet
Hudson Mk.I of 145 Squadron
PBO-1 Hudsons 82-P8 and 82-P9 of VP 82
Hudson Mk.IIIs LM*S,C,L,B,and K of 113 Squadron
These aircraft carry a wide variety of schemes as you can see from the
cover sheet. It is this variety that makes the subject so interesting.
The sheet itself is superbly printed and from the look of things,
you can do three planes from the sheet if you choose your markings wisely.
Note that there are additional red bits for the RCAF markings as there is
considerable evidence that the shade of red used for Canadian planes differed
from the standard RAF color. You have a choice of which you would prefer to
utilize.