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| 2. The model was built when I was a teenager. This makes it the oldest displayed item in the collection. | 3. There are many newer kits in the attic but this is the only one from that era that remains photogenic. | 4. The photo's don't show too much detail. The aircraft is presented on a base made for it in 2004. | 5. A close visual inspection will show the kit has not been painted to the standard of more recent efforts. |
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| 6. The model does not have engraved panel lines. | 7. I did, however, scratchbuild this instrument panel and many cockpit details. | 8. The weapons are all from a Hasegawa Weapons set suitable for the Vietnam War era. | 9. The base is real wood that has been stained and covered with a colour photocopy of a Verlinden hard standing material. |
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| 10. The Name Plate shown earlier was made by a local craftsman and shows known details about the aircraft represented. | | | |
