Thanks for the feedback guys – much appreciated. I think the folks who designed the Airfix kit must have had some eyesight problems. Although the kit looks like a Canberra from a distance, the closer you look, the worse it is. The tailplane-to-fuselage joint is totally mis-placed (it touches the base of the fin at one point), and these photos help to establish its proper location.

Sadly, they’ve screwed-up on the wing tip shape too, the forward portion of the engine fairings, the lower nose, the nose glazed section, the base of the fin, the tip tanks, and the canopy. They’re just the main faults! Oh well, nothing like a challenge… 😀