This unique ship really does about equally say both "IJN" and "USN 4-Piper". Some of the more morbid historical hacks claim P-102 lured and sank up to two USN subs who misidentified and approached her as a USN DD - but they provide nothing (beyond the above, highly circumstantial evidence) to prove this.

Meantime, while building/figuring out this model, I got the distinct feeling - and maybe this was just me, projecting, but - the IJN modifications seemed to show real appreciation for the original, flush-decker design. Almost like saying "Yes, we Get It, and by now would only suggest including these changes."

Anyway, it was cool - and Thank You for the compliments. I've just uploaded the edited final version, including links to all the pics at "FULL res" (twice the resolution), which will show you a lot more/better - particularly regarding the leftover parts, which you can really see exactly what- and how good they are, now.

Cheers,

- Matty