Yep, you are correct Oddjob, he was well known and working under an alias. I'll share the story why one day.
The 400/4 article was in the first edition of the magazine, the one with the RE5 story. I was in the VJMC at the time and club members received an early, thinner edition of the magazine and were asked to comment how it could be improved. I commented and that's how I came to meet 'Ian'.