Mistral wrote:
Mars wrote:
Depends on the scale, your options are as follows....
1) Paint a small black grey rectangle to represent the slot, or use a decal.
2) Drill out the slot and square it out.
3) cut out the plastic as required, and rebuild the back edger with plastic card.
4) Or, just leave it no one will notice.
Comments :
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2)
easy to do. 5 minutes work.
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whaaaaat ????
Responses:
1) Would you cut out the slot if the it was 72nd model or even 48 for that matter?
Sometimes its easier to mimic a particular feature than actually create the feature. An accurate representation can also be more effective from a scale perspective.
3) variation of 2, instead of drilling out the hole, the slot is cut our with blade to create the rectangular shape then the back edge of the door is reconstruct with a plastic card insert.
4) How many people actually now this fact or even to look for it if they did?
I didn't until atc1225 mentioned that it was specific to the CZ/CJ. Also it depends on the configuration, if the doors were closed this feature would be even less obvious. Not many people look at the underside of the model. If the model was entered into a competition points won't be lost because the slots weren't cut out.
Option 1 would be applicable here, as a quick solution if the doors were closed as very little light would get into the wheel wells anyway.
Its a bit like your USAF F104 build, I wouldn't have known that the twin sidewinder configuration was not used by the USAF unless you mentioned it but its still a good model. Modelling allows for creative license, not everything needs to be rivet counter perfect.
Here is a direct example. Did anyone notice the slots were missing and does this take anything away from the model?
https://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=2581