Gene K Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Kim, An item that is needed for the F-4 is a representation of the many holes in the variable ramp of the F-4. Without too much tech talk -- these holes bleed off boundary layer air (which is then dumped). For some reason, these are usually very poorly represented on kits - for example, the Hasegawa 1/72 ramps have raised lines which are nothing at all like the real thing. So, what's the chance of you including "some holes" in your forthcoming 1/72 sheets? Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kstater94 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 And Kim, Make sure you include all 9,674 holes or Gene will call you on it! Cheers! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 And Kim,Make sure you include all 9,674 holes or Gene will call you on it! :blink: Cheers! John John, Well......notice I said a "representation" of the holes. Is there anything out there now in AfterMarket Land to do that? Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kstater94 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Oh, I agree with ya Gene Not taking a shot at you so please don't take it that way I just said that because I know that you are a phormer Phantom phyler and that you would want accuracy. I think (next to the Hasegawa F-4's in 1/48th) that the only company that tried to simulate those holes was Monogram with their high tech kit (again in 1/48th) Cheers! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hobbydecal Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Well good idea to represent with Dry decals. As you know even real holes are too small, I should draw some more large holes with reduced numbers. Well I will try to the 72nd for the next Phantom items. Good Luck! Keumho Kim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Rather than try to add the dots one by one to your design, can you use "half-tone" dots arranged in rectangles? I don't know what art programs use for shading, but, rectangles of half tone in a light shading would probably do the trick. The holes are very small, less than 2mm in real life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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