Hi Ivan,
I just had a look at my Russian Airacobra - fortunately it´s OK with its split flaps. I´d forgotten about that, although I do remember deviations from the correct proportions that we managed to so successfully correct. That was a nice and interesting project, and yours came out very well too, in the several variants you provided!
I had checked the numerous and detailed Havoc drawings Smilo had sent me, and was able to discard a few inconsistent drawings I had found at the time. Such inexactitude seems to be widespread on several sources, most probably inherited from sites 20 years ago, when information wasn´t abundant on the internet, and much was inexact.
Anyway, as regards the complications of Havoc details: I think I´ll sacrifice the details of the 4 wing-root stubs on engine nacelle sides. At 3 parts per stub, I´d need 12, and I definitely won´t have those, although I doubt the model will suffer very much from their loss. One thing I´m happy enough about right now, is that after doing the wing cut-outs, it´s thankfully not bleeding any texture triangles over the inner corners.
Update:
Main Parts for plain flaps fit into parts count very well, without simplifying the fin or the intake scoops, but triangular edge fillers on the flaps create bleeds, so they must be left out. This will cause some gaps when seen from the side, but can´t be avoided. Now I´m on the glue sequences so flaps won´t bleed through wings or nacelles. It´s not going too bad.
Cheers,
Aleatorylamp.
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