The 1/32 scale Academy F/A-18C leading edge slats can be separated if the wings are modeled as folded. Has anyone separated the slats just to get a better looking gap? If so, how did it look? It looks like the gap would be around 1 scale inch but it may be possible to fudge it a little.
There shouldn't be ANY "gap" in the leading edge flaps in the lowered position; at least not one which goes all the way through. There are gap seals on the bottom surface, and the movement of the actuators only allows what would apprear as a deep "panel line" on the upper surface. There are two good pictures in the D&S Part 2, Vol 45 on page 29, and a good head-on shot of Hornet 1 with the LEF lowered on page 6 of D&S Part
1, Vol 6.BTW - if you are folding the wings on a baby Hornet, the ailerons should be faired and the leading edge flap lowered; which is not always the case for a Super Hornet. There is a very good picture of this on page
16 of D&S Part 2, Vol 45. If you've been looking at the recent build of the Academy 1/32 D kit on the IPMS website, the guy building that kit got it wrong on his D - and not only did he get it wrong on his D, he even shot a pic of his D sitting next to his C where he did it right!PolyTech Forum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.