CF-105 Avro Arrow - RL-206 Nose Section

A user on the Facebook group "Avro Arrow" saw some in-progress images of my print of my full CF-105 model and suggested I create a model of the nose section of the RL-206 example of the Arrow in honor of the remains of that plane that are displayed at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. I did not model the rear details of the nose section where it was cut away from the fuselage by torches as these would not be easily reproduce-able on an FDM printer and ideally this side would face the rear of a display case.

This is a work-in-progress.

On Sept. 16,2019 I updated the model to:
-better reflect the positioning of the fuselage numbering on the museum artifact
-have the larger navigator/weapons officer window on the Mk2 Arrow
-have the uneven fuselage cut of the museum artifact.
Note: The renders have not yet been updated to show these changes

Depending on interest, I might modify the base to have different text to be more focused on RL-206 and the exhibit such as: "CF-105 RL-206 Remains" or "RL-206 Nose Section"

Print instructions

Category: Vehicles Print Settings

Printer Brand: Prusa

Printer: i3 MK2.5

Rafts: Doesn't Matter

Supports: Yes

Resolution: 0.15mm

Infill: 20%

Notes:

I would suggest using variable layer heights and enabling "detect thin walls" settings. The STL is natively in 1:305 scale, but I recommend scale it up considerably.

At 200%, it is 1:152 scale, and still very small (the nose section is approximately 1 inch long).

At 500%, it is 1:61 scale, and makes a nice sized desktop model.