Weapons and equipment for micro jet fighters

I've designed some most common and widely used weapons for my jets.

The set consists of:

• AIM-9, AIM-7, AIM-120, R-73, R-27, R-77 air-to-air missiles 

• AGM-88 Harm, AGM-65 Maverick, Paveway II, Kh-31 Krypton, Kh-25 Kegler air-to-ground missiles and guided bombs

• Mk-82 and FAB-250 unguided bombs in various mounting configurations

• 300, 370 (two variants), 480, 610 gallon universal fuel tanks 

Model names guide:

• 3D - model is thinner (usually 0.6 mm tall) designed to be printed in pairs and then glued to create a 3-dimentional version (like HARM or Paveway on the F/A-18)

• FLAT-  model is thicker (usually 0.8mm tall) designed to be glued on a flat surface (just like the AIM-7 on the F-4 Phantom or AIM-120 on the F/A-18).

• TER - Triple Ejector Rack (mounting for 3 bombs)

• MER - Multiple Ejector Rack (in my case mounting for 6 bombs) 

Printing:

Flat models (missiles, bombs etc.)

• High quality settings, 0.2mm layer height

• 0.4mm nozzle

• 100% infill 

• I recommend NOT to scale down the model, because some missiles are often only around 0.8mm thick to match the scale. I also do not guarantee good results when scaling up.

• For better results lower the nozzle speed, so the material can better stick to the buildplate.

Fuel tanks

• Fuel tanks are designed to be printed vertically just like the fighter jets, so do not rotate them

• High quality settings, 0.12mm layer height (the smaller the better)

• 0.4mm nozzle

• 100% infill 

• Use BRIM or RAFT, contact point with the buildplate is very small, so without some help the model is likely to fail.

If possible, try to avoid printing rockets and bombs at the same time as fuel tanks, as they require different settings.

Assembly

To mount the armament on the airplane you need to follow these steps:

• Prepare the surface on the pylons with sandpaper or file (not necessary if both models are clean and the surfaces are smooth).

• Apply a tiny drop of glue on the airplane. You can use a regular super glue (cyanoacrylate) or something that cures a bit slower. I like to use glues for plastic kit models like Revell's Contacta Professional.

• To place and position the armament use tweezers and wipe the excess glue from under the pylon. There are no hooks or teeth to position the missile so it's good to use a reference photo.

• For the fuel tanks find the flat spot on top of it - this is where it should touch the pylon.