by erikgen
HAL HF-24 Marut
Indian fighter-bomber introduced in 1967 and retired in 1990; the Marut ("Spirit of the Tempest") fought during Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.
The engine plant of the aircraft was underpowered, thing that limited its performances, however, it is an interesting aircraft because it's the first jet successfully produced in India and the last project with Kurt Tank (Fw-190 designer) as lead designer.
A total of 147 Marut were built.
Model 1:100 scale printed at 1:285 with 0.2mm nozzle (but still sliceable with 0.4mm nozzle and 1:300 scale) and 0.12 mm layers.
Printed with a Ender3 as shown in the image taken from PrusaSlicer 2.0.
I opted for the two-part version to keep most of the tail and nose details; use some sandpaper and in the end the glued joint is not so visible and once painted almost invisible.
Ciao
Erik
