1:72 Arsaero CT-10 Target Drone (3D-Printed)

Arsaero CT-10 Target Drone in 1:72 scale (CMK)

A 3D-printed kit of the French Arsaero CT-10 unmanned training target in 1:72 scale. It is a model for experienced modelers: the resin parts are glued with super glue, they have no locating pins and a primer coat is needed before painting. The subject is small, so the build is more about precision than about the number of hours.

The real subject

The CT-10 was a postwar French unmanned vehicle built along the lines of the German V-1 missile. It did not fly against targets, though: its job was to stand in for a bomber in the sky so that the anti-aircraft defenses and fighter pilots could practice on it. The French army used it as a routine training device and more than four hundred were built. That makes it an unusual subject for a display case: an airplane in shape, a target in purpose.

Building and painting tips

Cut the print supports off with a saw or a sharp blade and level the pads by sanding; protect your airways when sanding, resin dust is not to be inhaled. Then wash the parts in lukewarm soapy water and let them dry. Glue with super glue, cement for plastic does not hold here. A primer coat is a must on resin. Training targets used to be painted conspicuously so that the crew could see them in flight, so a saturated shade on the fuselage is right here, not a lapse of taste.

Who the model is for

• for experienced modelers who have already worked with resin
• for collectors of unmanned vehicles and unusual types
• for collectors of the postwar French air force
• for a display case that is to hold something nobody recognizes alongside ordinary airplanes

The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted as a 3D-printed resin kit. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.