Civilian Recurve Bow and Bracer

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This is a civilian version of the Faire Play Recurve Bow and Bracer released by Zheng3 to celebrate their Faire Play Kickstarter reaching its initial fundraising goal. The original bracer was designed to fit around plate armor, but I've remixed it to fit a standard Barbie-style doll arm while maintaining compatibility with the original Recurve Bow. When I tried printing the original Recurve Bow, even after making some adjustments, my printer hit the hard end stops. That's when I realized that Zheng Industries forges were producing full-scale war bows intended to pierce through enemy armor. So, I scaled down the civilian version of the bow by 75% in length and width to fit a smaller build plate (110mmx110mm), but kept the same thickness as the original for strength. The loop for the arrows and the indentation for the bracer were left at their original size, making the civilian bow compatible with the original bracer. I also altered it for a right-hand draw. This set is perfect for a variety of characters who wield bows, such as Merida, Katniss/Gale or the kids from Red Dawn (original). I sponsored the Faire Play: Barbie-Compatible 3D Printed Medieval Armor on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/191197566/faire-play-barbie-compatible-3d-printed-medieval-a and I encourage you to do the same. To print this bow, use PLA with a 0.2 mm layer height. I've been experimenting with Loctite Plastics Bonding System, which claims to fuse hard-to-bond plastic, and it seems to have worked well in attaching the bracer to the bow.