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Airplane on a Stand

Build a three-dimensional PLA display airplane: a filled fuselage made from two profiles, horizontal wings, a vertical tail, and a rigid stand. Choosing your own colors and comparing both sides help you practise symmetry.

Age
10+ years
Length
approx. 80 min
Level
Easy
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
Worksheet Guide (colour) Guide (ink-saving)

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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Two sides and a frame
  2. Build the three-dimensional fuselage
  3. Fill and close the fuselage
  4. Your own wing and tail colors
  5. Wings level, tail vertical
  6. Build the rigid stand
  7. Mount the airplane on the stand
  8. Check and display

What gets built

Learn to position parts symmetrically in three dimensions.

What it practises
  • Positioning parts symmetrically in three dimensions
  • Joining flat parts and skin into a solid form
  • Supporting parts while welds cool

Success criteria
  • The airplane has two spatially connected fuselage sides, solid surfaces, horizontal wings, and a vertical stabilizer.
  • Corresponding wingtips are at the same height and extend by similar amounts.
  • The cool model stands on its base by itself for 10 seconds; the joints remain still.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
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Also
3D pen suitable for PLA, PLA filament in your chosen colors, Clear, flat work surface suitable for PLA, Printed 1:1 templates, Ruler with millimeter markings, Regular paper scissors for separating the template panels

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