Paper plane trophy for DSO National Laboratories
A gold paper plane trophy for DSO National Laboratories' Guest of Honour: their own design, made strong enough to print, on a weighted base.
- Client
- DSO National Laboratories
- Service
- Custom Trophies & Awards
- Presented to
- The Guest of Honour, the Senior Minister of State for Defence
- Made for
- The Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition
- Made of
- Gold-painted resin planes on a weighted black base
- Height, from the base to the top plane
- 175.5 mm
- Paper planes on one upright
- 3
- Removable silver nameplate
- 80 x 40 mm
- From design approval to the finished trophy
- Under 2 weeks
What we brought
What we can do
Your own design, made printable
DSO sent their own 3D design. We found the thin parts and weak joints and made it ready to print.
How we look after you
A gold that matches your set
Primed and sprayed metallic gold to match the gold rhino trophy DSO chose as their reference.
What you get
A nameplate you can change
The silver 80 by 40 mm plate carries three logos and comes off, so the wording can change later.
Gallery
The whole project at a glance. Drag or swipe to browse; tap a picture to enlarge it.
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The finished piece
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Each plane turned at its own angle.
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Side on, the planes climb the upright.
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From above, the top plane's sharp folds.
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The three planes overlapping from above.
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The planes spiral up from the base.
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The metallic gold finish up close.
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Design and prototyping · First designRenderDSO's own design, as they sent it.
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Drawing175.5 mm tall on a 145.6 mm base.
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RenderThe parts, from felt pad to nameplate.
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Build and assemblyThe nameplate carries the three logos.
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The silver plate, straight on.
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The planes stacked on one upright.
The build
How we built it
5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.
The brief
Step 1 of 5
- Quantity
- One trophy
- Finish
- The same gold as an earlier rhino trophy
- Base
- Black and weighted
- Nameplate
- Silver, in DSO's own wording, easy to remove
At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we made DSO National Laboratories' Guest of Honour trophy for the Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition. DSO needed their own paper plane design made strong enough to print, finished in gold on a steady base.
Design and prototyping
Step 2 of 5
DSO's design arrived as a 3D file with thin parts and weak joints. Their team joined the top plane to its upright, and we made the file ready to print: three planes on a 3 mm metal rod, set into a weighted base.
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First design
DSO's own design, as they sent it.
RenderDrawing +1 more
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First design · 02/10/2026
Approved first time: gold planes, a 3 mm metal rod, felt under the base and a removable nameplate.
Render
Production
Step 3 of 5
The trophy body, three planes on their upright, was SLA printed in ABS-like resin, primed and sprayed metallic gold. The base was FDM printed in black and weighted so the tall, top-heavy trophy stands firm.
Build and assembly
Step 4 of 5
The planes went onto the metal rod, the rod into the base, and the silver nameplate onto the base's face, where it can be taken off and replaced.
The final build
Step 5 of 5
The finished trophy, made for the competition's Guest of Honour: three gold planes climbing one upright above a black base, with the nameplate in DSO's own wording.
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