# Northtrop F5 rc airplane

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**Created:** [February 20, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265 "2023-02-20T20:38:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Upgrader-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Upgrader-dev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Upgrader-dev)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/1 "2023-02-20T20:38:39Z")

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Hello,

Trying to make a model of the Northtrop F5 single seat. For the moment fuselage quite finished but struggling to scale it to the desired length due to scaling error while I have no imported object in here.

Used the shell tool for the intake I think that is what makes it fail.

My plan is

- make the skin of the plane
- with the skin created, create out of wood the inner frame of the airplane
- Finally cast the skin in fiberglass thanks to moule I will have 3D printed

For the moment I’m struggling with scale function because I used the shell tool for the intake and the scale function does not function with shelled objects. So I.m trying to refill these parts.

And I will do the wings, gear, fin etc when I will have learned enough with the fuselage 😅

Regards

Ben

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/2 "2023-02-20T20:53:21Z")

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Welcome Ben and good luck with your project. Don’t forget to post pictures of your progress, as we are always interested in seeing what our fellow Shapr3D users can do with it.

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**Author:** ![Upgrader-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Upgrader-dev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Upgrader-dev)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/3 "2023-02-21T08:43:22Z")

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Right, forgot to post pictures😅

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/0/008a1dab0eb0e259889aa677a2f332b85c2f1a1f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/4 "2023-02-21T19:07:58Z")

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That’s very good work already.

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**Author:** ![Benji1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@Benji1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Benji1)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/5 "2024-01-25T07:11:02Z")

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Hello. Finally finished the fuselage 😀

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**Author:** ![Hawkeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hawkeye](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hawkeye)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/6 "2024-02-06T01:56:04Z")

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Did you use rails with the lofts?

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**Author:** ![Upgrader-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Upgrader-dev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Upgrader-dev)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/northtrop-f5-rc-airplane/24265/7 "2024-02-06T06:01:03Z")

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When possible yes. But most of the times, the results was unsuccesfull on complicated shapes.  
For example for the belly of the plane, where the shape of the cockpit joins the shape of the air intakes, there is a rough angle that I’m unable to smoothen.