Halo Rhino Tank - Fully Articulated Model Kit
Halo Rhino Tank - Fully Articulated Model Kit
3D
Published 2015-02-11T18:10:38+00:00
The M-145D Mobile Artillery Assault Platform (MAAP), commonly known as the Rhino, is a UNSC artillery tank. Using a prototype plasma cannon, it represented the first successful attempt by the UNSC to introduce a reverse-engineered technology from the Covenant Empire.
The centerpiece of the Rhino is its experimental 320mm main cannon codenamed "Zeus." Based on technology recovered following the Liberation of Harvest, the cannon harnesses and directs plasma energy in a manner similar to other Plasma weaponry. However in order to fire its Zeus cannon the Rhino must be engaged in lockdown mode, rendering the vehicle immobile. It is for this reason that the Rhino features an unorthodox orientation for its six tread tracks and is much wider than the Scorpion or even Grizzly tanks.
During the Human-Covenant war the Rhino saw limited service but gave an excellent showing of itself during engagements with the Covenant, with information gathered from them used to further along other projects.
This model is split into quite a few parts to make the design pretty much support free and also to make it with moving parts and super fun to make! There are detailed pictures above to show you how to assemble the pieces together. Start off by assembling all the wheels and getting them onto the body. Once this is done use the pins and pieces to assemble the turret around the body of the tank. There are a lot of parts, but I printed them at 0.2 mm layer height, with 8 % infill. The turret and body on the same print bed took 445 minutes and used 87 grams of material. The wheels were split into 2 print beds. The first took 668 minutes with 113g used and the second took 398 minutes with 69g used. In total: 1,511 minutes and 269 grams of pla.
| Date published | 11/02/2015 |
| Time to do | 1500 - 1800 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 269g |
| Complexity | Easy |