by steyrc

Rock Head Tank from Supreme Commander 2.
Turret rotates, gun and SAM launcher elevate using friction.

Print Settings

Printer:                          

BQ Prusa i3 Hephestos

Rafts:                          

Yes

Supports:                          

Yes

Resolution:                          

0.12mm

Filament:                                            AzureFilm PLA                                        blue                                        

Notes:

All stl files were printed in the uploaded orientation.

Rock Head-01-Body------------------------->print 1x with supports (touching bed)
Rock Head-02-Exhaust--------------------->print 1x without supports
Rock Head-03-Big track-------------------->print 1x and 1x mirrored without supports
Rock Head-04-Small track----------------->print 1x and 1x mirrored without supports
Rock Head-05-Turret-vertical------------->print 1x with supports (touching bed)
Rock Head-06-Radar----------------------->print 1x with supports
Rock Head-07-AA Turret------------------->print 1x with supports
Rock Head-08-AA Missile pod------------>print 1x with supports
Rock Head-09-Gun-double---------------->print 1x without supports
Rock Head-10-Gun-triple------------------>print 1x without supports
Rock Head-11-Gun-triple with muzzle->print 1x without supports
Rock Head-12-Peg-------------------------->print 1x without supports

Post-Printing

I sanded and painted the model with acrylic paint.
I glued in the tracks and radar with superglue.
The tracks need to be orientated correctly before gluing - big wheels in the tracks point towards ground.

Careful, the side skirts can break along the vertical lines. But after the tracks are glued in, there is less of a chance of them breaking.

The tolerances for the moving parts were tuned to my printer, so you might need to do some extra sanding or some filling(or just put a couple extra coats of paint to increase friction).

How I Designed This

Disclaimer: the original model is property of Square Enix.

I remodeled the whole tank in Solidworks. I only changed the tracks - I made them a bit bigger and increased the ground clearance.
Otherwise the model is pretty accurate to the game model. I only omitted the small antennas on top of the SAM launcher, because they are too small. I manually embossed/debossed the textures on to the surface of the model to add some details.

I included the SAM launcher and the triple barreled gun with muzzle break (in-game upgrades). I also included a version of the triple barrel without the muzzle break (not in the game but it looked cool).