Rhino trophy for the 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade

Two faceted rhino trophies for the 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade, one gold and one silver, each in an acrylic case with a metal name plate.

Client: 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade
Service: Custom Trophies & Awards
Presented at: Change of appointment and change of command ceremonies

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Trophies, one gold and one silver: 2
Display case, width by depth by height: 267 x 168 x 200 mm
Metal name plate, set into the base: 120 x 26 mm

What we brought

What we can do
Sharp facets in metallic paint
We printed the faceted rhino in parts that peg together, sanded and primed them, then sprayed them gold or silver.
How we look after you
We build on the artwork you already have
We shortened the brigade's rhino, sharpened its eyes and designed a base and case around their backdrop art.
What you get
Ready to present, name plate and all
Each rhino stands in a clear acrylic case on a black base, its recipient named on a metal plate.

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The finished piece
The silver rhino in its case.
The silver rhino in profile.
The gold rhino in profile.
The plate for the silver rhino.
The plate for the gold rhino.
The silver rhino, head on.
The gold rhino, head on.
Silver facets catching the light.
The gold rhino from three quarters.
The gold horn up close.
The silver head up close.
The unit badge on the backdrop.
ConceptDrawingThe brigade's backdrop art.
RenderThe brigade's rhino model, as supplied.
Design and prototypingRenderThe design in its case.
RenderThe plate recess, 120 by 26 mm.
RenderThe rhino split into parts that peg together.
RenderHow the case and backdrop fit.

The build

How we built it

6 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 6

Supplied by the brigade: Rhino 3D model and backdrop art

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we made two rhino trophies for the 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade, one gold and one silver, to thank two of its leaders.

Concept

Step 2 of 6

The brigade sent its low-poly rhino and backdrop art, and asked for a shorter torso, a base for the rhino, a clear case and a name plate at the front.

The brigade's backdrop art: a faceted rhino over a camouflage-coloured low-poly background, with a round unit badge in the corner — DrawingThe brigade's backdrop art.

Wireframe of the brigade's low-poly rhino model, before the torso was shortened — RenderThe brigade's rhino model, as supplied.

Design and prototyping

Step 3 of 6

We shortened the rhino in CAD, sharpened its eyes and split it into parts that peg together. Then we designed the base from scratch: a raised edge to hold the case and a recess at the front for the metal plate.

Render of the gold rhino in its acrylic case on a black base, dimensioned 267 mm wide, 168 mm deep and 200 mm high, with the backdrop on the back panel — RenderThe design in its case.

Front view render of the cased rhino, with the plate recess on the base marked 120 mm by 26 mm — RenderThe plate recess, 120 by 26 mm.

Exploded render of the rhino's head and body pulling apart above the base, with arrows showing where the pegs fit — RenderThe rhino split into parts that peg together.

Exploded render showing the acrylic case and backdrop panel lowering over the rhino on its base, with a close-up of the plate recess — RenderHow the case and backdrop fit.

Production

Step 4 of 6

We 3D printed the rhino in parts that peg together, along with the base, and sanded and primed every piece ready for paint.

Build and assembly

Step 5 of 6

We sprayed one rhino gold and one silver, pegged each onto its base and set the metal plate into the recess. The backdrop went on the back panel of the acrylic case, which closes over the rhino.

The final build

Step 6 of 6

Both trophies were ready for the brigade's ceremonies: a gold rhino and a silver one standing out from the backdrop in clear cases, each recipient named on the plate.

The finished silver rhino trophy in its clear acrylic case, with the backdrop art behind and a metal plate on the base — The silver rhino in its case.

Finish close-ups

The faceted head and horn in silver and gold, sanded, primed and sprayed so every edge catches the light, and the unit badge on the backdrop.

The silver low-poly rhino seen head on, standing out from the cut-out rhino shapes of the backdrop — The silver rhino, head on.

The gold low-poly rhino seen head on, in front of the pale gold cut-out rhinos of the backdrop — The gold rhino, head on.

The silver rhino from three quarters, its faceted body and long horn catching the light — Silver facets catching the light.

The gold rhino from three quarters, showing its faceted shoulder, head and horn against the backdrop — The gold rhino from three quarters.

Close-up of the gold rhino's faceted head and curved horn — The gold horn up close.

Close-up of the silver rhino's faceted head, eye and horn — The silver head up close.

The round unit badge on the backdrop art, beside the silver cut-out rhino, inside the case — The unit badge on the backdrop.

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Rhino trophy for the 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade

What we brought

Sharp facets in metallic paint

We build on the artwork you already have

Ready to present, name plate and all

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