Ork Battlewagon

In the nostalgia era of Warhammer, there was the Ork Battlewagon. It was a ferocious vehicle, filled with spikes, muscle and awesome. It was the sort of vehicle that young Dave dreamed of owning, but the cost was prohibitive and I never did.

On a whim, I recently looked at the second-hand price for the old kit and was mortified that people wanted hundreds of pounds for one. Thankfully, the excellent 3D modeller Dr Spork (https://cults3d.com/en/design-collections/Doctor-Spork/sci-fi-vehicles) created a comparable version and I bought the STL and had a friend print it for me.

This is not the finest painting I'll do, but that was never the point. This is scratching a nostalgic itch with an over-the-top paint scheme and just having an afternoon of fun. I think Dr Spork has done a lovely job on modelling the parts, and it was straightforward to build. With hindsight I'd paint a lot of the parts prior to assembly just to make access easier, but even so it's done exactly what I wanted. 

I have opinions on 3D models of current Warhammer kits (and other manufacturers). I think it's piracy. My view is considerably more lenient when it comes to long out of production models that are incredibly unlikely to ever be back in production, moreso when really I simply want to paint one as a whimsical project rather than people who I see passing it off as the original kit and trying to make money on eBay. This may suggest flexible morality hypocrisy on my part, but if you can walk into a shop and buy the kit right now, and opt to print your own version, then you're stealing.