Plastic Thunderhawk (somehow)

Dear Games Workshop, you’ve had many, many years to release a plastic Thunderhawk for 40k, but you haven’t done it. (Let’s just ignore the model for Legio Imperialis.)

So after all that waiting, I finally had no choice but to take matters into my own hands. In the depths of the internet, I found printable files (which I won’t share here) and got to work. 

This time, I paid meticulous attention to getting the scale right. It helped that the Thunderhawk’s side doors are the same as those on Land Raiders. My FDM printer ran for a few days, and in the end, this is what came out:

Sure, if you look really closely or know the original down to the smallest detail, you can tell it’s a copy. But for me, it’s good enough. Especially when you consider that it only costs me about 20 euros to print and assemble.

I’m going to paint the Thunderhawk for my Iron Hands. That means black, silver, and white colour scheme. This scheme should also help to conceal its unholy origin.