'The only difference is companies like Lockheed and Boeing have the money to protect their interests. Maybe that's the raw nerve here'

No, what grinds my gears is that if Lockheed and Boing were offering 3d models of their products for sale then I could see them getting their panties into a twist over someone offering competing products.

They are not making such models and have no plans to do so. It would be unrealistic for someone like John to license the right to use these designs so the end result is that these military models will not be available to anyone anywhere for any price.

And why should this be so? Haven't they glutted themselves enough on government dollars? A single cost overun on a single military aircraft results in billions of dollars so It's amazing that they would have concerned themselves with this in any way.

It's outrageous.