Orks!
A retro Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game blog.
Welcome!
Most content will relate to the first three editions of 40K. That falls into what is generally known as oldhammer and the early middlehammer period. I expect to stray further afield as time goes on.
Topics: Rogue Trader | 40K 2nd Edition | 40K 3rd Edition | Painting | Runic Mechanics App | Space Crusade | Wargaming Hobby | Trivia
Recent Articles
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The Empirical Absolution & Liquidation Squad
Painting a set of five ex-Citadel miniatures.
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Checkpoint Miniatures' Monster Bits
Scale comparison for some pewter claw & leg conversion bits.
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The Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader rulebook has a table of habit colours for various arms of the Imperium.
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Getting some paint on a miniature from the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader era.
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Terminator Librarian Paint Schemes
Space Marine Librarians weren't always blue! Paint schemes from the Genestealer expansion for the original Space Hulk board game.
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Rogue Trader Revised Area Fire Procedure
The Rogue Trader rules for area effect weapons were replaced in White Dwarf 99. They are presented here for your edification.
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An unnamed bio-construct from the time of the Advanced Space Crusade board game.
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Here's a Grabber-Slasher I Made Earlier
Making a Grabber-Slasher using a Squig, some claws, and some two-part epoxy.
Topics
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The first edition of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.
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The second edition of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.
Latest: Storm of Vengeance -
The third edition of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.
Latest: Dark Crusade -
Paints, painting miniatures & colour schemes.
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Software utilities for use with older war games.
Latest: Deploy for Battle! -
Articles related to Advanced Space Crusade.
Latest: Big Squig 2 -
Miscellaneous war game hobby articles.
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Inconsequential war game stuff.
Latest: Colours of the Adeptus Terra
3rd Party Blogs
- chaosbunker.de: Warhammer 40,000 – JoyToy Imperial Fists Mk III Legionary
- Tales From Farpoint: Brutalquest Campaign Turn 2: Arrival at Stone Acre
- Deathzap: A quick look at Javis Battle Zones terrain
- Doris Plunger's Lead Mess: C34 Earth Elemental, a bucket list mini painted!
- Rogue Heresy: Rogue Trader - RT01 Space Marines - Flesh Tearers Part 8
- LEADPLAGUE: Trench Crusade - Heretic Troopers
- In A World of Paint: The Obligatory Orktober Post
- La Guarida de Nefario - Nefario's Lair: Nuevo proyecto en marcha - Orcos y Goblins 3a Edición
More 3rd Party Blogs
- Random Idiot: The Life, Death and Unlife of Heinrich Kemler, the Lichemaster
- Cheaphammer!!!: Angels & Demons
- L72's Metal Miniature Musings: Chaos Warrior No.2
- Tales from the Cantwara sector & other gaming escapades. : Playing Rogue Trader in 15mm
- Horrendous Gaming: Ah, about that …
- Cut and Assemble: Don’t Forget About Reaper Miniatures
- Death of a Rubricist: + inload: War of the Three Kingdoms sprue +
- Tales From the Big Board: Clan Eshin Attacks!
3rd Party Forums
- Oldhammer Forum: Sunday Preview – Made to Ork-der
- Future Wars - Lead Adventure Forum: Re: City in the Clouds - a new Pulp Sci-Fi project (Robot Legion 10/20/26)
- Lemmy.World - oldhammer: Space Orks
- Oldhammer Discussions Latest Topics: 4th Edition - help with close combat weapon interpretation
- 40K Anciennes Versions derniers sujets: THUDD LIFE 2ème Détonation, du 15 au 17 Mai 2026
3rd Party Media
- Miniscape: Eldar Vypers didn't need an update | Warhammer 40k 2nd edition
- OldhammerCodex: How to Paint a Classic Rogue Trader Commissar
- Olden Demon: Space Marines explained in 5 Calgars
- Jordan Sorcery: Moonstone's First Decade!
- OldGrumpyWolf: The Mini Bar Podcast | S02 EP17 - 41stMillenium_Dave
- Minisodes: Terran vs Zerg | A Classic StarCraft TMG Battle Report
- Filmdeg Miniatures: Tuomas Pirinen on Warhammer Fantasy Battle 6th Edition
- Bedroom Battlefields: A Tale of Four Gamers (White Dwarf, 1998)
