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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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.
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Background and rules for the short-lived Tyranid Grabber-Slasher assassin.
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.
Latest: Oldhammer Tonsured Inquisitor -
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
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3rd Party Forums
- Oldhammer Forum: Golden Gobbo Painting Experience 2026
- Lemmy.World - oldhammer: Space Orks
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3rd Party Media
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