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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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.
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Recreating the paint sets of my youth.
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Fixing a miscast metal miniature with two-part epoxy.
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Doomrider summoning ritual.
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.
Latest: Dipping a Toe in Green Stuff -
Inconsequential war game stuff.
Latest: Doomrider
3rd Party Blogs
- Random Idiot: Audio Poll – kinda
- Deathzap: Wrestling Mechanics?
- Cheaphammer!!!: When Projects 'Drag On'
- Tales From the Big Board: Tom Meier's Colonial Wars-Boer Kommando!
More 3rd Party Blogs
- Old School Workshop: Warming up
- Classic Warhammer 40K: Sump-41: All Killer No (Rad Suit) Filter – A Classic Van Saar Gang
- A Butterfly's Hobby Tally: Basecoating the Core of the Iyanden Army
- chaosbunker.de: Wheels & Tracks – Living Legends 2026
3rd Party Forums
- Oldhammer Forum: Padre's Friday Valley of Death Game
- 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
- Bedroom Battlefields: Stayin’ Alive (Five Parsecs From Home Diary #5)
