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.
The blog includes a web app with some fun tabletop war game features.
Recent Articles
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Speed up Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition game set-up with a web app.
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What's All That Ork Waaargh Business Anyway?
Origins of the Ork Waaargh/Waaagh/Waa - look, Orks are not known for consistent spelling.
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Overview of scenarios for Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition.
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Obituary: Blood Angel Captain Erasmus Tycho (1991-2000)
The life and times of Captain Tycho, RIP.
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List of missions for Warhammer 40,000 second edition.
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The 1.75 Million Point Game for the Fate of Ichar IV
In 1995 Jervis Johnson launched a global Warhammer 40,000 campaign.
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Historic Blood Angels Painting Guides
Painting guides for the Blood Angels chapter from the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader era.
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Space Orks in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and how they somehow ended up the best supported faction in WH40K 's first edition.
Topics
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The first edition of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.
Latest: How Many A's in a Waaargh? -
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: Returning to Rynn's World -
Software utilities for use with older war games.
Latest: Deploy for Battle! -
Miscellaneous war game hobby articles.
Latest: The Game Designers Spake -
Paints, painting miniatures & colour schemes.
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Articles related to Advanced Space Crusade.
Latest: Advanced Space Crusade Errata -
Inconsequential war game stuff.
3rd Party Blogs
- Magpie and Old Lead: "Get the scrap lads! - Scavvy Reinforcements
- Deathzap: Chob-Noggoth Solo Play?
- L72's Metal Miniature Musings: Painted Ogre Captain
- chaosbunker.de: Warhammer 40,000 – Tank Wrecks Pt 2
- LEADPLAGUE: More Krogloggs !
- Random Idiot: Adventure Game Book History?
- In A World of Paint: Even More Random Space People
More 3rd Party Blogs
- Tales from the Cantwara sector & other gaming escapades. : A Quick Game of Close Wars-Returning to Venus and the Cruffin expedition
- Cut and Assemble: Cogfort Gargoylian
- Death of a Rubricist: + inload: Building the Reaver Titan +
- Cowabunga Journal: 40k Battle Report: Webs of Uluru Scenario 1
- AWESOME LIES: IN MEMORIAM: JOHN BLANCHE
- Tales From Farpoint: The Hobby With (almost) No Budget
- Giant Pygmy: Operation Mindcrime: Chaos Marine Sorcerer
3rd Party Forums
- Oldhammer Forum: Shift in the feel of the Empire?
- The Game of Inquisitor, on a 28mm scale.: Inquisitor Erepatian and the Ashes of the Penitent
- midhammer40k: Combat Squad is ready to fight for Armageddon. Collateral damage ignored.
- oldhammer40k: Combat Squad is ready to fight for Armageddon. Collateral damage ignored.
- Oldhammer - retrogaming warhammer!: Rogue Trader Chaos Terminator Champion
- Middlehammer: Dug out some of my original Nightlords from the 90s, they've somehow managed to survive more or less intact all this time! I was so proud of these guys back then :)
- Oldhammer Discussions Latest Topics: Things from 3rd-7th and/or 8th-10th that might improve 2nd?
3rd Party Media
- Minisodes: Oldhammer Arcade: Chaos Gate LIVE! Part 3
- Jordan Sorcery: Trying to Learn New 40K
- Filmdeg Miniatures: Indie Wargaming: Ramshackle Games
- Bedroom Battlefields: Eureka’s Chaos Kitchen, Ramshackle’s “Boglin” Beastie, & Bootleg BOYL Is Go!
- Miniscape: Kitbashing a Hippogriff for Retro Warhammer Imperial Guard | Warhammer 40k
- Olden Demon: The absolute state of miniature wargaming in 2026
