Armageddon Done!

Armageddon all done and dusted. It is most satisfying to see it all come together. There were times, battling through the Grots for instance, when despair began to creep in but we pushed through.

And it was we. I would not have done this without the help and very able assistance of my wife. Together we faced the mass of Space Marines and hordes of Orks and defeated them all. It was lovely working together. Thank you very much my darling.

I had planned to give the box a dramatic Viking funeral. Sadly, due to the drought and fire hazard, it would not be appropriate to light even a small bonfire right now. Never mind it will have to suffer the ignominy of being added to the recycling.

So, fittingly enough, I’ll be taking a break from the blog for a couple of weeks. Next week the builders are moving in. They say they will only be around for a week but, bless them, they are builders and we all know what a builders week means. *Grins*

The following week my wife goes into hospital for surgery. Just before Armageddon came out my wife was diagnosed with cancer. Following a successful operation, they expect the prognosis to be good, the cancer was caught quite early. However this anxious time of waiting for the surgery was made more bearable for her by both the Armageddon project and this blog. So thank you Warhammer for providing the source of this comfort and thank you to the folks who have followed this journey.

Published in: on August 21, 2026 at 8:00 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update VII

Phew what a week! In the grip of a heatwave the painting suffered. The heat hit us hard and paint was drying on the wet pallet as fast as we could wet it. We battled through and progress was made. We had hoped to finish the box this week but alas no. Never mind, maybe we can celebrate next week.

The ancient pushed the wife’s skills to the limit but she rose to challenge wonderfully.

The Bannernob pushed my patience to the limit. When I began it looked like an open enough pose but, my oh my, there were so many hard-to-reach nooks and crannies. Then again perhaps the heat was just getting to me.

Oh the end must be in sight, here come the big boys. Again the wife, who has pinched all the Space Marines you’ll notice, did a grand job. Thank you darling!

More nooks and crannies. If I had any hair I’d have pulled it all out by now.

So there is a Bigboss, Big Mek DakkaRig and a Landspeeder still to go. Let’s do  it!

Orks 36 Space Marines 22

Published in: on August 15, 2026 at 7:26 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update VI

Well, it seems like it has been a quiet week this week, and I suppose it was. I always find in really annoying when real life just insists on butting in. However we are also nearing the end and, after this week, we only have characters and vehicles left!! The Eradicator Squad were finished and the Weird Boy and Pain Boy, plus grot, were done for the orks.

The squad by the wife.

He was a lot of fun to paint.

I really would not like to be left to their tender mercies.

I can feel Veteran and Banner Boy coming on… ooo eer!

Orks 34 Space Marines 20

Published in: on August 8, 2026 at 7:30 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update V

Well it was quite a disturbed week, but we achieved everything we wanted to:

  • Gretchin X
  • War Trakk X
  • Librarian X

The end is definitely in sight. There is a rather uncertain time before us over the coming weeks but I am sure we will plod on as best we can.

My wife enjoyed painting the War Trakk. As you can see the rust effect was put to good use again:

I have always enjoyed painting Librarians but this one was rather awkward given his pose. Still, it left a couple of spots I could just skip.

Orks 31 Space Marines 17

Published in: on August 1, 2026 at 7:29 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update IV

It has been quite a fun and productive week. It began with the Space Marine Chaplin and the Vanguard Veteran Squad and was rounded off with five Gretchin. The more I do the more fun I am finding it. I hope it is going as well for you.

Next week we are looking at finishing off the Gretchin, the ork Wartrakk and maybe the Librarian. Oook! It is an ambitions week, maybe, but I hope to surprise myself.

Right let’s grit our teeth and dive in there!

The Chaplin and no I will not call him Charlie. Well I might, in the heat of battle, now I have thought of it…

Published in: on July 25, 2026 at 7:30 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update III

Orks 20 (Yes you heard me right 20!) Space Marines 10

Yay the balance is restored!

Well I am plod, plod plodding along. Thirty guys done. It seems a bit daunting but if I just keep taking these bite size chunks out of the pile it will end, it must end. TELL ME IT WILL END! *Snigger*

Actually I am having a lot of fun painting these guys. I know there of plenty of people out there who have finished the box already. Pah! I care not, hehe. I am starting to believe that maybe, just maybe I will get this box done. But please, please, don’t ask about Leviathan!!!

Let’s just keep on going. How are you guys doing?

Published in: on July 18, 2026 at 7:48 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update II

Orks 11 – Space Marines 10

Arrgh the pesky Marines are closing the gap. Sadly the heatwave got too bad this time, the paint was drying on my brush, so there may not be as much progress next time, but you never know????

Published in: on July 11, 2026 at 7:52 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon Update

Orks 11 Space Marines 0

Waaagh!

Published in: on July 4, 2026 at 6:14 am  Leave a Comment  
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Yarrick

What? Me? Yarrick? You must be barmy! No self-respecting orc, like me, would touch Yarrick with a ten foot fine detail brush. You must be mistaken! Why the very thought of it! It sends shivers down my spine and makes my orc blood run cold. Me Yarrick, never!

Oh that Yarrick… Yeah, well, you know I got caught up in the hype. Lost in the euphoria of expectation. And on top of that, it looked like a very nice model. What is not to like, clean lines, nice detail and well posed. Even an old orc like me looks forward to clean lines sometimes.

I have keenly followed the story of Ghazghkull and Yarrick since it began all those years ago. It has been a hell-of-a ride but, despite how they might dress it up, this puny human always manages to thwart Ghazghkull. It is a great piece of Warhammer magic. It has inspired me again and again to brush the dust off my 40k Orks and dream of gorgeous battles on dusty worlds.

This time, though, this time it is going to happen! Look how serious I am; I have built Yarrick! It is going to happen. After all these years Armageddon is coming. You see if it don’t!

And in the end, you know, if all this comes to nought! If this is nothing more than an old orc’s pipe dream, it matters not. It is the journey that counts. It is the hobby that counts; the planning, the buying, the building, the painting. I have had all this joy already.

Also  I have lined up a “little” treat for myself, when I have finished painting the Armageddon box just to redress the balance.

Published in: on July 3, 2026 at 7:16 am  Leave a Comment  
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Armageddon

I had made it to the site on time. It seemed pretty busy, but I was there. I went to buy it but they had all gone. How? How could that be? My heart sank and bitter disappointment set in. I woke up still feeling very sad but, heaving a huge sigh of relief, I realised it was all a bad dream, Armageddon day was still weeks away. I know you will laugh at this foolish old orc. Surely I am old enough to know better. How deep is my love? I wanted that box set so much.

Fortunately there was my birthday coming up and my very generous family made sure I had lots to keep me busy; Armageddon: The Return Of Yarrick. Wazdakka Gutsmek, the new Ork Battalion, a Big Mek with Shock Attack Gun and even Old Bale Eye himself, Commissar Yarrick. I was full of determination to get it all done before Armageddon Day! Watch this space to see if I made that deadline???

In the meantime pre order day arrived. Despite my nightmares I had no problem getting the box ordered, Games Workshop got it more than right this time, and it duly arrived. A rather stunned UPS driver dropped it at my door. “I’ve got about a dozen of these!”  he remarked. Now I do not live in a huge metropolis so a dozen boxes is quite a big deal. As I took it in my eager arms, hugging it to my bosom, it felt delightfully heavy.

It is here and, braving the heatwave, I have it assembled and undercoated. Let’s Go!

Waaaagh!

Published in: on June 26, 2026 at 7:33 am  Leave a Comment  
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