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

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Big Mek “Wif Shokk Attack Gun of course!”

It was the Shokk Attack Gun that prompted me to suggest this model as a birthday present. When it arrived I was not disappointed. It was very easy to put together and yes it was an ideal candidate for the Mediocre Hobbies (https://www.youtube.com/@MediocreHobbies) rust treatment. Do you think I am going over the top  with all this rust?? Well, is it possible to go over the top with rust if you are playing Orks? I don’t think so. With the arrival and completion of the Big Mek it marked the end to the pre Armageddon filler inners. All done and Armageddon was not even here yet. WOW!

As I said it was the Shokk Attack gun that drew me to this model. Just the sight of it carried me back to such fun Epic Space Marine encounters back in the early 90’s. Ahh those were the days, sigh. I will have to see if I can find some of that old Epic stuff. I spent a lot of time, planning, dreaming of and painting, and playing with that system.  I was not a fan of the late 90’s Epic, Epic 40k as they called it, but each to their own. I tried to get into the new stuff. Indeed, I have a box of the “New” Adeptus Titanicus  and several Legions Imperialis so I sincerely hope that the “The Duke” will march again!

Anyway, back to today and 40k. This character is full of narrative inspiration as I think many Orks are. I hope he lives up to expectations and I witness him performing many miraculous failures and the odd, splendid slaughter!

So we come to the end of this little series. I am blessed with a such a loving family who pander to my Warhammer habit so generously. Thank you guys very much. Through them I have been able to bring you this tale of paint and joy. Fortunately there is still much more to come…

Published in: on July 24, 2026 at 7:11 am  Leave a Comment  
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Ride of the Orkyries

I just can’t help myself. I am of an age where, I see the Ork Deff Copter Squadron and I hear the Ride of the Valkyries playing in my head*! These are such brilliant little models. The are so dynamic, so nicely proportioned and so blooming Orky. Again, they were brilliant candidates for the Mediocre Hobbies (over on YouTube, check them out) rust treatment. It worked a charm, at least I think so. They were a breeze and a delight to paint. And you get six of them!

Obviously they came as part of the New Ork Battalion Set, which includes a Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy and a Deffkilla Wartrike. Again these two models just scream; ORKY! They are fantastic. Painted rusty and red and Bob is your uncle, if he is a very nice uncle he’ll buy this set for you. At the time of going to press it was still available, but only while stocks last.


Just as a word of warning though, the rotor blades, on the Deff Copters, are a bit on the flimsy side. Be wary of over eager dry bushing. I managed to snap one off and it required some serious pinning to get it back on again. I saw that someone had the clever idea of magnetising them. I wish I had the patience for that; it seems like a very cunning solution for storing the darn things too.
The set was a lovely Birthday present, it helped to flesh out my burgeoning Ork army and fill some more time while waiting for Armageddon to release.


*Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola

Published in: on July 17, 2026 at 7:56 am  Comments (1)  
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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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