So in the late 80’s I was introduced to Wargaming and I’ve never looked back!
I saw a picture of the diorama above followed by pictures of Orc & Goblins and I knew that’s what I wanted to do, a massive Orc & Goblin Army… And so my journey began!
Through the 90’s I bought lots AND LOTS of Orc and Goblin Miniatures from a variety of sculptors/companies and played Warhammer weekly. During the Summer we’d get a huge 12ftx6ft table out of my friends garage and set it up on his drive and play huge multiplayer, good -vs- evil games! My passion for Orcs & Goblins remained but I refined my collection over time to only include newer painted Citadel Miniatures.
The Death of WFB and the Dawn of AoS – this was a turning point for me… I decided, fool heartedly, that I would sell my WFB collections and begin a brand new AoS project. The OG were gone and in their place was a Flesh-eater Courts army! I have never regretted a decision to sell an army more than this, and when Warhammer: The Old World was born I said I’d never do games in the Warhammer Fantasy setting again! I instead pushed all of my attention into Kings of War by Mantic Games.
Fast forward to 2025 and I found myself eyeing up the OG again and so my passion for Orcs & Goblins was reignited once more… A Warhammer: The Old World – Orcs & Goblins Troll Horde army was born! The Rise of Waaaaggghh Red Sunz began, led by the enigmatic Orc Warlord Rol-snik The Trollfather.
When they were little, Rol-snik liberated 2 baby Trolls. Naming them Granor & Swammi and raising them as his own, they rose to power and developing magical abilities. They attracted Trolls to Waaaaggghh Red Sunz and so the army grew in stature and prowess.
A big block of Rol-snik’s Big ‘uns, joined by the army’s Battle Standard and an Orc Weird Nob marches alongside the Troll Father…
Scouring the Border Princes area of the Old World, ahead of the Main Army are the Sun Runnerz, units of Wolf Riders and a unit of Wolf Chariots…
An army needs a Baggage Train, something for the army to be defending and so I built this little diorama where the wheel has well and truly fell off the wagon. You can see an orc tracker pointing out the approaching enemy while an orc blacksmith shrugs and asks “what do you expect me to do about it?”
This rounds out my return to the OG, I accomplished this army relatively quickly through the use of AK Play Markers and washes and I’m really pleased with how the project turned out. It has led me down a classic fantasy rabbit hole but I think my next Fantasy project will be a 10mm Mass Battles game as part of my “Year in miniature” projects of 2026… I’m looking at you Argatoria!
Many thanks One and All
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