Total Waaagh! Part 15 Starts with Two Long-Delayed Ork Models

Two Ork models that missed last year’s Orktober have finally made it onto the painting desk. Their return gives this installment of Total Waaagh! a modest but satisfying start: four points in Wudugast’s annual contest with IRO, and a fresh target to chase before the month runs out.

The painter says these were meant to be finished during the previous Orktober. The plan slipped, then stayed on the back burner for the eleven months that followed. Rather than leave them waiting another year, Wudugast has picked them as the opening project for this October. There’s a familiar hobby rhythm in that decision. A model can linger unfinished long enough to become an easy choice when a new painting push arrives: the work is already on the radar, and completing it makes visible progress straight away.

A small start with a squad in view

These two models are only the beginning of the month’s plan. Wudugast would like to finish a squad by the end of October, though the post leaves open whether that target will be met. That uncertainty gives the project its shape: the first pair are completed, while the larger goal remains a work in progress.

For anyone setting a similar hobby target, it helps to distinguish between the next finished models and the larger batch you hope to complete. Here, the immediate result is clear: two models are done. The squad is the stretch goal. Keeping those milestones separate makes it easier to enjoy the progress already made while still having a reason to return to the painting desk.

A month-long painting plan can also benefit from a flexible pace. The source doesn’t give a schedule, a paint recipe or a step-by-step account of the work, so there’s no basis for claiming how these models were painted or how many remain in the squad. What it does offer is a concrete aim and a clear starting point. As the month continues, the interesting question is whether this first burst of progress will carry through to the rest of the unit.

Four points on the board

The completed pair earns Wudugast four points in the annual contest with IRO. That score makes the project more than a personal backlog tidy-up: each finished batch also contributes to a friendly hobby challenge. The post doesn’t explain the scoring system, so the four points are best read as the result reported for these models, without assuming how points are assigned to other work.

That’s a useful way to frame the update. A contest can give a painter an extra reason to finish something that has been waiting, while the models themselves remain the focus. The points mark progress, but the next practical milestone is still the proposed squad completion. If the month gets busy, even a partial finish would add to the work already completed; if it goes to plan, the opening two will have led into a full squad.

Picking up a project again

There’s no grand reveal here, and the post doesn’t offer a detailed account of colours, basing or the models’ battlefield role. Its appeal lies in the everyday momentum of the hobby: a pair of overdue Orks are finally finished, a new month begins, and a larger target is now in sight. That’s a tidy start to Orktober, especially for a project that had already waited through the previous one.

The next update to watch for is whether Wudugast can turn this opening pair into a completed squad before month’s end. For now, the two finished models have secured four points and cleared space for the next round of painting.

Originally posted on October 2, 2026, in the Orks category. The entry is tagged Ork, Tankbustas, Warhammer 40k and Wrekkas.