Dragged into Turbolasers 130: Impressions of the new Warhammer 40k Space Orks

We talk with our friend Brad about the newly revealed Warhammer 40k 11th edition ork models. We discuss how ork design has changed during the last few decades and our hopes for the future.

Trench Crusade: Communicant by Redwetskeleton

Fault and Fracture.

Over the last few years, we have been interested in the miniature skirmish game Trench Crusade. We wrote about our first impressions with the ruleset and how we used the system to play games in our Vastarian setting. Despite this, we have yet to create a warband for the game, and we realized our pace at creating models is so slow that it might behoove us to commission someone to create one. Immediately, we thought of our good friend Eli (Redwetskeleton). He has the ability to make some of the most stunningly grotesque miniatures imaginable, ones that truly make your skin crawl (in the best way), as evidenced by his recent contribution to the Godling art show. His style is very befitting of the Trench Crusade setting, so we asked if he would be interested in creating a Trench Pilgrim warband, following his own internal muses. We are thrilled that he said yes and are excited to share photos of the first model from the group, a gruesome Communicant!

Painting one of The Longsnouts

Every Man is an Enemy.

Ever since getting into Warhammer 40,000 at the tail end of the 2nd Edition of the game, orcs have held a special place in my heart. The artwork for the 2nd Edition Codex book was filled with character, with notable work by greats like Mark Gibbons, Wayne England, and John Blanche. The template for the orc designs seen in the 2nd Edition codex was established earlier in the Rogue Trader era by artists like Paul Bonner, where the orcs were lanky, with wide lower jaws and long, slanting upper jaws. Brian Nelson gave the orcs a noticeable image change in the 3rd Edition of Warhammer 40,000, giving them a hunched, muscled, and aggressive look. It is this Nelson design that really captured my imagination. Games Workshop has slightly updated the orc aesthetics over the years, but never quite captured the magic that Nelson harnessed with his designs. Much to my excitement, sculptor Carlos Pérez Bugedo started a project designing his own orc models that take aspects of Paul Bonner’s orcs (somewhat lanky and long in the face) and combine them with the hunched aggression of the Nelson designs. This project is fittingly called The Longsnouts, and had an earlier Kickstarter campaign for STL files of some of his initial designs. To stir up some excitement for his second Longsnouts Kickstarter, he held a painting competition to paint one of his models. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to break out the paints and paint another model.

Dragged into Turbolasers 129: Reflecting on the Godling Art Show with Martin McCoy and Shane Brockway

Godling.

We talk with Martin and Shane about their successful interactive miniature art show: Godling! We discuss what went well, what they would change, and what is to come.

Flames of Orion and Art at Red Emma's Baltimore

Red Emma's was a perfect place to hold a DIY event like this!

Over the weekend, Shirkerism, a Baltimore-based arts and culture zine, and the District of the Damned wargaming club held an event showcasing art, zines, and miniature gaming! It was held at a Baltimore icon, Red Emma’s, a worker cooperative bookstore, cafe, and community events space since 2004. The event featured a lot of amazing artists, including our friends Daniel Hassell (draugr._), Molly of the Skirkerism fame, and Martin McCoy (martin.mccoy.art). There was also a host of gaming tables set up to play the mech combat game Flames of Orion.

Dragged into Turbolasers 128: Talking about the Trench Crusade plastic miniatures

Working on creating better Trench Crusade-scaled weapons.

We talk about the recently released plastic Trench Crusade miniatures and how they compare to other plastic miniatures on the market.

Godling: Artists and their Narratives

Below is a digital representation of the interactive miniature art show Godling, hosted by Martin McCoy (martin.mccoy.art), Shane Brockway (7he_blindman), and Joe Aquilina (armageddon_bound) at Selva Gallery (1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn) between January 29 and February 1st 2026. All the narrative text for each piece is included, along with some additional pictures, so you can participate in the event yourself! Unless otherwise noted, all photos herein were taken by Eric and Greg Wier.

Dragged into Turbolasers 127: Godling - Redwetskeleton

"See for yourself what these children of mine have made of this wretched inheritance."

I talk with Eli about his creation for the interactive miniature art show: Godling.

Godling: Recap

Last weekend (January 29-31, 2026), the interactive miniature art exhibit Godling, hosted by Martin McCoy (martin.mccoy.art), Shane Brockway (7he_blindman), and Joe Aquilina (armageddon_bound), was shown at the Selva Gallery in Brooklyn, New York City. In addition to creating a piece for the show, I was fortunate to travel to Brooklyn for a few days to see the opening, spend time with good friends, and meet new ones. I wanted to share some photos from the trip, including a picture of each piece of art on display at the exhibit.

Stickers to promote the hobby

Stickers made by hobbyists have started to become popular.

Over the past few years, stickers have become increasingly important in the growing INQ28 and independent hobby scene. This is not a trend I would have anticipated, but with the prevalence of reusable water bottles, who does not want to have stickers from their favorite hobbyists to plaster on them? Whenever I attend a convention or narrative gaming event, everyone involved in the INQ28 scene is handing out their new stickers. Tim (@howlingmad_looping) has been doing his best to document the stickers created by the INQ28 scene with the 28 Community Sticker Archive, which you can find HERE!

Godling: Triptych

The Godling envisions a masked figure and crafts a lonely world to fit them.

Below is a digital representation of my entry to the interactive miniature art show Godling, hosted by Martin McCoy (martin.mccoy.art), Shane Brockway (7he_blindman), and Joe Aquilina (armageddon_bound) at Selva Gallery (1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn) between January 29 and February 1st. It was designed to be viewed on a slide projector, as all the images were taken on slide film. Since not everyone will be able to view the piece at the Godling show, I wanted to show it here.

Godling: developing E6 film

The Godling envisions a masked figure and crafts a lonely world to fit them.

At the end of the month, Martin McCoy (martin.mccoy.art), Shane Brockway (7he_blindman), and Joe Aquilina (armageddon_bound) are running an interactive miniature art show called Godling. Many incredible artists have created pieces for the show, including Eli Parson (redwetskeleton), Isaac Tobin (weirdingsway), Marcello Rizza (uollas_uolsh), Brian Roussel (rojasnoirlac), Matt (squared_paints), and many others! While we chatted with Shane and Martin earlier this month about the event, I wanted to share a bit of the piece I created for the show. Rather than creating a physical diorama to display at the event, I photographed three separate scenes on slide film, which will be displayed with an old slide projector at the gallery. Slide film is more difficult to develop than negative film (Black and White and C-41 film), with the E6 process requiring more temperature-sensitive steps. Despite this, the process has always interested me because the resulting film can be viewed directly without inverting the images. The Godling show provided the impetus for me to learn to develop the film myself, cut the frames, and insert them into little cartridges so they could be viewed in a projector. The result is a piece called Triptych, in which the viewer (Godling) imagines a masked figure and crafts one of three lonely worlds to fit them. All of this is told via a slide projector as a “choose your own adventure style narrative.” Below are a few photos documenting the creation of Triptych. I hope you can visit the Godling show to see the entire piece (Selva Gallery, 1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, January 29 to February 1)!

Dragged into Turbolasers 126: Godling - An Interactive Miniature Art Show

We talk with Martin and Shane about their upcoming interactive miniature art show: Godling! Consider visiting it from January 29 to February 1 at Selva Gallery, 1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn.