New this Week – 7 June 2025
Pokémon Destined Rivals arrives in store, along with a bunch of new model kits from Bandai and Yolopark. Plus the new Chaos Knights are up for preorder, too!
Painting Competition!
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Welcome to Laughing Orcs Workshop’s inaugural Painting Competition! The Competition runs until 28th June 2025, when the winners will be announced. Entries must be received before 5:30pm on Thursday 26th June to be eligible!
HOW DO I ENTER?
In order to enter, you need to bring your model to the store by close of business onFRIDAY 4TH JULY
The winners will be announced on SATURDAY 5TH JULY
JUDGES
The competition will be judged by myself in conjunction with Empire Miniature Painting Studio. Judges decisions will be based on the quality of the overall paintwork, creativity, workmanship, and presentation.
RULES
Models must be fully painted (by the competitor) and appropriately based. Conversions, 3D printed models and parts are all acceptable (but not required!). See below for full rules.
PRIZES
Each Category has multiple prizes available – there’s a prize pool worth over £150 on offer, including miniatures, model kits, paint sets and more!Â
CATEGORIES
Fantasy / Historical Miniature
Includes single miniatures, Units and Warbands of any scale from any fantasy or historical setting, including (but not limited to!) Warhammer, Kings of War, Elder Scrolls, Moonstone, Pike & Shotte, Hail Ceasar, etc)
Pulp / Sci-Fi Miniature
Includes single miniatures, Units and Warbands of any scale from any pulp or science fiction setting, including (but not limited to!) Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Star Wars, Halo: Flashpoint, etc)
Vehicle or Mecha
Any scale vehicle or model kit, including Warhammer 40,000 tanks and Knights as well as scale model military, science fiction, commercial kits, and mecha or Gunpla kits.
RULES
- Only one entry per category per person.
- Entries must be painted entirely by the entrant and presented in person. Commissioned pieces or miniatures painted by others may not be entered.
- All entries must be finished and based (except vehicles and model kits)
- Models will be displayed in-store and treated with the utmost care until collected by the entrant after the competition closes.
- All decisions of the judges are final.
- Entries must be received by 5:30pm Friday 4th July.
- Prizes must be collected by 31st July 2025. If we receive no replies to our attempts to contact you by phone or email by closing time, prizes will be forfeit and entries still in our possession will be auctioned for charity.
- By entering the competition, you give Laughing Orc’s Workshop permission to take and publish photos of your entry.
New this week – 17 May 2025
Its just a bunch of preorders this week, but what preorders they are!Â
New this week – 10th May 2025
Chaos reigns over the 40k world as the World Eaters and Death Guard see new codexes and Combat Patrols, whilst over in fantasy land the Soulblight Gravelords shamble forth with a collection of gorgeous new Undead minis going up for preorder.
New This Week – 26 April 2025
It’s all a bit Chaotic this week as the Emperor’s Children arrive in store, and preorders are open for new Death Guard and World Eaters releases from Games Workshop.
There’s also the new edition of Catan, some more Battletech minis, and a restock of the excellent Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, too.
New This Week – 12th April 2025
A plethora of new paints courtesy of Pro Acryl, and expanded range of hobby tools – oh, and there’s the small matter of the imminent arrival of Fulgrim and the Emperor’s Children Chaos Space Marines for 40k – its a busy week in the Workshop!
New this Week – 5 April 2025
New fireteams and expansions for Halo: Flashpoint dominate this weeks new releases, but don’t forget the standalone releases of two new Kill Teams, the Wrecka Krew and Ratlings.
The big new Preorder is, of course, the Soulblight Gravelords Deathrattle army set – which has a ton of gorgeous new skellywag models to bolster your undead horde with!
New This Week – 22 February 2025
The Death Korps of Krieg get their first wave of reinforcements, Codex: Astra Militarum arrives, and we’ve got the new John Blanche paint sets in store too. Plus we’ve restocked on Pokemon cards, hooray!
Also up for preorder are the limited edition models from the Black Library celebration – you won’t want to miss them!
New this week – 15 February 2024
The Gloomspite Gitz ride out in style, we’ve got an expanded range of Combat Patrol and Spearhead box sets for anyone looking to start up a new army, and we’re now stocking Gunpla – mecha model kits – as well…
New this week – 8 February 2024
The new Aeldari are now in store, and we’re now stocking the Aliens board game. As if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also got reinforcements for the Astra Militarum up for preorder!