🦖👹 Orc Squig Rider – The Wasteland Charger

"Hold on tight, point 'em at the enemy, and try not to get eaten yourself!" 🦖👹

Nothing says orc cavalry quite like charging into battle on top of a massive, red, multi-fanged ball of pure muscle and aggression. The Orc Squig Rider is a fast-attack menace on the sci-fi battlefield. Armed with a heavy, scoped hand-cannon for drive-by shooting and a massive choppa blade for close-quarters harvesting, this rider is all about speed, impact, and chaos.

With highly detailed leathery reptilian skin on the beast, mechanical armor plates on the rider, and a dynamic mid-charge pose, this model is a joy to paint and a terror on the tabletop.

📦 What’s Included

• 🦖 Large-scale Orc Squig Rider (~140 mm, optimized for FDM printing)
• 🖨️ FDM print profile (140 mm scale)
• 🎲 32 mm heroic scale version (60 mm tall, pre-supported for SLA printing
• Engineered for a stable print and easy support removal around the beast's claws and tail.

🎨 Perfect For

• Fast Attack Units: The ideal proxy for a Squighog Boy, Nob on Smasha Squig, or cavalry champion.
• Painting Organic Textures: Fantastic for practicing red lizard-like skin blending, leather straps, and textured underbellies.
• Wasteland Dioramas: Adds an intense sense of forward momentum and raw savage speed to any scene.
• Display Showpiece: The 140 mm FDM scale looks incredibly imposing on a shelf, showcasing every wrinkle and spike of the beast.

🎲 Tabletop Compatibility

Fits perfectly into 28–32 mm scale sci-fi and post-apocalyptic games:

• WH 40,000 – Perfect as an Ork Squighog Boy, Beast Snagga Rider, or custom cavalry hero.
• Grimdark Future (OnePageRules) – Orc Beast Rider or Cavalry Specialist.
• Necromunda / GorkaMorka – A terrifying mount for a wasteland ash-waste nomad or outlier gang leader.
• Stargrave – A unique alien bounty hunter or hostile planetary fauna with rider.

🖨️ Printing Notes

• 140 mm version is optimized for FDM printing, with the organic shapes of the beast designed to look smooth and minimize noticeable layer lines.
• 65 mm version is pre-supported for SLA/resin, ensuring the scope on the gun, the teeth, and the debris on the base print flawlessly.
• The scenic base features an industrial steel I-beam, scattered bones, and spent shell casings to anchor the model into a grimdark world.

⚠️ License

This model is intended for personal use only. For commercial licensing, feel free to contact me.

💡 Painting Tip:

For the beast's skin, use a vibrant orange-red base. To create realistic reptilian shading, apply a deep purple wash in the recesses between the scales and back spikes, then glaze the underbelly with a warm off-white or yellowish cream color. It creates a stunning natural contrast that instantly catches the eye! 🎨🩸🦴