The Minipainting Dwende

Today I'm going to talk about how I built the Orruk Megaboss. That green skinned, axe wielding, black and brass armored gent chained to the back of the Maw Krusha.  Built and painted in roughly a day, I wanted to (as is the recurring theme of this project) do something different. I was browsing through a myriad of photos of Maw Krushas from other painters and noticed that the Megaboss usually had yellow, red, or some other garish colored armor. Now, there's nothing wrong with this mind you. Miniature painting is art, and artists are free to express themselves accordingly.  However, looking at the beaten, jagged armor and weapons of the Megaboss, I thought to myself: this dude doesn't have the time or patience to paint his armor bright yellow.  So I painted the armor black and brass. Brass is slightly less saturated and shiny than gold while still allows the miniature to stand out. I cobbled together the model from a hodge podge of parts from the default Megaboss and the n...

 That, is an Orruk Megaboss on a Maw Krusha. As the saying goes, there's a lot like it out there. But this one's mine. Today I'm going to wax poetic on the process of building this beast of a miniature and perhaps talk about why I enjoy it so much. I love miniature painting. This is a surprise to no one. It's been my source of zen and peace in the last 12 months of being stuck in a pandemic infested world. There's something about pushing paint and pigments that calms my mind no matter how shitty my day was. Miniature painting is an exercise in patience. Every step is tedious ad nauseam. From the assembly, which involves cleaning and smoothening out rough bits, to glueing pieces together. And then there's the painting process. We'll get to that later. Despite all that, I have not found myself grunting in frustration or just saying "Fuck this!" Nah. Surprisingly I've powered through each step. I believe it's the thought that no matter how ted...