Monopause figures and why they are great

In the 90s the plastic injection technology was not what it is today. You did not get a multi-part orc kit from GW, you got 10 identical orc boyz, basically 10 copies of the same miniature.

Do not get me wrong, I do not want to go back to these days. The plastic miniatures today are amazing! Great details, tons of it, multiple options at a decent cost. However, sometimes there are too much details. Taken the new Stromcast Eternal from GW, they are loaded with details. Now imagine painting an army of them...same for the new Primaris Marines...either you got to skip some details, dumming down the mini or it takes you forever to paint them.

As a test figure for my Frostgrave warband, I dug out an old Heroquest orc in my lead mountain. It was so much fun to paint, and I did it quickly. There is a kind of elegant simplicity to these old monopose miniatures, it is refreshing after spending ten minutes painting the studs on the belt of a BB zombie to see that the belt is a simple strip. So base coat, Agrax Earth and a basic edge highlight and you are done!

The monopose figure, the perfect "palette" cleaner, the perfect remedy to the details monsters of today, the perfect relaxation painting method.