WizKids WZK90248 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Otyugh (D&D Monster Manual 99)

WizKids WZK90248 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Otyugh

Today we have the first model I finished this month, one that I started for Monster March/Monster MAYhem but didn’t manage to finish for either challenge – a literal shit monster (apparently), the Nolzurs’ take on an Otyugh.

WizKids WZK90248 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Otyugh

As you can see, it’s a pretty simple model, and there’s really no especially good reason for it to have taken so long, but when it comes down to it – it’s just a pretty uninspiring model since I don’t have a strong connection to D&D and this model was a lot smaller than I expected.

WizKids WZK90248 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Otyugh

I mean, it’s not a terrible model or anything. I was pretty surprised at how small it is compared to the other Otyugh that I have, via the Wrath of Ashardalon boardgame model. This one is a much nicer, more detailed and dynamic sculpt, it’s just so much smaller. I’d have done a direct size comparison, but there’s a bunch of crap in the way of the case that the WoA model is in, and I didn’t want to delay getting my October posts up.

WizKids WZK90248 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Otyugh

I did also want to give this model at least my own minimum amount of effort rather than just slapping some wash or contrast on it and calling it done, so I still tried to make it look a bit naturalistic in its colouration, and I had a little bit of enjoyment painting in some exture on the tongue.

WizKids WZK90248 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Otyugh

Anyway, this one is done now, so that’s never a bad thing. I do notice that this is the 99th D&D Monster Manual post, so I should probably try to come up with something cool for the 100th post… 😬

WizKids WZK90068 D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha (D&D Monster Manual 86) (Monster MAYhem ’23)

WizKids WZK90068 Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha Miniatures

Another Monster MAYhem post today – I’ve now gotten to the point of having quite a few models to post up, and since I like to keep my posts more individual to a type or set becasue it makes it much easier for me to find and refernce models in the future, we’re going to have a little run of daily posts rather than every two days so these May models don’t run into the middle of June.

WizKids WZK90068 Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha Miniatures

Don’t speak to me or my son ever again!

So first up, we have a Grick. Well, a pair of Gricks. A couple of right Gricks. Specifically, a Grick and Grick Alpha, which I presume is the bigger one. I’m not sure what the difference is in D&D terms, but I have to presume the Alpha is simply the “boss monster” version of the species.

WizKids WZK90068 Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha Miniatures

Pretty simple miniatures. I went with more or less the official colouration, but decided to do a little experiement, After the base coat and wash part, instead of drybrushing highlights I instead used a bit of foam and tweezers to use the “foam weathering” technique on the hide to try and create a naturalistic looking, uneven pattern to the creatures’ colouration.

WizKids WZK90068 Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha Miniatures

As I mentioned with the Chaos Toad Savage in yesterday’s post, I do like using low-importance models like these as experimentation, and I’m pretty happy with how the “sponge weathering” technique worked out for weathered looking creature hide while also being pretty quick and easy. I’ll definitely be pulling this technique out again in future.

WizKids WZK90068 Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha Miniatures

This pair of Grick (Gricks?) also work as my next submissions for the Monster MayHem ’23 painting challenge. There should be a few more of these beasts coming in the next week or two…

WizKids WZK90068 Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzurs Marvelous Miniatures Grick and Grick Alpha Miniatures, Reaper Miniatures 50153 Berkeley Zombie Survivor

Berkeley once again provides us with a scale shot as she adds to the no doubt endless collection of trophies mounted on her walls!