I mean, when you said the painting process becomes the main event, it reminded me of my friend Dave. He spent months airbrushing these intricate spaceships for a starfighter game, like every panel line had a different shade of gray. He'd show me progress pics, talking about how mixing the metallic paints just zoned him out after work. But yeah, the game itself? Still in the box, and his gaming group kinda fell apart after someone moved away. It's like the meditation part was real, but the actual playing just never happened, you know? Idk, maybe it's just me, but seeing his shelves full of perfect miniatures feels kinda sad now.