Tomb Thursday P20: Bunch of Posers

Sometimes, instead of that well running dry in the middle of the desert, that very same water source just keeps on giving and giving. And that’s where we are in this edition of Tomb Thursday. So, lower that bucket and let’s dive in!

We’re actually making some headway on all our Egyptian monuments, including amazing obelisks, columns, physical tombs, and building block scatter terrain. Feels good, man. So, DM Ben wanted to keep that 3D-printing momentum going with a few more fun additions today.

Obviously, Egyptians were deeply devoted to their tributes to the gods. These belief-bound people had monuments and statues at every single turn. Their infatuation with the afterlife was obsessive, to say the least. So, our Egyptian Tomb needs these critical scatter terrain pieces to stay true to the history, not to mention that the whole thing is just frickin’ cool.

Today’s featured 3D prints come courtesy of Iain Lovecraft’s awesome Desert Adventures Kickstarter. We keep going back to it because there’s just a plethora of beautifully designed STLs. You can tell the creator put his heart and soul into this one, all in the name of great TTRPG gaming.

Some of these pieces default to quite large sizes, so we’ve scaled a few of them down a notch, as our game table isn’t the size of a United States Navy Aircraft Carrier’s flight deck. 😉

Let’s start with this classic Egyptian statue. They’re are eight different versions to choose from in the core set, and it’s inevitable that we will show off most of them before this tremendous Tomb Thursday series ever concludes. We opted for our lighter sand smattering paint scheme here because we wanted these to appear a little weathered.

We added a miniature to the original picture above so you can get a better sense of scale. This one essentially occupies a 2×2 d20 square, which is the perfect size for us. The paint scheme especially shines from the sideview shot. DM Ben inadvertently smudged the eyes a tad, so he might go back and correct that minor detail. Still, we love this final DnD Egyptian scatter terrain piece.

Let’s conclude with this insanely good Dark Throne. DM Ben was a little spooked about painting this one, but we pulled down several photos from Google that showed what this monument might have looked like in the past. Those reference images helped a ton. One image included this really neat opaque, blue-to-green gemstone color, and we instantly fell in love with it. Thankfully, GSW Turquoise Ghost Dipping Ink was a perfect match here.

The set included two versions: the entire face of a mighty Pharaoh, and then an intense, half-skeletal face option. We started with the core STL, but that half-and-half version from the render above is really starting to grow on us, so we’re going to have to send that one to our Prusa 3D printer soon.

The default size of this one is quite large, so we scaled it down a few notches to avoid consuming our valuable game table space. Our version takes up 2×3 d20 squares, and it’s still quite imposing to the first-time tomb raider. DM Ben expects to put this one in one of the main Pharaoh chambers.

We’re still in love with Dwarven Forge’s Lava Pokorney Paint as a spot drybrush effect. We accidentally stumbled into this paint choice, and now we can’t get enough of it. This photo is taken from the back, but it shows that this mighty monument doesn’t necessarily have to be positioned against a wall. It could easily rest in the center of a room.

Two more imposing statues join the scatter terrain club. Good Dungeon Master livin’ for sure, right?!

Until next time!