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21 August 2026
Greetings, fellow terrain makers! We’re up to part eleven of this fun little ongoing scatter series, so let’s see what sorta trouble we can get into today!
We always like to keep a small stash of secondary 3D prints on the desk, so if there’s a little extra paint sitting in our fidget popper from the paint 3D print, we can use every drop on some others. Assuming some of you do the same, since wasting paint feels incredibly painful with how pricey things are these days. Also, these are by no means earth-shattering STLs, but a DnD encounter build is all about those little details. And then other times, we simply need to make the fifth monster for our default scenario size.
We’ll kick it off with this lumbering Ettin by Brite Minis. This two-headed troublemaker is from their June 2026 Patreon release. We included this in our casual Pile of Opportunity because we knew we could use a couple of low-risk paint steps from other recently completed DnD 3D Prints. This STL also prints support-free, which is always a huge plus and time saver.
The base stone technique is from that Guard Tower scheme, which we just adore these days. The dirty stone look has such a ye olde times vibe. For the Ettin’s skin, we had a nice color combo from those freaky Fingler monsters we made. Then we simply applied some ASP Ruddy Fur for its thick animal-hide clothing. It’s not an award-winning piece, but we think it would be fun to have it guarding a key bridge or cave entrance.
Next up, we realized we had one more Guild Mage Cultist left from Dutchmogul’s free full set and decided we wanted to experiment with another cape color. Previously, we tried ASP Charming Chartreuse (a slick green) and ASP Occultist Cloak (a menacing dark blue). Those are both fine picks, but the brown color we discovered while painting up our Parrot Bears really caught our eye.
That woodsy brown is so simple: just FAN Monster Brown + Strong Tone Wash (and you can also blend in ASP Dark Wood here and there). We really like this version. This brown cloak reminds us a little of Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars Episode 4. Give this one a try, you’ll dig it!
Next is a follow-up to these freaky Ningen Uo miniatures by Toadstool Weaver. These monstrosities are free to download (tips encouraged) and certainly belong in a future DnD water scenario. During our original build, DM Ben made these wicked-good beach bases to show them crawling up on the shore from the ocean. He’s super proud of these. 🙂
Since we had one more mini to base up, we decided to try an all-water base. Nothing crazy in terms of these steps.
The key to that Sea Foam Texture effect is to apply just the tiniest amount and place it around the mini’s limbs where you want to show movement. Our pic here doesn’t do the sand flock justice, as the sand looks pretty darn good (more shadow-esque and subtle).
Lastly, we have a new TTRPG seaside scatter piece by Cast n Play’s Terrain Essentials. This STL is stuffed with fun little details and is from their Fishermen’s Docks Set. It’s perfect for a harbor town setting. We would place this outside Ewin McHook’s fishing shack.
DM Ben colored this one and utilized our fab fish paint scheme steps from Schlossbauer’s cool Shark Hybrid miniature. The rest of this 3D print’s elements were all standard go-to colors. Then he just finished it off with a little sand flocking. Cast n Play has all sorts of these little scatter terrain clusters that really dress up an encounter. We just love ’em.
We’ll close with a backside shot of all today’s 3D prints so you can see additional details of each STL from another angle. You’ll also get a great look at our new favorite brown cloak color.
Side note: DM Ben has some household responsibilities to attend to on Monday, so we’ll be back at it for Train Tuesday.
Until next time!
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