Train Tuesday Part 146: A Grand Announcement

Greetings, fellow ribbon cutters. We’ve already started slipping The Forgotten Rails into our DnD campaign, and we’ve checked off a lot of core content, including a complete backstory, a variety of shiny Hovertrain cars, engaging NPCs, and formidable mechanized adversaries. So now what?

Longtime 3DRPGers probably recall our shiny new Hovertrain HQ: Ocean View Station. We love it so much that DM Ben wants to build a ribbon-cutting one-shot to give it the praise it deserves. We already have all that slick terrain, but we needed a few more characters for such a historical event.

Let’s start with this Tax Collector by Brite Minis. Even though he’s a throwback NPC, Patreon subscribers get instant access to the entire catalog backlog, so you’ll never find a better five-buck-club value.

Resident painter Kimmy Utah painted both of today’s featured DnD miniatures. Her color choices here make this little weasel so regal and official. While we could certainly use him as a text collector, we want him to read the official opening proclamation of The Forgotten Rails and welcome the grand opening of Ocean View Station.

You can’t have something exciting to announce to the citizens of Waterdeep unless you’ve got some booming sound, right?! This fancy Horn Blower is from Cast n Play’s Royal Feast set. That set even includes a Royal Announcer, but we forgot to 3D-print and paint him in time.

Oh, Kimmy Utah, you so get us. Her use of gold, green, and white absolutely warms our souls here. Can’t you hear that mighty horn bellowing from here? The puffy cheeks are such a great detail here, too.

Here’s the customary backside shot so you can see these two miniatures full circle. DM Ben is thinking protestors will crash this grand ribbon-cutting ceremony, but there’s plenty to map out here. Having these two grand messengers is a fine start. These two miniatures also offer lots of replayability.

Lastly, we’ve really enjoyed making our city and countryside billboards, which were inspired by our Hovertrain campaign setting. We recently completed another one for M. Knight Holyman and his Church of Consequences. We tried a weathering technique on the edges here, dry-brushing dark brown and black to make it look more realistic.

Until next time!