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14 November 2025
The hunt is on as we head into another weekend of DnD games, 3D printing, and miniature painting! Let’s see whose in trouble now!
DM Ben will be the first to admit that he has done a poor job of integrating character backstories into his DnD campaigns. Thankfully, our terrific 3D printers can provide that little nudge when we need it most to get back on track. These resin-inspired moments happen all the time, and that kick it in the pants is one of our favorite aspects of our printing hobby!
Inspiration for adding Bounty Hunters obviously comes from so many childhood movies, and most certainly, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. That chill-tingling scene on Vader’s ship and that motley crew of hired guns was just mesmerizing. And that lust to add them to our own games only intensified after Disney’s wonderful Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett series.
Answering the age-old question of which came first, the motiv or the mini, we can only swear under oath that it was a little of both. DM Ben originally cooked up a homebrewed scenario for the Night Hag and her underground hideout. She had a magic mirror in her cellar, and the players investigated it after they forced her to use an Etherealness spell in order to escape defeat.
Unbeknownst to the players, anyone looking in the witch’s magic mirror would have it portray a deep, dark secret. We had two characters do so: our Barbarian and Monk. DM Ben then simply asked each of them on the spot what their secret was. They roleplayed it beautifully. The Barbarian said he was running from a crime of murder, and the Monk confirmed he was doing so as well. For some added flair, they said their crimes were related without even realizing it at first!
Sadly, those startling admissions of guilt and lawlessness didn’t lead anywhere after numerous sessions. Then, as we were perusing Brite Minis’ robust archives (which Patreon subscribers get full access to), this superb Cloaked Stranger leaped out at us! It sure looked like a mysterious yet dangerous bounty hunter to us!
We then sent this resin 3D print to Resident Painter Kimmy Utah so we could see how she would approach coloring this spooky NPC. Her paint job is the dude in the very back with the black cape and hood. We thrive on inspiration and examples here at 3DRPG Studios in sunny Chandler, AZ. A lot of our painting anxiety melts away when we see how others approach it.
We’ve created four of these 3D-printed miniatures so far and plan to produce six in total, with the ring leader being a bit tougher than his other hired guns.
DM Ben didn’t mind coloring up three more members of this imposing Bounty Hunter troupe, as their faces are completely hidden by their oversized hoods. He also had Kimmy Utah’s wonderful example, so he felt good about coloring up a few more.
The paint steps here were super reasonable:
We played around with a few different hood and staff colors, which is why they don’t all perfectly match. YouTuber Miniature Hobbyist encourages his audience to try new colors and take some risks, so we’ve been trying to be braver these days. Another YouTuber urged us to avoid using the same old colors and dare to be a little different with your paint pot picks. For example, why use black when you can use a dark blue?
These guys also remind us of the Black Riders from The Lord of the Rings. We loved their relentless pursuit and imposing march to capture those beloved Hobbits. We see a similiar sort of scenario unfolding here. The players will spot this bounty hunter group roughing up some locals and later finding a wanted poster with two of the players’ names and faces on it. DM Ben thinks the guys at the table will freak out a bit when they realize the wanted in that wanted poster is actually them!
Until next time.
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