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13 September 2024
TGIF, everyone! We’ve got another Coloring Constructs paint guide edition for The Forgotten Rails campaign setting! This is our fourth batch of coloring steps for you, just in time for the weekend, so you can get these 3D prints on the table lickety-split! Brushes up!
We’re big World War II nerds at 3DRPG Studios, so we love adding historical touches to our 3D-printed pieces whenever possible. For example, the Smart Bomb pieces remind us of the classic nose art on the WWII Curtis Warhawk, which struck fear into the hearts of the enemy. Novice painter DM Ben wanted to do his best to recreate that vibe!
Apologies for the pics here — we had to scramble to snap these in the evening at home. We’ll link each 3D print to its original article, where the photos are much better.
So, let’s start with our DnD arcane artillery shells (which can sometimes inadvertently have a mind of their own). We wanted all the explosive stuff to look like the old US Army paint jobs, so thank goodness for Army Painters Fanatic Army Green paint color. It’s spot on!
Nothing crazy, right? We’ll probably make about 6 to 12 of these for the campaign.
Let’s move on to the Thunder Sticks, the artillery gun that fires those Smart Bombs into those spiraling mountainsides (containing some of that Corederite Glass).
Ultimately, we decided not to overdo it and pulled back Enchanted Steel. We’re also considering adding some white to the gun in a future version.
Next, let’s get some color on our favorite constructs, the hovertrain station Constables. There’s the imposing policeman and a ranged option called the Copper (3M’s first attempt to make our robotic friends more lifelike).
First, here’s the Copper’s steps:
And then the Constables are somewhat similar:
We wanted a little color symmetry with these two buddy, law-enforcing Constructs.
Last but not least, for today, let’s paint Leland Farce’s bodyguards, The Guardians. Our paranoid wizard doesn’t trust anyone, and since it’s his arcane energy secret recipe, he wants a lot of muscle between him and the “curious” citizens of Waterdeep.
Again, don’t blame DM Ben here on the sketch article photos. We rushed some snaps last night and be sure to avoid evening pics in the future. We just need to set that alarm a little earlier in the AM so we have better conditions. 🙂
Regardless, hoping you get a chance to try a few of these DnD miniature paint schemes next weekend. Don’t be afraid to share your versions on our Facebook or Instagram pages!
Until next time!
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