Miniature Monday: Air Shoes

Greetings, weekend adventurers. We’re especially tuckered after back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday! So much so, we thought we might take a breather today so DM Ben could clear his head. Alas, he insisted we give it a go, so let’s begin!

Today’s DnD 3D prints build on a couple of homebrewed narratives we cooked up earlier. DM Ben loves to further enhance preexisting characters and one-shots when a shiny new STL pops up on our screens. Feels good, man.

First, we built out Sky Runners, a transportation service for hire, owned and operated by Captain Windsor Valour. Locked and loaded on that front. However, could we ever just stop at one airship? Of course, not. We’ve made a few more marvelous flying machines but just haven’t had a chance to color them quite yet. So we certainly want to expand our pilot options, too.

Say hello to our goggles-wearing gnome by STL Miniatures. This brilliant navigator is from their awesome Airship Crew Set. If you’re into air scenarios, this STL pack is for you. Just keep in mind that a couple of the slick airships in this set are on the larger side and won’t fit in a smaller 3D printer like the Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra.

Resident painter Kimmy Utah colored both of today’s DnD miniatures, and god bless her, as these were way too intense for novice painter DM Ben. We adore her pigment choices, as those different shades of blue bring out all the right feels. We’re naming this NPC Orlo Cloudskimmer, and he works for Captain Windsor Valour as a navigator whenever duty calls, but can also fly for other ships for Sky Runners.

Our second NPC comes from the Terry the Troll storyline, where one of Waterdeep’s famous custodians requires payment to cross it. However, it’s not gold or other expensive treasure. The Troll Bridge requires trinkets with a double letter, including footwear like boots. Welp, during their Night Hag Bastion acquisition, they found an underground stash with numerous kiddo footwear.

We found this dashing cobbler, also by STL Miniatures, which is from their Shoemaker Set. That’s where we got our shoe shelf from in the pic above, but we wanted to bring more of the pieces from that series to life. Plus, we love minis in action poses and it’s not often you get one sitting down.

Here he is, just packed with all sorts of charming details. We especially like his Amish-style beard and haircut. That vibe is so fitting (pun intended). The total package on this one. Good ol’ Kimmy comes through again. We’re gonna name this footwear maker and repairman Abner Last. We learned while researching this article that a “last” is a cobbler’s foot mold.

Here’s a quick shot of the backsides so you can get a full view of how great these NPCs can look on your DnD gameboard. We love how these turned out, and these two just look like Waterdeep mainstays.

Until next time!