Miniature Monday: Hitch a Ride.

Greetings, fellow weekend warriors! We hope the dice gods blessed you this weekend and you did your part to root out all those DnD troublemakers. Let’s get this workweek started with a couple of fun, free downloads from a red-hot creator.

We don’t want to pigeonhole Miniature Monday by only doing NPCs and Monsters (as evident by last week’s fun stone statue post). Sometimes, you need to 3D print some complementary utility-type miniatures for your game, and it’s our job to share these silly-good STLs with thee. Besides, mounts in your game for minis are just frickin’ cool.

Both of today’s excellent DnD models come courtesy of the brilliant Toadstool Weaver. His work is so darn good and packed with details. He’s incredibly generous with the 3D-printing community by offering a large chunk of his marvelous library for free…but of course, tips are encouraged. Today, we’re going to show off his unconventional Giraffe Mount and his traditional Horse Mount STLs.

Let’s start this animal party with a good ol’, trusty horse mount. You can never really have too many of these because it’s the most common ride in the Rhealm. Your adventurers need to hire a horse, and the bad guys doing all the chasing are also likely to go the equestrian route.

Resident painter Kimmy Utah has been finishing up a larger order here in 2026, so poor DM has had his novice painting skills rushed into service for much of this year. Here were his paint simple steps:

• Prime Flat Black | Slapchop Base.
• Base: GSW Walnut Brown Dipping Ink.
• Straps: ASP Hardened Leather.
• Metal Bits: FAN Shining Silver.
• Tail/Hooves/Ears/Eyes: ASP Grim Black.

Green Stuff World’s Walnut Brown Dipping Ink is really growing on us lately. It goes on extremely well over a slapchop base. We definitely need to order a couple backup paint bottles of this wonderful wood color.

Next up, we got this tall and powerful Giraffe Mount that we had been dying to try after watching an inspirational paint clip by SprueGoons for Citadel Contrast Iyanden Yellow paint. Novice painter DM Ben did this one too but demanded that we include a disclaimer that our lighting was making this one look more orange-ish than it really is.

• Prime Citadel Grey Seer.
• Base Layer: Citadel Contrast Iyanden Yellow.
• Drybrush FAN Demonic Yellow.
• Spots P1: FAN Leather Brown + Speedpaint Medium (50-50).
• Spots P2: Use that glaze to stipple random Giraffe spots.
• Lighter drybrush FAN Demonic Yellow.
• Orange Wash
• Edging: FAN Skeletal Brown.
• Hoofs/Tail: ASP Grim Black

We’re pondering a flocked, outdoor-ish base but didn’t want to inadvertently cover up their feet, so we did the tried-and-true clear base for simplicity (and so you can see the terrain underneath).

Here’s a shot from the back so you can see how effortlessly traditional miniatures fit on these mounts. Another thing we really want to call attention to is that Toadstool Weaver is really keen on avoiding a lot of flat, smoother surfaces. Instead, he adds a lot of little details, and those indentations pick up and show off your paint much, much better.

Until next time!