Trench Crusade Style - Don Miguel de Espinosa Cortes

Trench Crusade Style comes to life in this stunning physical resin miniature, Don Miguel de Espinosa Cortes, a mounted knight commander rearing atop a warhorse mid-charge across a shattered battlefield. Standing 60mm from top to bottom, this single-rider cavalry piece captures the holy brutality of a crusading age soaked in blood and devotion, with crushed skulls, broken wooden crosses, and jagged rocks forming a grim scenic base beneath the horse's hooves.

The sculpt is packed with intricate surface detail. The rider wears full plate armour with layered pauldrons, articulated gauntlets, and a crested helm bearing a flowing plume. A heavy cape billows behind him as he raises a straight sword in a commanding strike pose. The horse is barded and bridled, muscles tensed in a powerful rear, front legs lifted clear of the debris below. This is a miniature built for display as much as play, evoking the relentless march of faith through ruin.

This piece arrives as a pre-printed physical resin miniature in 2 parts, supports already removed and cleaned, ready to assemble with standard hobby adhesive and paint. Sculpted by DakkaDakka, it fits perfectly alongside grimdark cavalry forces and Trench Crusade Style warbands on the tabletop or in a display case.

Whether you field Don Miguel as a warlord, paladin commander, or champion of a forsaken holy order, this model will command attention on any board. The dynamic pose, rich surface texture, and dramatic base scenery make it one of the most imposing cavalry sculpts available in this scale.

This model rewards a gritty, battle-worn approach that suits the Trench Crusade Style aesthetic perfectly. Work from dark undercoats upward to preserve shadow depth across the armour plates and scenic base.

1. Prime

• Apply a black or dark grey spray primer evenly across the entire model and base, ensuring full coverage in recesses around the armour joints and skull details.

2. Armour Base

• Basecoat all plate armour with a dark steel grey such as Leadbelcher or Iron Hands Steel.
• Apply a thinned dark brown or black wash across all armour panels to settle into recesses and define each plate edge.

3. Trim and Details

• Pick out trim, buckles, and belt fittings with a muted brass or aged gold tone, then wash with Agrax Earthshade for an aged finish.
• Paint the cape in a deep ivory or bone white, shading with a diluted brown wash and highlighting raised folds with pure white.

4. Weapons

• Basecoat the sword blade with bright silver, then apply a targeted rust wash to the lower third of the blade for battlefield wear.
• Drybrush the blade edge lightly with a lighter silver to restore the cutting edge highlight.

5. Weathering

• Stipple chipped paint effects onto shoulder and chest plates using a sponge and a dark brown paint, followed by a fine silver edge highlight on each chip.
• Add streaking grime effects down vertical armour surfaces using thinned brown or grey oil paint, pulled downward with a dry brush.

6. Bases

• Paint rocks in layered grey tones, drybrush with light stone, and paint skull details in bone highlighted to off-white. Finish wooden cross fragments in dark brown with a heavy drybrush of tan, then add a light scatter of dark hobby basing grit around the edges and seal with a matte varnish.

This is an adult hobbyist collectible, not a toy. Not suitable for children under 14 years due to small, detailed parts.