Trench Crusade Style - Gravekeeper

This Trench Crusade Style resin miniature brings the grim world of trench warfare and dark faith to your tabletop in uncompromising detail. The Gravekeeper is a single figure sculpted by DakkaDakka, standing 29 mm from feet to eyes, draped in a tattered hooded robe with a tall pointed cowl and a perforated face mask that radiates bleak menace. One hand grips a worn entrenching shovel raised like a staff of office, while the other clutches a bound cross adorned with grim iconography. The flowing robes are torn and hole-riddled, wrapped tightly at the torso with cord, and a heavy pack of equipment is secured to the back, adding layers of battlefield authenticity to every angle of the sculpt.

This physical resin miniature arrives with supports already removed and surfaces cleaned, ready for assembly and painting. It is supplied unpainted and unassembled where applicable, giving you full creative control over your finished piece. The level of surface detail rewards careful brushwork and rewards experienced painters who enjoy picking out fine textures in cloth, metal, and aged leather.

The Gravekeeper suits any grimdark or Trench Crusade Style warband that needs a sinister battlefield cleric, gravedigger, or devotee of a terrible faith. It works equally well as a character model, objective marker companion, or leader stand-in for squad-scale skirmish games. With its distinctive silhouette and wealth of fine detail, it is certain to stand out on any battlefield or display shelf.

Scale reference: 29 mm from feet to eyes. Sculptor: DakkaDakka. Squad size: single miniature.

The following guide is designed to capture the bleak, war-soaked atmosphere of the Trench Crusade Style aesthetic, using contrast, grime, and desaturated tones to tell the story of a figure that has walked countless killing fields.

1. Prime

• Apply a zenithal prime using black from below and pale grey from above to establish shadow and light before paint is applied.

2. Armour Base

• Paint all robes and cloth with a mid-grey base coat such as Administratum Grey or similar.
• Apply a thin coat of off-white over the highest raised folds to push the zenithal highlight further.

3. Trim and Details

• Pick out the face mask and armour trim with a warm steel metallic, then shade with a dark brown wash to age the metal.
• Paint the bound cross and all strapping in a desaturated tan or bone tone, washing with sepia for depth.

4. Weapons

• Base the shovel head in a dark iron metallic such as Leadbelcher or equivalent.
• Apply a rust wash and stipple patches of orange-brown to suggest heavy use and neglect in the field.

5. Weathering

• Add thin streaks of brown and dark grey across the robes using a fine liner brush to suggest mud and dried blood.
• Drybrush the edges of the torn robe with a pale bone colour to lift the ragged tears and holes.

6. Bases

• Texture the base with a mix of fine sand, small gravel, and dark brown paste paint, then drybrush with pale stone to suggest churned battlefield earth. Add a small tuft of dead grass for colour contrast.

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