Trench Crusade style - Relicant

This Trench Crusade style resin miniature depicts the Relicant, a haunting figure of dark faith clad in a pointed plague-doctor helm and tattered robes, mounted on a 40mm base. The model carries a large ceremonial bell staff in one hand and displays grim trophies of rope-bound relics and a hanging skull on the other side, all rendered in exceptional detail. The large wheel-like halo behind the figure reinforces the sense of corrupted devotion and battlefield theology.

Supplied as a physical resin miniature with supports already removed and cleaned where needed, this piece arrives ready to assemble if multi-part and ready to prime and paint. The sculpt is crisp and faithful to the grimdark aesthetic of no-man's-land horror, making it a compelling centrepiece or support character for any collection built around trench warfare and unholy crusade themes.

The Trench Crusade style design language is evident throughout, from the worn armour plates to the dangling ossuary charms and the flowing, hole-riddled robes. The figure sits on a 40mm base, giving it a commanding presence among standard infantry. Whether you field it as a battlefield preacher, dark cleric, or cursed herald, the Relicant adds narrative weight to any warband.

Sculpted and published by Crab Miniatures, this piece reflects the studio's commitment to highly detailed, characterful sculpts that reward careful painting. This is a single character model on a 40mm base, ideal for skirmish wargames, display painting, or roleplay encounters set in a world of industrial warfare and blighted faith.

The following guide is written to help you bring out the full character of this Trench Crusade style miniature, emphasising grime, aged bone, and corrupted religious iconography.

1. Prime

• Apply a grey or bone primer to preserve mid-tone flexibility across the pale robes and armour.
• A zenithal highlight with white over grey primer helps define the raised surfaces before painting begins.

2. Armour Base

• Base the armour plates in a dark iron or gunmetal grey, such as Leadbelcher or equivalent.
• Apply a thin coat of dark brown wash to sink into recesses and suggest age and rust.

3. Trim and Details

• Paint ropes and cloth wrappings in a mid tan or rawhide tone, then wash with sepia to add depth.
• Pick out the cross icon and wheel halo with a tarnished gold or aged brass to suggest once-sacred regalia.

4. Weapons

• Paint the bell staff in a corroded bronze, drybrushed lightly with a pale gold to catch raised edges.
• The bone staff tip and hanging skull should be basecoated in ivory, then washed with brown and highlighted back up with off-white.

5. Weathering

• Add rust streaks over metal areas using a stippled mix of orange-brown and dark red.
• Apply a light dusting of grey pigment powder to the lower robes to suggest trench mud and battlefield filth.

6. Bases

• Texture the 40mm base with dark mud paste or fine sand, painted in earth tones and drybrushed with pale grey to suggest churned ground or blighted earth.

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