28mm Brazen Bastards, A Community Sculpting Initiative [Hell Raking: Jul 16 2025]

Prince Merowig the Rake

“Listen, Antenor. The Napoleonic stuff is all well and good, but it cannot capture the spirit of high fantasy. That era is too technically advanced, too far into the age of reason as to be neatly compatible with things like fireball-hurling wizards and magical beasts. Seek your inspiration further back in history - substantially further back, mind you. It doesn’t have to be all the way to antiquity, but only hopping back to the American Revolution is not going to do the trick. Try something in between, alright?” - “Very well. Early 1700s it is!”

This dwarf was heavily inspired by generals’ portraits of the early 18th century - hence also the baton with its aura of supreme military power and questionable usefulness in combat situations. (You might call it a waste of a hand. I call it style.)

As it happens, the same period also saw the golden age of piracy, so if you’re not into all that periwig-and-baton business, I imagine a bit of conversion might also turn this sculpt into a decent pirate captain! :smile:

I sculpted this one very quickly for my standards, in just a little less than two months, focusing less on sculpting as cleanly as possible or adding a lot of details, and more on how the miniature “feels” overall. It’s the kind of sculpting I discovered while dabbling a bit in 10mm, translated to 28mm with some accommodations. Overall, I am content with the result and will probably experiment some more with this style.

I am, as always, grateful for feedback and hope some of you will have fun with this little contribution!

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