Sunday, 11 January 2026

From MattT: Trench Pilgrims, 55 points

For my first post of the challenge I have completed some Trench Pilgrims for Trench Crusade. I had a lot of fun kit bashing these in the summer. So much so that I have made way more than I will ever need for the game. The silly helmets and some other bits are 3D printed, the majority of the body's are from Wargames Atlantic WW1 French Infantry sprue and some odd bits and bobs from other sprues. 

They have been sat on my painting desk for several months now and the challenge has given me the impetus to get them painted. I bought a horizon blue paint especially for them, but I've given them several washes to give them that grimy look and based them on a reddish brown base to represent the hellscape they are fighting on.

Couple of sergeant's and bell ringer.
 
Rank and file troops.

Specialist's, machine gunner, sniper and flamethrower.

I still have some more troops as well as characters and a couple of the big boys yet to paint for future posts.

10 x 28mm figures = 50 points

From DaveD . Welcome along Matt . One of the benefits of doing this is getting those paint table lurkers out of way . I love the French Horizon blue connection with the figure build . The basing certainly does look like that horrible mud we associate with the trenches . Great start and 5 extra minions award points for the whole look . 55 pts it is 

19 comments:

  1. Nice and gritty looking crusaders, well done.

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  2. Very grim and very dark! Great work Matt.

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  3. Very atmospheric - can imagine them in a WW1 style trench!

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  4. I wasn't sure if this was a cone head army or a branch of the Klan
    Love the creative kitbashing. Always satisfying to make something unique

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  5. Nice work Matt, welcome to Challenge XVI

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  6. Welcome Matt! Very nice first entry

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  7. Welcome back Matt! Trench Crusade has really caught on with some. Very evocative models and well painted. Great work!

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  8. They look great Matt! I'm very tempted by Trench Crusade...

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  9. Trench crusade has a very tempting esthetic - grim, dirty and doomed - perfect for these times. You nailed the look on these figures.

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  10. Great work on that colourful grime!

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  11. Excellent work. Trenchworkx is really taking off.

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  12. Welcome back Matt! These guys sure have the whack "trench crusade" look nailed.

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  13. Great job on these. No straight from the parade ground stuff in these trenches.

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  14. Nice work on some battle worn crusaders

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  15. Lovely paint job on great looking figures

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  16. Great looking WWI grimdark figures.

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