Campfire Mimic by MZ4250

The party settled in for a short rest, grateful for the warmth of the fire — right up until the moment it opened its mouth.

• ✔ Resin terrain piece, printed fresh to order in the UK
• ✔ Supplied unpainted — primes and paints easily
• ✔ Compatible with standard 28mm–32mm miniature scales
• ✔ Works on the gaming table and as part of a display diorama

Few encounters wrong-foot a table quite like a mimic that has disguised itself as something the party actively sought out. The Campfire Mimic by MZ4250 captures that particular brand of cruel DM creativity in miniature form — a roaring campfire, stones arranged neatly around the base, logs stacked just so, and beneath it all, a gaping maw ringed with vicious teeth waiting patiently for someone to sit a little too close.

The sculpt is a multipart piece that rewards a careful painter. The campfire itself is rendered with dynamic, swirling flame tongues and convincingly stacked timber, while the reveal — the circular base showing a wide-open predatory mouth with rows of sharp teeth, a lolling tongue, and scaled hide around the rim — is every bit as characterful as the disguise. Paint the fire side in warm oranges and yellows, then go full horror on the mouth piece with sickly pinks and bone-white teeth. The contrast between the two pieces is the whole joke, and it lands every time.

This is a miniature built for the moment of reveal. Place the campfire piece on the table at the start of a wilderness rest. Swap in the mouth piece when the trap springs. Watch your adventurers reassess every fire they have ever trusted.

Equally at home as a display piece — the mouth base alone makes a striking object of curiosity on any painting shelf, and the campfire sculpt is detailed enough to stand as scatter terrain in its own right.

This miniature suits adventurers who:

• Want to spring a wilderness encounter that genuinely surprises their players
• Love painting duality into a single miniature — innocent on one side, monstrous on the other
• Are building a mimic-themed collection or a treacherous roadside campsite scene
• Appreciate the particular joy of terrain that is secretly trying to eat the party

Encounter Hook: The party has been travelling for three days through the Thornwood without shelter. As night falls, they spot a welcoming campfire already burning in a small clearing — someone must have left it behind. The fire is warm, the logs are arranged invitingly, and there is just enough room for everyone to sit down. The Campfire Mimic has been here for a week. It is very, very hungry.

Details

• Multipart sculpt — campfire piece and open-mouth reveal base
• Supplied unpainted and ready to prime
• Supported and unsupported variants available
• Compatible with D&D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs
• Sculpted by MZ4250

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Pairs well with our mimic miniatures and wilderness and forest encounters — or explore more from MZ4250.

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