Cave Centipede Waiting by Epic Miniatures

The torchlight catches the glint of compound eyes a heartbeat before the creature lunges — and by then, the ranger's warning cry is already too late.

• ✔ 32mm scale resin miniature, printed fresh to order in the UK
• ✔ Supplied unpainted and ready to prime
• ✔ Compatible with D&D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs
• ✔ Equally at home on the gaming table or the display shelf

The Cave Centipede — Waiting pose — is a large-scale creature miniature that captures one of the Underdark's most viscerally unsettling predators at the precise moment before it strikes. The sculpt shows a massive centipede coiled around a crumbling stone pillar, its armoured, segmented body bristling with hooked legs and chitinous spines. The creature's head rears forward, mandibles open and ready, compound eyes fixed on whatever poor soul just wandered too close. Every segment of the body is packed with surface detail — overlapping scales, articulated leg joints, and textured chitin that will hold washes and drybrushing brilliantly once primed.

The integrated base brings the encounter alive: shattered rock and debris at the creature's base suggest it has burst from the cavern floor itself, while the pillar it clings to adds verticality and drama that makes this miniature genuinely imposing on the table. A scale reference in the original render confirms this is a large creature — it will tower over standard humanoid minis and command attention the moment it hits the board.

This is the Waiting variant — the centipede is coiled and poised, that frozen moment of predatory stillness that makes it equally suited to an ambush reveal or a display shelf centrepiece. If you're after a more active or different pose, check our other Cave Centipede variants.

Brilliant for adventurers who:

• Run Underdark campaigns and want encounters that genuinely unsettle their players
• Need a large creature miniature to represent a giant centipede, megapede, or custom homebrew monstrosity
• Are looking for a statement piece for a dark fantasy or horror-adjacent display collection
• Want a miniature with exceptional surface texture to showcase their painting skills
• Use D&D, Pathfinder, OSR systems, or any fantasy TTRPG that calls for giant vermin

Encounter Hook

The party has been following the smuggler's route through the lower tunnels for six hours when Doric the dwarf notices the silence — no dripping water, no distant skittering. Then the lantern catches a glint of amber compound eyes clinging to the pillar directly ahead. The centipede has been utterly still for four minutes, waiting. It chose this exact moment to stop waiting.

Details

Scale: 32mm (large creature — significantly taller than standard humanoid minis). Supplied unpainted and ready to prime. The sculpt is produced by Epic Miniatures and features exceptional chitin and scale detailing throughout the body. A brilliant base model for contrast paints, washes, and drybrushing — or a dramatic unprimed display piece in its own right.

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Pairs well with Underdark encounters and giant beasts — or explore more from Epic Miniatures.

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Ready to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK.