Dark Catapult by Epic Miniatures

The trebuchet arm swings skyward with a groan of iron and timber — and whatever fills that spiked basket was never meant to land gently.

• ✔ 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

The Dark Catapult is a menacing war engine built for battlefields where subtlety left the field long ago. Its heavy timber frame is reinforced with iron banding and sits on a wheeled chassis bristling with outward-facing spikes — the axles themselves end in vicious iron points, as if the machine is designed to wound anything that dares approach from the flanks. A counterweighted throwing arm dominates the centre, terminating in a barbed iron basket that looks capable of flinging anything from boulders to cursed payload. Every plank, bolt and bracket tells the story of a weapon forged not just for function, but for terror.

The sculpt captures the raw brutality of medieval siege warfare with a dark fantasy edge — the kind of war machine that a hobgoblin warlord, orc chieftain, or demonic general might deploy when battering down the walls of a keep. The spurred wheels and iron-clad axles give it a distinctly aggressive character beyond a standard trebuchet, suggesting this piece belongs to an army that wants its enemies demoralised before the first stone is even launched.

Multipart construction means the throwing arm can be posed in its raised or lowered position, giving dungeon masters the flexibility to place this on the table in whatever state suits the encounter — primed and ready to fire, or spent after a devastating volley.

Well-suited for adventurers who:

• Run siege warfare sessions and want a visually imposing centrepiece for the battlefield
• Need a prop for a warlord's encampment, orc warband base, or infernal artillery line
• Are building a display diorama featuring a dark fantasy army or hellish warzone
• Want to give their players a tangible sense of scale and danger in an assault encounter

Encounter Hook: The party crests the ridge just in time to watch the first stone arch overhead and obliterate the gatehouse below. A crew of hobgoblin engineers is already cranking the arm back down, and their warlord — mounted atop the chassis, barking orders — has just spotted the adventurers on the ridge. He grins. The basket has room for one more.

Details

Scale: 32mm compatible. Supplied unpainted and unassembled. No scenic base included — fits directly onto your gaming surface or display board.

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