Building a Trench Crusade Warband with 3D-Printed Miniatures: A UK Guide

Trench Crusade is a dark fantasy skirmish game set in an alternate First World War, where the trenches mark the front line between corrupted heretics and the armies of the Church. Warbands run eight to fifteen models. Every sculpt matters because there are so few of them. It is also one of the cleaner cases for printing over buying off the shelf: the aesthetic is too specific for generic fantasy ranges to serve well, and the small model count means you are not committing to dozens of figures before you know whether the game is for you.

We stock two complementary sources for Trench Crusade warbands and terrain: Bite the Bullet's Ashen Armies label for the miniatures, and Diceverse for terrain and additional warband options. Both are printed to order and shipped across the UK.

The Ashen Armies Warbands for Trench Crusade

Ashen Armies is Bite the Bullet's dedicated Trench Crusade label. The sculpts are grimmer than their standard fantasy range: scarred zealots, robed penitents, soldiers whose faith reads as damage rather than conviction. The aesthetic is consistent throughout both factions we stock.

The Bleeding Procession is the Church warband and the natural starting point for new players. The core infantry is the Pilgrim Bleeding Procession set: six models at £22.99 in 28/32mm. Specialists fill the roster from there. The Pilgrim Sniper, Pilgrim Flamethrower, and Pilgrim Punt Gun are each £6.49, and each comes with multiple head options so two models built from the same sculpt will not look identical across the table. The Stigmatic Nun set (four models, £16.99) and the Prophet of the Bleeding Procession (£6.99) handle the elite and support slots. A Castigator (£6.49) rounds out the close-combat options.

The Hellbound Apostasy plays as heretics. The Heretic Trooper full set is ten models at £32.99, around £3.30 per model, which is a reasonable cost for Trench Crusade's infantry backbone. Anointed Heavy Infantry (six models, £29.99) are heavier line infantry. The Death Commando (£12.99) functions as a solo elite. The Wretched Heretic pack (four models, £15.99) fills the warband's chaff slots with something properly unsettling to look at.

Diceverse's Warband Miniatures

Diceverse are primarily known for terrain, but they also make their own Trench Crusade warband miniatures. Two factions: the Gravefront Ghouls and the Nautical Reavers.

The Gravefront Ghouls are undead soldiers, what the trenches make of men over time. Three unit types to build from: the Gravefront Ghoul Wretched (five to twelve models, £16.99–£32.99 depending on pack size), Commando (four models, £16.99), and Barbed Wire Saint (four models, £18.99). Taken together, they build a complete undead warband without needing to reach into another designer's range.

The Nautical Reavers are corrupted maritime fighters, suited to coastal or shipwreck-adjacent scenarios. The Nautical Reaver Troopers scale from three models (£12.99) up to ten (£29.99), with a weapons kit sold separately. Nautical Reaver Choristers (four models, £16.99) cover the support slots. For a third warband option with a more eldritch flavour, the Thralls of the Pale Leech (six models, £22.99) sit alongside both Diceverse factions.

Setting the Table: Diceverse Terrain for Trench Crusade

The game works better on a table that reads as a battlefield. Diceverse have built an entire terrain range around the Trench Crusade aesthetic, and it is the most complete set we stock for this purpose.

The Ruined Church (small £15.99, medium £22.99, large £32.99) is the anchor piece. Put one down and the setting is established before a model is placed. The Bunker (from £9.99) and Pillbox (from £8.99) provide the defensive structures the game's movement and cover rules are built around. Between those larger pieces: Ruined City Rubble (£16.99), Craters and Fortified Craters (£29.99), and the Ruined Saint Statue Heads (£16.99) fill the gaps.

For larger tables or campaign play: the Ruined Factory (£32.99) and Drowned Front Shipwrecks (from £39.99) change how the board plays, not just how it looks. The Iron Wall Gate and Towers (from £15.99 per section, £149.99 for the full set of seven) completes a fortified battlefield for siege scenarios.

What Does a Starter Warband Cost?

A playable Bleeding Procession warband lands around £65–£80. The Pilgrim core set (£22.99), two specialists (around £13), the Stigmatic Nuns (£16.99), and the Prophet (£6.99) gets you to eight models. Add the Castigator (£6.49) if you want a close-combat option on your leader. The Hellbound Apostasy costs more upfront because the Heretic Trooper full set (£32.99) is the natural starting point, though the per-model cost works out lower.

Starter terrain for a 2×2 Trench Crusade table: a Ruined Church, a Bunker, Craters and Fortified Craters, and Ruined City Rubble comes to around £75. That covers a board with the density the game needs for its movement mechanics to work properly.

Browse the full Diceverse collection for terrain and warband options. Everything is printed to order, no minimum quantity, shipped across the UK.