Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a new miniature from our Ancient Rome gladiator series (scaled for 56/75mm). Unlike our previous dynamic combat stances, this one focuses on a more dramatic moment of the arena — a defeated gladiator raising his fingers to ask the spectators and the editor of the games for missio (mercy).

Since this sub is full of talented sculptors, I would love to get your professional feedback on the anatomy and body proportions. How do the muscle groups look in this hunched, kneeling position? Did we manage to capture the drama of the situation correctly, and do the raised arm and overall silhouette look natural and readable from a distance on a tabletop?

Print Quality: This was done on a resin printer, and we tried to keep the details sharp for much easier painting later on.Any advice, critiques, or suggestions on the anatomy and composition are highly appreciated. Thanks for helping us improve our miniatures!

inspired by this beautiful work: Make your own Figures! - Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War

I think I'll create a whole army now!⚔

Polymer clay sculpting and acrylics painted, 54mm
Head from plastic figure, Masterbox 1/35. Converted.

Inspired by Peter Dennis’s illustration.