Crooked Dice unveils multipart 28mm gnolls sculpted by Mariano Pagotti

Crooked Dice has previewed a new line of 28mm gnoll miniatures sculpted by Mariano Pagotti, offering a set aimed squarely at dungeon and roleplaying tables. The preview shows multipart sculpts that include an archer, a shaman, a leader posed with a foot-on-rock, plus a range of troop models, all intended to deliver characterful silhouette and easy kitbashing.

The sculpts will be cast in white metal, a detail that matters for how painters prepare and finish models. White metal benefits from careful cleaning of mold lines and secure priming to avoid chipping. Because these are multipart kits with separate heads and weapons, plan for test-fitting and pinning when you assemble to keep swaps tight and durable on the table.

Pagotti’s approach emphasizes dynamic, readable poses and modular parts to let a single cast produce multiple personalities at the paint desk. The separate heads and weapon options mean you can create fast patrols with subtle variety or single out named characters with more elaborate paint jobs and bases. The leader’s foot-on-rock pose offers a focal piece for a display base or a standout champion in a small warband.

For painters thinking about palette and basing now, this preview gives practical signals. The gnolls’ sculpted fur textures and gear layouts favor layered approaches that start with a midtone base, followed by targeted washes and fur drybrushing or glazing for depth. Basing choices that elevate the leader or vary ground texture across troopers will amplify table presence without requiring heroic painting time on every figure. Multipart parts make it easier to swap on scenic bits such as skulls, trophies, or different armaments to tell micro-stories within a unit.

The scale and sculpting intent also make these models useful for RPG GMs wanting differentiated NPCs and players who like to customize their mini. The combination of troop models and distinct character sculpts supports both massed encounters and one-on-one theatre-of-the-mind moments where a painted mini anchors a narrative beat.

What this means for painters is straightforward: examine the sprues when they arrive, plan conversions while assembly is still easy, and set a palette that unifies units while allowing a few standout pieces. Expect white metal handling and multipart assembly to reward a little extra prep with durable, characterful gnolls that read well on crowded dungeon mats and roleplay tables.