Cloth Merchant Rack — Roman vestiarius display rack with hanging tunics and folded textiles, 1:35 scale grey resin miniature.
Cloth Merchant Rack — Roman vestiarius display rack with hanging tunics and folded textiles, 1:35 scale grey resin miniature. — size reference with ruler.

HISTORY · CONTEXT

Cloth Merchant Rack

The vestiarius - Roman cloth merchant - sold tunics, mantles, woolen blankets, and bolts of linen from rack-and-pole displays exactly like this. Wool came from sheep across Italy, Spain, and Britain; fine linen from Egypt; and the most prestigious dyed cloth - Tyrian purple - could cost more than its weight in silver. Period: Roman antiquity, 1st c. BCE - 3rd c. CE.

This rack depicts a typical merchant display: a wooden frame with hanging tunics and mantles draped over a horizontal pole, folded bolts on a low shelf, and a small basket of trim and pins. The vestiarii of Rome had their own guild (collegium) and concentrated their shops along the Vicus Tuscus near the Forum.

Painting tips

  • Wooden rack: medium oak with brown wash, edge highlight in tan.
  • Tunics: vary between off-white linen, tan wool, and a single red or dark blue piece for color variety.
  • Optional purple stripe (clavus) on one premium piece.
  • Folded bolts: alternate paler and darker tones.

Historical sources & further reading

  • Croom, Alexandra. Roman Clothing and Fashion (2002)
  • Pompeii: fullonica and clothing-shop excavations

⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.

IN THE BOX

What you receive.

01

The figure

Resin-printed on our 16K MSLA printer in tougher ABS-Like resin. Washed, UV-cured, quality-checked, separated from supports by hand.

02

Foam-in-box packaging

Every order ships in die-cut protective foam inside a branded cardboard box. Thin parts do not snap in transit — guaranteed.

03

Studio gift

Every order ships with a small surprise — a miniature diorama prop from the studio. A crate, a shield stand, a shell casing, a scatter piece. Something extra to stage your figure on the shelf.

SCALE TABLE · CLOTH MERCHANT RACK

How tall this figure stands.

We offer five scales. Scale is a ratio (1:35 = 1/35 of life-size), not a flat number — actual figure height depends on the sculpt. Heights below are for this specific figure. 1:35 is the default shown in the main product photo.

Scale This figure Use case
1:32 55.9 mm Showcase · 1:32 vehicles
1:35 · default 51.0 mm Classic military diorama
1:43 41.6 mm Diecast · model railway
1:48 37.2 mm Collector · 1:48 kits
1:72 24.8 mm Wargaming · mass battle

ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS

Primer — pick your finish.

NO PRIMER

Raw dark-grey resin. Fully usable as-is for display. Default option.

BLACK PRIMER

Stynylrez matte black, applied at the studio. Ready for zenithal highlighting or dry-brush painting.

WHITE PRIMER

Stynylrez matte white, applied at the studio. Maximum visibility of sculpted details under paint.

PRIMER SELECTED AT CHECKOUT

VOICES · EARLY ACCESS

From the hobby bench.

Λ
Detail on the shield rim and the helmet crest is genuinely museum-grade. Primed straight out of the box and painted it the same evening.
— Hobby modeler, Warsaw
Ω
I've been building dioramas for fifteen years. This is the first 3D-printed Spartan where the proportions and the cape drape look right.
— Diorama builder, London
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Three days to Berlin. Packaging is proper foam-in-box, figure arrived with zero damage and the primer finish is crisp.
— Wargamer, Berlin

SHIPPING & RETURNS

Straightforward.

PRODUCTION

Up to 5 business days.

Every figure is printed after you order, not pulled from stock. Wash, UV-cure, hand-support removal, QA — then it ships.

SHIPPING

Worldwide tracked.

Poland 1–2 days · Europe 3–6 days · US · Canada · Australia 7–12 days. Total order time typically 5–17 days depending on region.

RETURNS

30-day money back.

Don't like it? Return within 30 days of delivery for a full refund — no explanation required. Original packaging preferred, return shipping on you. Damaged on arrival? We cover everything.

WHY DIORAO

Four reasons, no marketing.

01

16K precision

Detail down to 0.05 mm. Chainmail, laurel, leather stitching — printed cleanly, nothing hand-finished.

02

ABS-Like resin

Tougher than standard hobby resin. Spear shafts, banner poles, horns — they don't snap.

03

30-day guarantee

Not happy? Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. Zero questions.

04

Studio-crafted

Printed, cured, packaged in-house by the team. Every figure goes through human QA before it ships.

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