Miniatures - Ideas for miniatures that don't fit your collection
Article updated: 2022.12.17
If you are trading miniatures in bulk or buy used lots of minis, you sometimes end up with miniatures that do not really fit your collection. I've collected some ideas what to do with them, if you don't want to spend time to get rid of them.
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The complete guide to miniature size and miniature scale
Zombie figures of different miniature scales and miniature proportions
Updated: 2022.11.24
This article is a definitive guide to miniature scale (model scale) and miniature proportions. I try to explain things like relative scale, absolute scale, realistic proportions, heroic scale, 28mm miniatures.
Many beginners and even some veteran miniature collectors are confused when it comes to the topic of miniature scales. Knowing the modeling scale and proportions of a miniature figure before buying is important if you have an established collection you'd like to expand. Determining miniature size and model scale is often hard, as even the producing companies use confusing scale references. The miniature proportions also mix up the differences between miniatures of the same modeling scale.
While browsing through websites of companies that produce miniatures I often run into articles that are either trying to explain miniature scales the wrong way or complain that their customers demand to know what scale and size their products are, and don't understand why would they like to know a properly determined scale.
In the Comparison image gallery, I've gathered comparison photos of miniature models from various ranges and companies, so you can check their size and proportions, compared to other models. You can find a lot more comparison photos in the Miniature Database articles about the respective models you'd like to see.
Contents:
How are miniature scales calculated?
How do you determine miniature scale?
What are the scale sizes for models?
Some of the most popular model train gauges
Matching the scales of miniature figures and miniature scenery
Vehicle sizes and miniatures with bases
Miniature size & modeling scales - Resources
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In wargames the miniatures depict the people who fight battles. It depends on your philosophy how do they appear on the table.
The appearance of the miniature will be most important if the character you are trying to paint wears uniform or camouflage.
Read more: Painting miniatures - Design concepts - Appearance - Uniform & camouflage
Before you start painting your models, you have to come up with a design concept for them.
There are several questions you need to answer. Most painters just start painting and figure these out through the years, but it will take you less repaints if you plan ahead.
Appearance - Uniform & camouflage
Shadows
Highlights
Dioramas are small scenes created with miniatures. Here you can find a collection of articles about dioramas. I've collected the sources and diorama tutorials I've found interesting.
Read more: Miniatures - Creating miniature dioramas - Resources
This is a list of several kinds of terrain that could be used for miniature games.
Miniatures - Painting miniatures - Resources
Article updated: 2020.04.23
This is a collection of articles about painting miniatures. I've collected the resources and painting tutorials I've found interesting.
Article updated: 2020.03.27
This is a collection of articles about making hills for miniature games, creating modular terrain hills, painting rocky surfaces.
Read more: Miniatures - Miniature scenery - Making hills - Resources
Article updated: 2020.03.26
This is a collection of articles about painting miniature terrain and miniature vehicles. I've collected the resources, terrain and vehicle tutorials I've found interesting.
Read more: Miniatures - Painting miniatures - Terrain and vehicles - Resources