Miniatures

Miniatures are often used for table-top War Gaming, but are useful in playing Role-Playing games and with increasing production values also becoming much more integral to some Board Games too. They are made out of metal, plastic or resin, though you can get card cut-out ones (some free off the web). There are even miniatures which can be purchased pre-painted.

Miniatures come in a variety of scales including; 6mm (1/300), 10mm, 15mm, 20mm (H0/00), 25mm, 28mm, 32mm, 35mm, 42mm and 54mm. Twenty-five millimetre was popular in the 1970s and 80s, but have been replaced by 28mm (and creaping up to 32mm). Fifteen millimetre has made a resurgence in the last few years, 10mm is getting more popular and 35mm plastic miniatures are getting produced with board games.

• Miscellaneous Miniatures Game Accessory (Loads of photos of miniatures)
• Miscellaneous miniatures, maps, terrain tiles and other accessories (RPG Geek entry)
• BGG entry on Collectible Miniatures Games
• BGG Miniatures Board Game Category.
• Miniature Painters Guild (loads of advice)

• Metal miniatures , how to stick together ?
• The DIP Method: A Step by Step Guide to Painting Miniatures
• Painting plastic minis - A "how to" guide for beginners [Warning: Contains 175 images!]
• Air Minis gamers, flight stand questions
• How well does primer need to cover?
• Lead Rot
• The Surgery: Board Game Repair Tips geeklist has some entries on fixing and stripping miniatures.
• Licensed Miniatures
• MDF Miniatures in your Games...
• Miniatures Storage
• Some tips for painting miniatures with shaky hands
• Resin Casting on the cheap
• Removing paint from plastic miniature
• Miniature Painting Guide

• Wikipedia entry on Miniature figures (gaming).
• Lost Minis Wiki - A reference site for miniatures.
• The Miniatures Page - A web magazine for miniatures wargamers.
• Scale Matters - An article about model vehicles for 28mm miniatures on the Combat Zone Chronicles website.
• Junior General - Free downloadable paper miniatures and rules (recommended for schools).
• Colonel Marbles Army Showcase
• Cool Mini or Not
• Plastic Soldier Review

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