How does the size of ___ miniature compare to ___ miniature?
Good question! These days there are several scales that tend to dominate the Western miniatures gaming market: “true 25mm,” 25mm, “25mm heroic scale,” 28mm, 32mm, and 54mm are the most common. But there are also a few odd ones out there like 15mm, 20mm, and 40mm. About the only thing most people agree on is that miniatures are measured from the bottom of the foot/boot to the eyes. “True 25mm” is the older standard and those figures tend to look a little “wimpy” when compared to the more modern “25mm heroic scale” and 28mm figures. Both of these scales are favored at Marshal Mitchell’s game table, by the way. These figures are a little beefier and taller than the older figs and are used by Artizan, Blue Moon, Knuckleduster and new figs from Foundry. The 32mm figures are almost unique to Black Scorpion. In general, though, unless you’re a real stickler for standardizing the height of your figures, you can mix and match many of these scales without problem. After all, there’s a lot of hei
