54mm miniatures?

oldwolf · 03-25-2019, 04:58 PM

So would 54mm miniatures seem about in scale with 1.5 inches being equal to 4 feet? I am thinking I might get a few to paint up, just to give a feel for scale in situations, while still using flat counters for actual game play. The nice thing is, such miniatures, when well painted can be real works of art.

ColBosch · 03-25-2019, 05:18 PM

They do look great, but one of the things I like about the larger hexes is that they can fit multiple 25/28mm miniatures.

Chris Rice · 03-25-2019, 05:32 PM

I much prefer 28/32mm scale miniatures; they're widely available both painted and unpainted and at reasonable cost. I play on Heroscape tiles which I think are slightly larger than the new TFT hexes and they look fine on those size hexes, plus the larger figures don't look too large. I'm sure 54mm would look great for human sized figures (not sure about the larger creatures) but they're a bit of a specialised scale and would probably be unpainted which is a problem for me.

voodoo54 · 04-03-2019, 10:16 AM

I would really like to use miniatures for some upcoming TFT adventures I want to run. Does anyone have any recommendations for 28/32mm scale pre-painted miniatures and where I can find them?

Chris Rice · 04-03-2019, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by voodoo54

I would really like to use miniatures for some upcoming TFT adventures I want to run. Does anyone have any recommendations for 28/32mm scale pre-painted miniatures and where I can find them?

I like the Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder ranges. Look for collections or singles on eBay. There's a huge variety out there and new sets constantly being released.

hcobb · 04-03-2019, 11:21 AM

Anybody tried the Lego minifigures so that the players can customize to match their characters?

ColBosch · 04-03-2019, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hcobb

Anybody tried the Lego minifigures so that the players can customize to match their characters?

Bleah. I like Lego, but using the blocky little minifigures would break any sense of immersion for me. Maybe a modern combat game using the more-realistic Mega figures, but no, not for TFT.

Barantor · 04-03-2019, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by hcobb

Anybody tried the Lego minifigures so that the players can customize to match their characters?

We've used legos for many RPGs and they work, though I did buy one of the reaper bones kickstarters and those work excellently too. I'll have to see if the Reaper Giants fit the sizing of the hexes or not from the tokens.

malchidael · 04-03-2019, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Barantor

We've used legos for many RPGs and they work, though I did buy one of the reaper bones kickstarters and those work excellently too. I'll have to see if the Reaper Giants fit the sizing of the hexes or not from the tokens.

If anyone has access to a 3D printer, I put some bases that work with either the Pathfinder Pawns or the pre-painted minis on Thingiverse.

The pawn bases are a little loose - I may have to tighten them up a bit. The mini adapters work perfectly with a little bit of poster putty to hold the minis in place.

I also did a set of just flat bases for standard minis - they work great for Bones, but I haven't uploaded those to Thingiverse yet.

schoon · 04-03-2019, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hcobb

Anybody tried the Lego minifigures so that the players can customize to match their characters?

Yup, In do this for my Star Wars RPG.

Amazing how much fun it is.

Not my plan for ITL, though.

03-25-2019, 04:58 PM	#1
oldwolf Join Date: Oct 2018	54mm miniatures? So would 54mm miniatures seem about in scale with 1.5 inches being equal to 4 feet? I am thinking I might get a few to paint up, just to give a feel for scale in situations, while still using flat counters for actual game play. The nice thing is, such miniatures, when well painted can be real works of art.

03-25-2019, 05:18 PM	#2
ColBosch Join Date: May 2007	Re: 54mm miniatures? They do look great, but one of the things I like about the larger hexes is that they can fit multiple 25/28mm miniatures.

03-25-2019, 05:32 PM	#3
Chris Rice Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: London Uk, but originally from Scotland	Re: 54mm miniatures? I much prefer 28/32mm scale miniatures; they're widely available both painted and unpainted and at reasonable cost. I play on Heroscape tiles which I think are slightly larger than the new TFT hexes and they look fine on those size hexes, plus the larger figures don't look too large. I'm sure 54mm would look great for human sized figures (not sure about the larger creatures) but they're a bit of a specialised scale and would probably be unpainted which is a problem for me.

04-03-2019, 10:16 AM	#4
voodoo54 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Southern Carolina	Re: 54mm miniatures? I would really like to use miniatures for some upcoming TFT adventures I want to run. Does anyone have any recommendations for 28/32mm scale pre-painted miniatures and where I can find them?

04-03-2019, 11:21 AM	#6
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Re: 54mm miniatures? Anybody tried the Lego minifigures so that the players can customize to match their characters? __________________ -HJC Last edited by hcobb; 04-03-2019 at 11:45 AM.