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Barantor

04-04-2019 09:55 AM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

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Originally Posted by malchidael (Post 2253138)

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.

If you don't have a printer, or for some reason want magnetic bases that are hex then https://litko.net/ has wood, plastic and magnetic bases in 1.5 in hex, with some double hexes too for larger things.

voodoo54

04-04-2019 12:48 PM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

What were the miniatures Steve and Phil were using to demo TFT awhile back?

philreed

04-04-2019 07:10 PM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

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Originally Posted by voodoo54 (Post 2253297)

What were the miniatures Steve and Phil were using to demo TFT awhile back?

Here ya go:

https://r4i.us/product-category/miniatures/

Plus some D&D pre-painted.

malchidael

04-04-2019 08:56 PM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

And, in one picture, some 3D printed Octopi warriors, which I'm hoping Fat Dragon games puts up for sale on DriveThruRPG soon, since they were unlocked as part of the recent kickstarter.

voodoo54

04-04-2019 09:29 PM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

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Originally Posted by philreed (Post 2253400)

Here ya go:

https://r4i.us/product-category/miniatures/

Plus some D&D pre-painted.

Awesome, thanks Phil!

philreed

04-05-2019 05:25 AM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

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Originally Posted by malchidael (Post 2253424)

And, in one picture, some 3D printed Octopi warriors, which I'm hoping Fat Dragon games puts up for sale on DriveThruRPG soon, since they were unlocked as part of the recent kickstarter.

Pics here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/2341064

Terquem

04-09-2019 05:11 PM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

The "scale" (ground scale) is 1:32
Or 1 "unit" on the paper is equal to 32 "units" in the real world
Or 1 inch on paper is 32 inches in the real world
1:32 scale figures would match figure scale to ground scale
Lego minifigs are "traditionaly" considered to be 1:48
with slight deviations allowed for the minifig proportions

54mm figures are usually considered closer to 1:35 (being typically 1:33.9 when measured)

Steve Jackson

04-10-2019 04:31 PM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

I really love the look of 54mm, but they are hard to find (a lot of my accumulation came out of Eastern Europe) and yes, they're big.

An advantage of the ones Phil found for the TFT demos is that the transparent base is easy to write (for iinstance) an ID letter on.

thrash

01-26-2020 09:00 AM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

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Originally Posted by Steve Jackson (Post 2254796)

I really love the look of 54mm, but they are hard to find (a lot of my accumulation came out of Eastern Europe) and yes, they're big.

Aren't Green Army Men approximately 54mm? Closer than 25/28mm figures or LEGO minifigs, anyway. (I will admit that scale is more important to me than quality.)

Modern military may not fit in your TFT world (though they make me want to play Subterranean Operational Theater), but there are sets with knights, vikings, Romans & barbarians, gladiators, Greeks & Trojans, etc., that can be made to serve. At the usual price point, one can afford to buy a bunch and then pick and choose.

Fantasy figures are (as you say) harder to find or a bit more expensive, but they are coming around -- how about 100 skeleton warriors for $20?

Chris Rice

01-26-2020 09:08 AM

Re: 54mm miniatures?

Weren't Lord of the Rings Hex figures considerably larger than usual? They might be a good fit if you're looking for a larger scale of miniature.

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