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[11] Genuine 32 mm unique to Mithril Miniatures. Most common size for modern wargaming minis, although some miniatures may be up to 35 mm. 35 mm: ≈6.2 mm: ≈1:52 – 1:48: Heroic scale of 32 mm miniatures. 1:50 scale is a popular size for diecast models from European manufacturers. 1:48 is commonly known as quarter scale or American O scale ...
3.175 mm An historic scale for ships, also used for spacecraft. 1:91.44: 3.333 mm A popular scale for World War II hobbyist miniature wargaming. Also known as "20 mm figure scale" in wargaming. 1:90: 3.387 mm A scale proposed by some European manufacturers (e.g. Wiking) to supersede HO scale. 1:87.1: 3.5 mm: Model railways (HO/h0)
The British version continued the pattern of sub-contracting to Germans, so, at 7 mm to the foot, it works out to a scale of 1:43.5. Later, the European authority of model railroad firms MOROP declared that the "O" gauge (still 32 mm) must use the scale of 1:45, to allow wheel, tire, and splasher clearance for smaller than realistic curved ...
The assembly and painting of models is a major aspect of the hobby of miniature wargaming. Figure painting, or miniature painting, is the hobby of painting miniature figures and/or model figures, either as a standalone activity or as a part of another activity that uses models, such as role-playing games, wargames, or military modeling.
1:32 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures, in which one unit (such as an inch or a centimeter) on the model represents 32 units on the actual object. It is also known as "three-eighths scale", since 3 ⁄ 8 inch represents a foot. A 6 ft (183 cm) tall person is modeled as 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (57 mm) tall in 1:32 scale.
22.45 mm (0.884 in) S-scale is the same proportion in NEM, NMRA and the UK. S Scale Model Railway Society is the custodian of British S-scale. O14: 1:43.5: 14 mm (0.551 in) For accurately representing 2 ft narrow gauge in 7 mm scale. 0 or 7 mm: 1:43.5: 32 mm (1.26 in) Three sub-standards: coarse, unified and fine.
This scale is also popular in North America to depict 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge prototypes (using dedicated 14.28 mm (0.562 in) gauge track and known as "Sn3"), and elsewhere to depict the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow-gauge railways (using H0 scale 16.5 mm / 0.65 in gauge track and known as "Sn3 1 ⁄ 2") of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
It is also a popular scale for model railroads and toy trains and has been used for ship models. In addition, 28mm military and fantasy figures are a popular size for tabletop gaming. They are sometimes scaled out to 1:64, although opinions on the actual scale of 28mm range from 1:48 to 1:64, with 1:56 being the most common.