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Miniature scale converter
How tall is a 6-foot human at 28 mm heroic scale? About 33 millimeters — and the answer changes with every line of miniatures you buy. This miniature scale converter works both directions across the hobby's common scales: 15 mm (about 1:100, the big-battle historical standard), 25 mm (about 1:64, the classic), 28 mm heroic (about 1:56, the D&D and fantasy standard), and 32 mm (about 1:50, the newer Warhammer size). Enter a real-world height in feet, inches, centimeters, or millimeters and get the figure height in millimeters and inches — or measure a miniature and recover what it represents. The proportions note carries the caveat that matters in practice: heroic lines upsize heads and hands deliberately, so a true-scale print beside heroic metal looks lanky, not broken.
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How it works
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Figure scales are ratios: 15 mm runs about 1:100, 25 mm about 1:64, 28 mm heroic about 1:56, and 32 mm about 1:50.
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Real → figure divides your height by the ratio after converting to millimeters; figure → real multiplies back out.
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The proportions note flags the heroic caveat — oversized heads and hands mean a printed true-scale figure looks lanky next to heroic metal or plastic.
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6 ft human in 28 mm heroic
Inputs6 ft, 28 mm heroic (~1:56)
ResultAbout 33 mm tall (1.3 in) — chunkier proportions than a true 1:56 figure.
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Digital caliper
The fastest way to check a printed or purchased figure's actual height in millimeters.
Miniature paint set
Contrast and speed paints flatter heroic proportions and finish a small army fast.
Basing kit
Flock, tufts, and texture paste that make a converted figure look finished.
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