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Infidel Castro

Infidel Castro

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I was looking at a some painting earlier and was struck by something I\'m seeing more and more of and that makes me ask myself why do they do that?

The doings is the habit of placing a coin or thumbnail next to the miniature they are photographing and displaying as if to say look how small it is!

I find the habit difficult to fathom and I wonder why people do this as in the main most miniatures are VERY SMALL. That\'s why they\'re called miniatures lol

Anyway, that\'s all.

Adieu!
 
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krom1415

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I guess, so that we can see how small the mini really is :D
Although most of us work in 28mm, others do not, I think it does not detract from the mini\'s worth and is a good guide to what were looking at.

Reverend, stop winging and get your paint brushes out, I\'ve seen your gallery and there\'s some fine stuff in there:D

Happy Painting, oops, I should get some painting done too:rolleyes:
 
Sand Rat

Sand Rat

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As one of the offenders, Reverend, I do it for the reason that Krom offers. Yup, I realize its a miniature, but there are minis, and then there are minis.
 
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Modderrhu

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Or as an indication to people who have no idea about how small minis are...

As for choosing a coin specifically, don\'t people realise that it\'s only worth anything if people are familiar with the coin? Much better to use something that isn\'t country specific, after all, exactly how big is a US cent? And how big is the farthing these days, rev? ;)
 
Infidel Castro

Infidel Castro

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Right, okay, I knew what the answers would be, but it still seems a pointless exercise to me.

Mod, you reckon there\'s a particular thing that can work, like a ruler for instance?

Krom, painting comes in kicks and starts with me in cycles of years lol
 
Wren

Wren

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I think it\'s a good idea to do with things that are of unusual size/scale, or at least to mention the scale in the comments. I will assess a 6mm, 10mm or 15mm piece a little differently than a 28mm. And assess differently again with some of the larger scale stuff. Ditto if an item is from a 28mm scale range but is particularly small, go ahead and show me a comparison with something so I know how small.

As far as the specificity of coins... I\'m guessing most of the coins people will use are in the ballpark of one another. Or at least as ballpark as talking about 28mm scale which can range from 25mm to 35mm depending on age of mini and manufacturer. Unless someone was really clever with the photography, I think it\'d be obvious if someone was using a big thick coin like a loonie or a pound coin to try to make something look smaller than it is.
 
Sand Rat

Sand Rat

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Originally posted by Modderrhu
Or as an indication to people who have no idea about how small minis are...

As for choosing a coin specifically, don\'t people realise that it\'s only worth anything if people are familiar with the coin? Much better to use something that isn\'t country specific, after all, exactly how big is a US cent? And how big is the farthing these days, rev? ;)
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Which is why I used a Euro Penny - I figured that it was prolly one of the most widely travelled coins as opposed to the US penny.
 
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Modderrhu

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You\'re probably right, steelcult. Though I\'ve never seen a Euro Penny, or a US 1c coin. Even in ZA, coins sizes have changed over the years - a 1c coin used to be about 15mm across, it dropped to around 8mm, and is now extinct.

So, what is neither country nor culture specific, small enough, and is something that everyone is familiar with? A matchstick? A thimble? A ballhair? Even a ruler would have to be marked in inches and mm. :rolleyes: There must be something, just cannot think what it would be.
 
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tzor

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Originally posted by reverend
I was looking at a some painting earlier and was struck by something I\'m seeing more and more of and that makes me ask myself why do they do that?
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There is an old UFO epsiode that takes the argument to the silly extreeme. (Without scale you can\'t tell the differernce between a telescope and a microscope ... mind you they didn\'t install microscopes on the satelite that tracked the UFOS to their home planet in the first place ...)

Yes we all paint miniatures. Give that there is a massive, almost galatic difference between the 50mm minis, the 32mm minis and the 15mm minis. Given that we tend to blow up minis to the point of visual insanity, it is sometimes important to note that a extreemely blown up 15mm mini is not going to have the same glorious level of detail as a 50mm mini that covers the same size pixel wise on the screen.

Besides it also shows that the painter hasn\'t spent his or her last cent on that mini. lol
 
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EricJ

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well, I think it does add for people unfamiliar with the general scale of miniatures, however I think it\'s good fun when people stick their thumb in the photo as a reference point... I think i\'m going to get a model of a double size thumb and start putting it next to all my minis, just to blow everyones mind how small the mini is!

Or get a double size coin...oh the fun that would cause messing with peoples depth perceptions.

I think the bases generally offer a darn good point of reference for the size of minis
 
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vincegamer

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I included a penny (us) in my best rated mini on this site. I think a lot of people have forgotten what the old GW Epic scale was so it helps in that sense. I\'m sure my Epic minis would get crap ratings if people didn\'t know they were only 6mm tall.
 
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Thecadian

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you cant get the same amount of detail into smaller models so i dont mind people putting objects next to pics to show that they are smaller

otherwise theyd get a lower rating
 
Shawn R. L.

Shawn R. L.

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Originally posted by reverend
Right, okay, I knew what the answers would be, but it still seems a pointless exercise to me.

Mod, you reckon there\'s a particular thing that can work, like a ruler for instance?

Krom, painting comes in kicks and starts with me in cycles of years lol
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It\'s one thing to know how small something is. It\'s completely another thing to actually see it. For me, the amazment goes way up when I see something in relationship to another to FULLY appreciate the size, or lack thereof. It\'s kind of like when a dinosaur bone is discovered and they tell how tall it is. Then they show someone standing next to it.
 
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treide

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I think the size of a mini makes a big difference, and a visual aid to convey that size helps, especially if one doesn\'t know the exact scale of the mini.

Here\'s a link to a little goblin I painted - I didn\'t know the scale (or the manufacturer for that matter), so I included the thumbtack just so folks could get a sense of his size. I thought a thumbtack would be a more useful \"universal\" measure of scale.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/130161
 
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Torn blue sky

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I reckon your all mad. If I wanted to scale it, i\'d pose it next to a tank or something equally large and ubiquitous to make me look good.
\"Wow! look how tiny it is!\" They\'d all say. Then forevermore would I have a day and parade named after me in recognition of my gift to man. :]
\"Awesome Day\"...thats what it would be called. (Obviously if I didn\'t specify something, \"Wanker Day\" or something similar would appear in the thread later)


(But I suppose I can\'t exactly dissagree)
 
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matty1001

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Now this is a good example of how to show scale:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/122544
Just post it next to a mini everybody knows.
 
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