What is \"miniature\"
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A 1 inch ant would feel like a miniature when I painted it.An ant could be bigger than the real thing and I would still consider it miniature.
I dont think it has to do with scale to the actual object,more to how small it is to us.
Is a 100ft replica of the Titanic a miniature or a scale model
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I dont think it has to do with scale to the actual object,more to how small it is to us.
Is a 100ft replica of the Titanic a miniature or a scale model
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Drake Farstrider
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What an interesting debate. After much consideration, I think I would have to go with anything under 54mm. Because anything larger would be considered a scale model.
We don\'t consider model cars or Gundam models or for that matter those lovely anime models to be miniatures, we consider them to be scale models.
We don\'t consider model cars or Gundam models or for that matter those lovely anime models to be miniatures, we consider them to be scale models.
But if you were describing that particular replica, wouldn\'t it still be correct to say \"It is a miniature version of the Titanic\"
I agree with Mr. Drake quite a bit, but I\'ve referred to what I \'work\' with as miniatures for so long, that the meaning has become only 28-32mm scaled figures.
Actually, I have some Warmaster miniatures too, and even though they are definately miniatures I refer to them as \'small scaled miniatures\' (which seems as redundant as frozen ice cubes). It is subtle, but I do make a distiction.
Drake Farstrider
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Mr Drake, I like the sound of that. Thanks Mr. Supervike.
You know the more I think about it the stranger the question becomes. I think we all have different definitions of things. My definitions come from the old days of 1st edition AD&D when the actual term was \"fig\" for figure. For me a \"mini\" is a \"fig.\"
Therefore for me, this has a precise definition that I can pin down that a mini is something that is at least vaguely O Scale (using old model railroader terms) or smaller. Everything else I tend to refer to as a model. Models also emcompas minis (as in the term Model Railroad can have 25mm or smaller figures that look just like minis).
Since O scale is 1:60 scale (one model \" = 5\') I would generally feel uncomfortable with calling any scale lower than 1:50 a \"mini\" although I have no problems calling it a model.
But these terms are mostly for casual conversations. Generally if I saw some of the larger works presented here I would probably say, \"nice model\" and not \"nice mini.\"
Therefore for me, this has a precise definition that I can pin down that a mini is something that is at least vaguely O Scale (using old model railroader terms) or smaller. Everything else I tend to refer to as a model. Models also emcompas minis (as in the term Model Railroad can have 25mm or smaller figures that look just like minis).
Since O scale is 1:60 scale (one model \" = 5\') I would generally feel uncomfortable with calling any scale lower than 1:50 a \"mini\" although I have no problems calling it a model.
But these terms are mostly for casual conversations. Generally if I saw some of the larger works presented here I would probably say, \"nice model\" and not \"nice mini.\"
