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1. Step 1 – Gather your supplies.
2. Step 2 – Cut out your hills.
3. Step 3 – Form the edges and ridges.
4. Step 4 – Stack pieces on top of each other and glue them down!
5. Step 5 – Brush PVA glue onto all the flat surfaces and cover with dirt, sand, and tiny pebbles.
6. Step 6 – Paint or prime your hills black.

What are miniatures made of?

Miniature models are commonly made of metal, plastic, or paper. They are used to augment the visual aspects of a game and track position, facing, and line of sight of characters. Miniatures are typically painted and can be artfully sculpted, making them collectible in their own right.

How are miniatures measured?

Miniature models, especially those measured in absolute scales, are often measured using a reference point. The topic of where the correct reference point should be, however, is often heavily debated. There are three common reference points for measuring the size of a miniature: To the top of the figure.

What does 28mm scale mean?

A 28mm scale miniature is designed in a way, where the average sized human is an absolute scale model that is 28 tall up to the chosen reference point. That reference point is often the top of the head, but most companies use the eye level as the reference point.

What kind of plastic are miniatures made of?

Currently Games Workshop only use 2 types of material for their modern miniature lines, plastic and resin. The plastic they use is a derivative of polystyrene, hence the use of polystyrene cement as the standard glue for the miniatures.

Why did GW stop using metal?

Originally miniatures were produced using a white metal alloy including lead, although in 1987 Citadel began to produce plastic miniatures as well under the name “Psychostyrene” and “Drastik Plastik”. In 1997 Citadel switched to a lead-free white metal because of concerns about lead poisoning, particularly in children.

Is Warhammer 40K 28mm?

The nominal scale of 40K is 28mm ‘heroic’. If you convert this to proportional scale, GW infantry models are supposedly about 1/60 scale. (A six foot tall man measures five feet eight to the eyes.) Other manufacturers sometimes describe 28mm as 1/56 scale.

Are Barbies 1/12 scale?

Do NOT let that confuse you, Barbie is a 12″ doll, which DOES NOT WORK with 1:12 furniture. While some people (my parents) purchase 1:12 miniatures at flea markets for their kid’s Barbie houses. These pieces are not the right scale.

Is D&D 28mm or 32mm?

New D&D range is 30mm for 6ft. CMON are 28mm to 32mm. As you mentioned they are the same scale as KDM.