Choosing the right terrain scale helps buildings, doors and accessories fit your miniatures. What is the difference between 28 mm and 32 mm? And which size should you choose for a historical army or Star Wars: Legion?<\/p>\n
This guide explains the differences and shows you how to convert dimensions using 28 mm as the starting point<\/strong>.<\/p>\n When miniatures are described as 28 mm or 32 mm, the measurement refers to a human figure. Depending on the manufacturer, it may be measured to eye level or to the top of the head.<\/p>\n Two ranges sold at the same scale can therefore have different proportions. Heroic-scale<\/strong> miniatures also tend to have exaggerated hands, heads or weapons.<\/p>\n Scale is not base diameter.<\/strong> A miniature on a 32 mm base is not necessarily a 32 mm-scale miniature.<\/p>\n 28 mm<\/strong> is one of the most common sizes for historical wargames, fantasy games and skirmishes. Examples include Bolt Action and Frostgrave.<\/p>\n For terrain, it offers a practical balance between detail and footprint: you can build streets, villages and battlefields without every building dominating the table.<\/p>\n Warhammer ranges include miniatures from different periods, with different sizes and proportions. Many modern figures are larger than their older counterparts, so 32 mm can be a useful rough reference<\/strong>, although no single equivalent applies to the entire range.<\/p>\n You can choose 28 mm or 32 mm terrain depending on the look you prefer:<\/p>\n Neither option is always the right choice. Compare the model’s dimensions with your figures, especially for doorways, walkways and interior spaces.<\/p>\n One game explicitly described as 32 mm<\/strong> is Malifaux.<\/p>\n We use 28 mm as the original size, or 100%<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 28 mm \u2192 100% The calculation is:<\/p>\n X = 32 \u00d7 100 \u00f7 28 = 114.29%<\/strong><\/p>\n Scaling from 28 mm to 32 mm increases the dimensions by 14.29%<\/strong>, or approximately 14\u201315%.<\/p>\n For example, a wall measuring 10 cm<\/strong> in the 28 mm version would measure approximately 11.43 cm<\/strong> when enlarged proportionally to 32 mm.<\/p>\n To work out any conversion:<\/p>\n Size percentage = desired scale \u00f7 28 \u00d7 100<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat does a scale in millimetres mean?<\/h2>\n
28 mm: a widely used size<\/h2>\n
28 mm or 32 mm for Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar?<\/h2>\n
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How much bigger is 32 mm than 28 mm?<\/h2>\n
32 mm \u2192 X<\/strong><\/p>\nConversion table from 28 mm<\/h2>\n