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POLL: What is a Miniature?

847 votes were cast by total voters.

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Frederick Supporting Member of TMP writes:

To me paper and flats still count as miniatures – not that I have any – but high marks to those who do, especially flats – people who paint flats usually do a great job!

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VOTING RESULTS
AnswerVotes%Chart
any sort of token used as a playing piece
27
3%
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anything that looks a bit like the item it is meant to be
163
19%
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must be a scale miniature in all ways
135
16%
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must be three dimensional
222
26%
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must not have articulation points
34
4%
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not larger than 90mm
54
6%
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have proportional parts and equipment
161
19%
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other (explain)
26
3%
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no opinion
25
3%
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POLL IS CLOSED
POLL DESCRIPTION

Angel Barracks Inactive Member muses...

What do you think a miniature is? I am interested in seeing what different people class as miniatures within the hobby. To me, a miniature would look real if made less miniature.

For example – get a 1:300th miniature of a tank and make it 300 times bigger, and it will (in theory) look like the real thing.

But get a cardboard counter of a tank and make it bigger, it will just look like a big cardboard counter. You will not convince people it is an actual tank, being flat will not help for starters.

I view a miniature as something that is smaller than normal, not an abstract smaller version of the normal-sized thing. If you get what I mean?

So, what is a miniature to you...