Miniatures

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In miniature wargaming, players enact simulated battles using scale models called miniatures, which can be anywhere from 2 to 54 mm in height, to represent warriors, vehicles, artillery, buildings, and terrain. These models are colloquially referred to as miniatures or minis.

Miniature are commonly made of metal, plastic, resin, or paper. They are used to augment the visual aspects of a game and track position, facing, and line of sight of characters, and participants. Miniatures are typically painted and can be artfully sculpted, making them collectible in their own right. Pre-painted plastic figures, such as Clix miniatures produced by WizKids, and X-Wing by Atomic Mass Games and unpainted plastic figures for Warhammer by Games Workshop, have become popular.

The hobby of painting, collecting, and playing with miniatures originated with toy soldiers, though the latter were generally sold pre-painted. Many role-playing gamers and tabletop wargamers paint their miniatures to differentiate characters or units on a gaming tables. Fantasy, role-playing, miniatures, and wargaming conventions often feature miniature painting competitions, such as Games Workshop's Golden Demon contest, and Adepticon's Resin Beast (among others).