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What is the scale for Star Wars Miniatures? I've seen 28mm, 30mm, and 34mm mentioned. Clearly there is some variance... just look at the RS Bespin Guard vs the IE one. The IE one must be 6-8 and 275 pounds versus the 5-5 140 pound guard from Rebel storm. (Although those numbers are not unreasonable for humans, so I guess they could be in the same scale.) But what is it supposed to be?
Also, somewhere I read that the map scale is actually different from the minis scale. If so, what is the map scale? (And is that the same for all maps?)
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I'd say 25mm -28mm max 
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As always, wikipedia explains it better than I could: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_figure_(gaming) Assume 28mm scale. I take that to mean 28 mm = 5 feet. Since SWM came from DDM, and DDM used a scale of 1"=5', then I assume SWM maps are roughly the same. So the figures are actually oversized to the map scale.
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jak wrote:I'd say 25mm -28mm max 25mm is the old West End Games metal miniatures, which are significantly smaller than the WotC minis, so I'm sure it's not 25mm.
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lt_murgen wrote:As always, wikipedia explains it better than I could: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_figure_(gaming) Assume 28mm scale. I take that to mean 28 mm = 5 feet. Since SWM came from DDM, and DDM used a scale of 1"=5', then I assume SWM maps are roughly the same. So the figures are actually oversized to the map scale. I looked at what you linked, and it doesn't say anything about D&D's scale. Wikipedia's SWM entry says it is 34mm scale. But as I mentioned various other places indicate 28mm or 30mm scale for SWM.
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FlyingArrow wrote:lt_murgen wrote:As always, wikipedia explains it better than I could: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_figure_(gaming) Assume 28mm scale. I take that to mean 28 mm = 5 feet. Since SWM came from DDM, and DDM used a scale of 1"=5', then I assume SWM maps are roughly the same. So the figures are actually oversized to the map scale. I looked at what you linked, and it doesn't say anything about D&D's scale. Wikipedia's SWM entry says it is 34mm scale. But as I mentioned various other places indicate 28mm or 30mm scale for SWM. so lets just agree on 27mm to 31mm indicating what figure it is lake bane compared to a jedi padawan bane is much taller so he would be more then the padawan. IMO
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FlyingArrow wrote:lt_murgen wrote:As always, wikipedia explains it better than I could: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_figure_(gaming) Assume 28mm scale. I take that to mean 28 mm = 5 feet. Since SWM came from DDM, and DDM used a scale of 1"=5', then I assume SWM maps are roughly the same. So the figures are actually oversized to the map scale. I looked at what you linked, and it doesn't say anything about D&D's scale. Wikipedia's SWM entry says it is 34mm scale. But as I mentioned various other places indicate 28mm or 30mm scale for SWM. The reason I linked to that wiki article was simply to point out that there is no consistent scale, even within a particular listed 'scale". Here is the relevant quote: "The use of scale is not uniform and can deviate by as much as 30%.[citation needed] A manufacturer might advertise its figures as 28 mm, but their products may be over 30 mm tall. A contributing factor is the difference in methods used to calculate scale. Some manufacturers measure figure height from the feet to the eyes rather than the top of the head. Therefore a 6-foot (1.83 m) figure in 28 mm scale would be 30 mm tall."If we assume that 28 mm is close to “S” scale of 1:64 as listed in the wiki, what happens when we convert the numbers? 1” = 64” = S scale 25.4mm= 1.626 m 28 mm = 1.792 m Now, Darth Bane is listed as 2 meters tall. His miniature, therefore, should scale to roughly 31.2 mm tall. If I use what they listed, I get the following: 30 mm = 1.83m. 1.18" = 72.04 in or 1"=61.05" So Bane would be 32.78 mm tall.
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