The FilamentResinHunter Scale Guide: New Canonical Reference

Every sculptor has a signature style. Some lean heroic, some lean true, some sculpt with longer limbs, some with chunkier armor. Most fall within predictable ranges, but a few drift into unusual proportions that still work once normalized.

We harmonize using three checks:

• Eye‑height measurement — the primary anchor for all scales.
• Shoulder‑width proportionality — ensures the model’s silhouette fits the band.
• The model’s overall proportional read — head size, limb thickness, stance, and visual mass are adjusted as needed to match the band’s expectations.

This ensures a 10mm ranger from Artist A and a 10mm orc from Artist B look like they belong in the same world—whether true or heroic.

Scale shapes three things that define tabletop presence: silhouette, proportion, and presence. When scale drifts, even slightly, the illusion breaks. A 10mm ranger standing on Weathertop should feel right. A 28mm hero should match the ruins, the enemies, and the scenario. Without a system, you get “scale wobble”—the quiet enemy of immersion.

Our solution is a two‑band system that separates sci‑fi from fantasy and defines how each genre handles proportion.

 Band A covers all sci‑fi releases and any range where anatomical realism is the priority. It spans 6mm mass‑battle infantry, 8mm titan‑scale elites, 10mm sci‑fi skirmish, 15mm tactical squads, and 28mm true‑scale sci‑fi characters.

Band A models are almost always true‑scale, with only the occasional sculptor drifting slightly toward stylization. Even then, the proportions remain serviceable and grounded. Band A models are measured at eye height, not top of head, and follow consistent anatomical ratios. This ensures clean cross‑artist compatibility, predictable terrain interaction, reliable basing standards, and a grounded, realistic silhouette.

If you’re printing mechs, troopers, or hard‑sci‑fi outposts, Band A is the backbone that keeps everything coherent.

 Band B covers all fantasy releases and spans the full range of proportional styles used by fantasy sculptors. It includes 10mm true‑scale, 10mm heroic, 15mm true‑scale, 15mm heroic, 20mm heroic, and 28mm heroic.

Band B contains the true/heroic split, and while most artists fall cleanly into one or the other, a few sit in the middle with hybrid proportions that still harmonize well once normalized. Heroic ranges in Band B follow long‑standing fantasy conventions and are slightly larger at eye height than their true‑scale counterparts, which is why 10mm heroic reads as 12mm and 15mm heroic reads as 17mm.

True scale models aim for realistic proportions—smaller heads, natural limb ratios, gear sized to anatomy. Most fantasy sculptors working in true scale stay close to these ratios, with only minor deviations.

Heroic scale exaggerates key features for readability—larger heads and hands, broader silhouettes, and stronger table presence. Unlike true scale, heroic ranges are literally larger at eye height, following historical miniature conventions.

• 10mm heroic typically measures 11.2–11.8mm eye height, which is why it reads as a 12mm scale.
• 15mm heroic typically measures 16.5–17.2mm eye height, which is why it reads as a 17mm scale.

Most heroic sculptors follow this pattern, though a few push the exaggeration harder or softer. These variations remain usable once harmonized.

20mm heroic sits between 15mm heroic and 28mm heroic and fills a niche used by a few fantasy sculptors for oversized skirmish characters, narrative centerpiece models, and high‑readability RPG figures. It typically reads as 22–24mm once on the table.