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Miniatures and Wargames Survey 2008
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What genre do you collect for display?

Fantasy 40.25%
Historical 29.72%
Alternate History (Steam Punk for example) 23.84%
Modern/Near Future 23.53%
Science Fiction 33.13%
Other 1.24%

Responses for the Other option included Pulp, Animals and Horror.

What scales do you prefer to collect for display?

15 mm and smaller. 10.53%
20-25 mm. 16.72%
Heroic 25 mm up to 32 mm 44.89%
Between 32 mm and 54 mm. 10.22%
Larger than 54 mm. 10.22%
Other 0.93%

In addition to the above scales, people also wrote in various ship and starship scales.

Do you paint your own miniatures for display?


2007 2008
I paint all my own display miniatures. 35.68% 74.23%
Most of the display miniatures I have, I painted. 64.62% 22.09%
I prefer to buy prepainted display miniatures. 0.00% 0.61%
I prefer to buy hand painted display miniatures. 0.00% 3.07%

When you display your miniatures, do you tend to show them alone or in dioramas?


2007 2008
Generally alone. 87.19% 85.28%
Generally in a diorama. 12.82% 14.72%

Are you miniatures displayed proudly in common areas or are they hidden away?


2007 2008
They are displayed proudly throughout our house. 52.46% 46.63%
I get to show them off in dark hallways and in back rooms. 9.84% 7.98%
I show them off to myself in my office/bedroom. 32.78% 38.65%
I get to show them off when I dig them out from storage but I have to put them back after admiring them. 3.28% 6.75%

What is the main reason you do not display your miniatures in primary living spaces?


2007 2008
No room to display them. 35.71% 33.33%
My significant other does not want them out in the open. 14.28% 18.39%
I haven't found a great way to display them. 28.57% 21.84%
I am worried about pets/children getting a hold of them. 14.28% 19.54%
Other 7.14% 6.90%

Other reasons that people gave for why they do not display miniatures include being embarrassed about collecting miniatures, paint jobs not quite being up to par and simply that they prefer to display them in their art/game room as opposed to in the general living areas.

If you had a better way of displaying your miniatures, would you?


2007 2008
Yes 45% 89.39%
No 55% 10.60%


Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 March 2008 17:11 )
 
Better "Paper" Models

Paper models can be very useful, but even with thick card stock - they don't tend to be very durable.  If I have a paper model that I want to modify or use a lot, I make it out of sheet styrene (plasticard).

Print the model out like normal and than you can either glue the pattern on the card or use carbon paper to transfer it to the card.  Cut out the parts  and glue it up.  Ignore the fold lines - it is normally easier to just glue the edges together than to try and get a good fold with the plastic.  Also, the tabs are not needed either.

You can use various epoxy putties to add additional details and also use normal plastic model parts or scraps of styrene.  Prime and paint like any other plastic model.  The end result is very durable and will last a lot longer than paper models getting the same amount of use.

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