Miniature base size guide
Which base suits which miniature, every size we print, and the movement tray that carries each one.
- 28mm on foot 25mm or 32mm round
- 28mm cavalry 25 × 50mm, 30 × 60mm or a 60 × 35mm oval
- 10mm and 15mm One 40mm-wide plate for each unit
- Ranked units Square bases in a movement tray
For a 28mm figure on foot, a 25mm round base is the classic size and a 32mm round base is the usual size in today's fantasy and sci-fi games. Horses go on 25 × 50mm or 30 × 60mm rectangles, or on a 60 × 35mm oval. At 10mm and 15mm, a whole unit shares one plate 40mm wide. The tables below list every size we print and what each one is for. Check your game's rules before you buy, because some rules ask for exact sizes.
What size round base does a 28mm miniature need?
| Size | What it is for |
|---|---|
| 25mm round | The classic base for 28mm figures on foot, used by most historical skirmish games and older fantasy armies. |
| 32mm round | The usual infantry size in today's big fantasy and sci-fi games. It leaves room for a rock or a tuft beside the figure. |
| 40mm round | Officers, heroes and bigger figures. |
Each round base is 3.6 mm tall with a sloped edge. They come in packs of 10, in grey resin.
What size square base do ranked units use?
| Size | What it is for |
|---|---|
| 20 × 20mm | Foot that fight shoulder to shoulder: the close-order infantry base of many historical rules and older rank-and-flank games. |
| 25 × 25mm | The usual square base for 28mm infantry in rank-and-file games. |
| 25 × 50mm | The standard cavalry base in most rank-and-file and historical rules. |
| 30 × 60mm | Big horses and heavy cavalry. |
Square bases butt up edge to edge, so a ranked unit stays tidy and drops into a movement tray.
What size base suits cavalry and monsters?
| Size | What it is for |
|---|---|
| 60 × 35mm oval | The standard oval for a 28mm horse and rider. |
| 75 × 42mm oval | A bigger horse, a rearing pose or a beast. |
An oval follows the line of a horse, so a mounted figure looks right from every side. For ranked cavalry, use the 25 × 50mm or 30 × 60mm rectangles above.
What size base do 10mm and 15mm miniatures use?
At 10mm and 15mm a unit is a group of figures glued to one plate, which moves and fights as a single stand. Every movement plate we print is 40mm wide, the frontage most historical rules use at these scales, and you choose the depth.
| Size | What it is for |
|---|---|
| 40 × 15mm | Close-order foot. |
| 40 × 20mm | Foot, and cavalry facing the short edge. |
| 40 × 30mm | Cavalry. |
| 40 × 40mm | Deep units, command stands and war machines. |
Each plate is 2 mm thick. Our guide to basing 10mm and 15mm armies on multi-bases covers spacing and how many figures go on a stand.
Which movement tray fits which base?
| Base | Tray | Formations |
|---|---|---|
| 20 × 20mm square | 20mm Square | 4 × 2, 5 × 2, 6 × 2, 5 × 3, 5 × 4, 5 × 1, 10 × 1 |
| 25 × 25mm square | 25mm Square | 4 × 2, 5 × 2, 6 × 2, 5 × 3, 5 × 4, 5 × 1, 10 × 1 |
| 30 × 30mm square | 30mm Square | 5 × 1, 5 × 2, 5 × 3, 5 × 4 |
| 30 × 60mm cavalry | 30 × 60mm Cavalry | 5 × 1, 5 × 2 |
| 32mm round | 32mm Round | 5 × 1, 4 × 2, 5 × 2, 6 × 2, 5 × 3, 5 × 4 |
Formations are written bases across × ranks deep: 5 × 4 holds a block of 20, five wide and four deep. The trays are printed in grey PLA with a magnet recess under every base. We make round trays for 32mm bases only. Our guide to movement tray sizes has the outside measurements of every tray.
How is a base measured?
A base is measured across the bottom, where it meets the table. Ours have a sloped edge and are their full size at the bottom, so a 32mm base measures 32 mm on the table and a little less across the top.
Do our miniatures come with bases?
10mm and 15mm units come with free movement plates. Our 28mm Reconquer Designs models have no base of their own, so they come with free bases: 32mm round unless you pick square. Ten Kingdoms figures stand on small sculpted footplates that glue straight onto a base.
What goes on the base?
Our basing bits are sized for 28mm figures: small pieces for 25mm and 32mm infantry bases, and feature pieces for 40mm to 60mm bases. A texture roller presses cobblestones, planks or cracked earth into putty for the ground. How to base miniatures goes through it step by step.