Pendraken Miniatures Forum

Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Dungeons => Topic started by: Maenoferren on 14 June 2011, 08:10:55 PM

Title: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Maenoferren on 14 June 2011, 08:10:55 PM
Hi Guys,
just wondering what size the squares on the floor are and how high the walls are too? :-\
plotting something 8->
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: capthugeca on 14 June 2011, 08:48:12 PM
According to Germy (see http://www.germy.co.uk/makingminidungeon.html (http://www.germy.co.uk/makingminidungeon.html)), the squares are 16mm x 16mm and the walls are 25mm high.
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Maenoferren on 14 June 2011, 08:52:55 PM
cheers....oooooh 16x16 was hoping it was 10 or 20 or even 15 :) that would be nice and easy  :(
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Leon on 15 June 2011, 01:07:01 AM
Quote from: Maenoferren on 14 June 2011, 08:52:55 PM
cheers....oooooh 16x16 was hoping it was 10 or 20 or even 15 :) that would be nice and easy  :(

..but everyone sells 16x16mm bases don't they...  :D

(I could actually knock some up on the laser machine if people would like them?  :-\ )
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Germy on 15 June 2011, 11:21:06 AM
Quote from: Maenoferren on 14 June 2011, 08:52:55 PM
cheers....oooooh 16x16 was hoping it was 10 or 20 or even 15 :) that would be nice and easy  :(
It was a long time ago, but I remember when making the dungeon 10mm was too small, 20mm to big. So I tested the sizes with some of the miniatures and 16mm
seemed about right. When you're the first to do something you don't automatically think of compatibility  ;)

If you are making bases then 15mm is fine as it gives room to manoeuvre the miniatures.

Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: sixsideddice on 15 June 2011, 11:27:53 AM
I could have sworn blind your dungeon tiles were j-u-s-t under 18mm across Germy?    :D
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: capthugeca on 15 June 2011, 12:48:53 PM
Quote from: sixsideddice on 15 June 2011, 11:27:53 AM
I could have sworn blind your dungeon tiles were j-u-s-t under 18mm across Germy?    :D

Surely when you get to our age with our eyesight 16mm is j-u-s-t under 18mm!  :-B  :D
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Cyril on 15 June 2011, 12:53:08 PM
I bought 15x15mm bases from Litko and it worked like a charm. There was a discussion and some pictures here:
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1341.msg12516#msg12516 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1341.msg12516#msg12516)
Six, may be you counted the gap between tiles in your measurements and got 18mm. Without the gap, I confirm its 16mm.
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Leon on 15 June 2011, 01:05:11 PM
I've got the 15mm ones on the website, so no worries there.  I've just had another look at the Litko site and noticed they're using plywood, which explains the higher prices.
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: sixsideddice on 15 June 2011, 02:14:19 PM
QuoteSurely when you get to our age with our eyesight 16mm is j-u-s-t under 18mm!

;D =O      hehehe  true.

Grrrr where is that measuring tape, always goes missing when I need it.
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Cyril on 15 June 2011, 09:22:45 PM
Quote from: Leon on 15 June 2011, 01:05:11 PM
I've got the 15mm ones on the website, so no worries there.
Hey ! That's good news !
But... You didn't have them at the time, did you?
Mmm.. are some pictures available ?
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Leon on 15 June 2011, 09:32:26 PM
Quote from: Cyril on 15 June 2011, 09:22:45 PM
Hey ! That's good news !
But... You didn't have them at the time, did you?
Mmm.. are some pictures available ?

No, I didn't have the laser machine at that point, so was limited to a few popular sizes.  I'll try and get a couple of pics, but they're just little squares of wood, with nice black edges!
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: nikharwood on 15 June 2011, 11:05:28 PM
Quote from: Leon on 15 June 2011, 09:32:26 PM
No, I didn't have the laser machine at that point, so was limited to a few popular sizes.  I'll try and get a couple of pics, but they're just little squares of wood, with nice black edges!

I do have to recommend Leon's bases at this point; good quality MDF [it varies elsewhere sometimes] with a nice clean cut & perfectly squared off. Sorted. Simples. I won't go back to using other base providers now.
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Cyril on 16 June 2011, 07:06:33 AM
Nik... how much did Leon have to pay you to say that ?  :)
Or may be he's holding your wife hostage ? Or worse... your beer fridge !  ;D

Anyway I'm looking forward to see these bases !
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: nikharwood on 16 June 2011, 10:18:37 PM
Quote from: Cyril on 16 June 2011, 07:06:33 AM
Nik... how much did Leon have to pay you to say that ?  :)
Or may be he's holding your wife hostage ? Or worse... your beer fridge !  ;D

Anyway I'm looking forward to see these bases !

Yep - he had the beer fridge  :D
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: Leon on 16 June 2011, 11:46:32 PM
Quote from: Cyril on 16 June 2011, 07:06:33 AM
Nik... how much did Leon have to pay you to say that ?  :)
Or may be he's holding your wife hostage ? Or worse... your beer fridge !  ;D

Nah, we all know the way to Nik's heart is through a nice single-malt...  =P~
Title: Re: wall and floor sizes
Post by: nikharwood on 17 June 2011, 08:22:26 PM
Quote from: Leon on 16 June 2011, 11:46:32 PM
Nah, we all know the way to Nik's heart is through a nice single-malt...  =P~

True, true. I am a discerning single-malt-man.Yum.

Or [as it's summer, allegedly] cider'll do fine too  8)