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| A question of scale.; Every forum needs one... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 2 2008, 09:24 AM (404 Views) | |
| Ross | Dec 2 2008, 09:24 AM Post #1 |
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This comes up a bit, and it's one that I can never remember, but what vehicle scale works best for what miniature scale? From what I can remember....... 28mm you'll be looking for 1:48/1:43/1:56 15mm you'll be right with 1:72 6mm you'll want 1:144 so.... how's my driving? I know we covered it in THIS THREAD, but I was thinking a comprehensive list melded into one thread/post would be good. I'll edit this post and sticky it in the vehicle section once we're done (if my fellow Mods don't disagree). |
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| shadowbeast | Dec 2 2008, 10:45 AM Post #2 |
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It can depend a lot on the measurement from soles to eyeballs, or soles to scalp, so you cannot actually trust measurements unless the manufacturer gives an actual scale. It also helps if you know the correct measurements of a real item. I do know 28mm is NOT 1/43, I was trying to find figs for some Airfix 1/43 cars and some 1/48 figures looked to small, so I checked some swimsuited 1/43 model railway scenic figures against some figures and found they were nearly a centimetre taller than a Space Marine in full armour. A horned Chaos Marine in fact. According to TMPs calculation, the size compared to the scale, assuming sole-to-eyeball measurement, means: 28mm=1/57.5, so 1/55-56 scale. 15mm=1/107 scale, so 1/100 will do. 6mm=1/268 so use 1/285. This system is shown here. Then again this system does not take into account the different heights of humanity through the ages. This system does. Some will also measure to the top of the head, while others assume the average height of a man is 5'10" though others may say 6'. Worldworks for example assume 28mm is 1/60, and it looks fine with true 28mm figures, but heroic 28mm figures.... Which gives us another problem. For them, shall we say 1/50 scale? So in conclusion I would say: 28mm= pick one between 1/60 and 1/55 exaggerated/heroic 28mm (32mm)= 1/50 15mm= 1/100 6mm= 1/285 This is due to the oddness of the proper scale heights, noone makes an oddball scale like 1/57.5 or 1/107! And don't worry about hovering a few scales around, it's wargaming not railway modelling! |
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| Bungle | Dec 3 2008, 12:22 AM Post #3 |
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28mm depends on what you want. True 28mm ie 28mm to eyes or 31/32mm to top of head works out OK at 1/55, 1/56 (model railway scale 5.5mm to the foot mainly for narrow gauge stuff though) Larger 28mm is OK with 1/50 or 1/48 especially if mounted on their own 6" high round plastic pedestal called a slotta (1/48 US "O" scale") 40mm go better with 1/43 (model railway scale 7mm to the foot UK "O" scale) 20mm 1/72 or 1/76 (model railway scale at 4mm to foot UK "oo" scale) 15mm (depends who makes it of 15mm to 18mm) 1/120 at 15mm 1/100 at 18mm (model railway scale 3mm to the foot UK TT or 1/120 europe and US TT) You could push "HO" train scale which is 1/87 with 18mm figures 10mm or 12mm goes close with N gauge which is 1/144 to 1/160 depending on where in the world 6mm well Z gauge is 1/220 but figures are not often accurate so 1/300 to 1/200 could do. those are my personal opinions. |
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| Ross | Dec 4 2008, 08:01 AM Post #4 |
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Well I was a bit out of the ball park, 6mm especially ![]() What's the general consensus? |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 4 2008, 09:08 AM Post #5 |
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Bungle is about right, from wht I can see. I'd add that (true) 25mm is about 1/64th -1/60th scale. |
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