"Paper/Cardstock Ships " Topic

Ok Here is a question for you all. I have a few paper models of WWII ships in 1/200 scale that I thought would be interesting to use in some Naval scenarios with my 1/600 aircraft. If I were to scan them and wanted to make them in 1/600 how would I go about it? What ratio or percentage should I use? Forgive me if I seem somewhat ignorant LOL. Robert

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1) 1/1200 is 100 scale feet to each full-scale inch.
2) 1/600 is 50 scale feet to each full-scale inch.
3) So a 1/1200th scale model is half the size of a 1/600th scale model. For example, a 600-prototype-foot ship model is 6 inches in 1/1200th, and 12 inches in 1/600th.
4) Therefore you need to double the size of your original 1/1200th model. Depending on the copier controls, I would imagine that 200% (doubling the size of the original) would be what you need.

MH

Arithmetic checks out. Reading comprehension? :)

I'm with Mako on this one.

Thanks guys. I just don't know why I cant get my mind around the concept LOL. I have a Hunt class destroyer,Liberty ship,the Graf Spee,Graf Zeppelin, USS Lexington,USS Saratoga,IJN Akagi,IJN Zuikaku, HMS Nelson,HMS Exeter and a slew of others. The thought never occurred to me to use them in my gaming. I have some in 1/300,1/400 and 1/700 too. Robert

Has anyone else used paper or card stock models? Robert

It's not so much reading comprehension as it is mis-reading the number as 1/1200. Due to eyestrain (staring at computer screens all day), my computer vision is sometimes below par.

Sorry about that.

MH

Where did you get those models? I'm staring at a stack of balsa, styrene and brass rod, contemplating scratch-building pre-dreadnoughts, but would LOVE to go the card stock route (and would happily change periods to do so).

MH --

My apologies for the jab. Observe from the time stamp on my note that I had to read KaosC's note for more than 4 hours before catching on myself.

All of this confusion would have been avoided had we not adopted Arabic numbers and stayed with the Roman notation.

"Where did you get those models? "

I actually found a stack of them at a used bookstore a couple of years ago. I thought they would be a good buy and useful some day. I had forgotten about them till just recently. I know and have downloaded some free ones I have found on the internet too. Robert

What about this thread?

TMP link

MH

"What about this thread?"
I have been to Lou's site before and have downloaded the Norwegian Destroyer plans too. I have found the IJN Chokai and IJN OYODO and others here too,
link

Robert

Looking at what I have I can do some interesting scenarios using both the ships and my aircraft. I was hoping to find some more Merchant ships other the the Liberty ship for some convoy attacks. Robert

I'll look for some more free ones online and post what I have found :). Robert

This site has a free USS Texas and Prinz Eugen. Robert

papermodelers.com

There are some on some Japanese sites. I wish I could read the and know what ships they are LOL. Robert

WOW! Those Japanese models are IMPRESSIVE.

Did someone say there is a free cardstock model of a Liberty ship out there somewhere?

The free plans on my webpages are for a WW2 British Hunt Type 1, WW2 German Raubvogel torpedo boat, and Butler (Samuel B. Roberts) class destroyer escort on my LCoat.tripod.com page, and on my coatneyhistory.com page, the Norwegian Sleipner class WW2 coastal destroyers.

I downsized a couple of Italian ships from 1:200(?) paper model kits, but then discovered they had no (waterline) KEEL.

My designs are MUCH simpler, and can be done down to 1:1200, although a scale that small can be VERY challenging for aging eyes and fingers.

Hi there Louis. I was the one that mentioned the Liberty ship. It wasn't free. I found one for sale with the other ships at a local book store. I picked it up with all the others :). I had happened upon you site years ago and booked marked it :) Robert