"Scale Conversion Chart?" Topic
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| warhawkwind | 22 Nov 2014 9:33 a.m. PST |
Hi folks. Anybody out there able to point me towards a chart for converting Figure Scales? That is, if 28mm equals 1/56th scale, what does 20mm equal?
Thanx as always. |
| steamingdave47 | 22 Nov 2014 9:42 a.m. PST |
You have raised one of the great philosophical questions of our age!!!! What, indeed does "20 mm" equal. Judging by the models I have, anything between 1/65 to 1/80. " 20mm" WW2 figures appear to vary in height from 21mm to about 26mm. |
| Texas Jack | 22 Nov 2014 9:49 a.m. PST |
With scale creep the waters are certainly muddy, but in this wiki article is a handy chart with the theoretical conversions. YMMV Just scroll down to "scale":
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| MajorB | 22 Nov 2014 10:08 a.m. PST |
what does 20mm equal 1/76 or 1/87 depending on whether you go with the UK 4mm=1ft scale or the US/European 3.5mm=1ft |
| MajorB | 22 Nov 2014 10:09 a.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 22 Nov 2014 10:29 a.m. PST |
Originally, 20mm = 1/76; these days, 1/72 is more common. That's in the USA. |
| warhawkwind | 22 Nov 2014 2:41 p.m. PST |
MajorB: That's just what I was looking for. Thanx. |
| PrivateSnafu | 22 Nov 2014 4:46 p.m. PST |
Big Lee's is the go to one for me, although i'll have to bookmark the TMP one. Scale Guide |
| Skeptic | 23 Nov 2014 8:14 a.m. PST |
It depends on whether you mean X mm feet-to-top-of-head or X mm feet-to-eyes. For the former, the scale should be straightforward. For the latter, however, you'd need to adjust for the eyes-to-top-of-head distance, since scale models are not based on any feet-to-eyes measure… |
| warhawkwind | 23 Nov 2014 9:48 a.m. PST |
PrivateSnafu: Great chart, thank you.
By the way, I love those old training films you starred in! |
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