"Board Game Axis & Allies ship scales" Topic
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green beanie | 27 Dec 2014 5:42 p.m. PST |
OK, let us try it this way. Any one out there know the scale of the plastic (Board Game version) Axis & Allies ships that come in the game? I know the destroyers and subs are close to 1/2400, but the carriers, battleships, cruisers and cargo/transports are a smaller scale. Any one know the scale? Thank you in advance and sorry if I confused any one who thought I meant the Axis & Allies Victory at Sea ships in my last post. Happy New Year to you all. |
BuckeyeBob | 27 Dec 2014 6:45 p.m. PST |
My game is not readily available but if you have yours determine it for yourself by: Measure the length of the model in inches. Reference or measure the length of the real-world subject. This measurement will likely be in feet, so multiply feet by 12 to convert to inches so that you use the same units. Divide the subject's length by the model's length to calculate the scale factor. If you have a remainder, round the number to the nearest integer. Write a "1:" in front of the scale factor to present it as a ratio. |
Allen57 | 27 Dec 2014 8:56 p.m. PST |
Per this Wikipedia link link the scale is 1/1850 |
green beanie | 28 Dec 2014 4:27 a.m. PST |
Once again, those are the Axis & Allies Miniature line minis and not the board game. The board game comes with tanks (1/285th scale) Planes (1/600ish scale) soldiers (1/72nd scale) and ships (?) along with a playing board, dice, cards, fake money and some games have small factories in them. Most of the current board game boxes have pictures of Monty, Rommel and Ike one them. |
Tim White | 28 Dec 2014 12:55 p.m. PST |
@green beanie, if you want the exact scale I'd take Buckeye Bob's suggestion and just measure it and compare it to the real life data. Here's a photo comparing the Yamato from A&A 1940 with a 1:2400 scale mini: link (you will have to scroll down) I suspect there isn't much consistency in scale even within a class of naval vessels in A&A boardgames. -Tim |
Charlie 12 | 28 Dec 2014 1:14 p.m. PST |
Tim is probably right; there is no consistent scale for the game ships. So you're going to have to measure each one and take it from there. (And that A&A Yamato is absolutely horrid…) |
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