| KaweWeissiZadeh | 16 Mar 2015 8:42 a.m. PST |
Hi there, I really like to get some of my 3D stuff printed and was pondering with selling it afterwards. This made me wonder what scales (roughly) gamers prefer. Cheers, Kawe |
| Bob in Edmonton | 16 Mar 2015 8:51 a.m. PST |
Much of the older ADB and micro machines Star Trek ships seems to scale out around 1/3700. |
| emckinney | 16 Mar 2015 8:59 a.m. PST |
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| KaweWeissiZadeh | 16 Mar 2015 9:04 a.m. PST |
Fantastic feedback – thanks! |
| Stryderg | 16 Mar 2015 11:43 a.m. PST |
I wonder at scales like: 1/3700. 1/3700 of what, exactly? I've seen it on giant stompy robots from Japan a lot, too.
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I like the model, but I have no idea how big it's supposed to be. (I didn't mean to hijack the thread, because I have the same concerns with spaceships, too.) |
| Rhoderic III and counting | 16 Mar 2015 12:43 p.m. PST |
I like to think my spaceships (mainly Ninja Magic and Cold Navy) are 1/3000. It's arbitrary, but that works for me. |
| AdAstraGames | 16 Mar 2015 2:41 p.m. PST |
Ad Astra's minis are 1:3600 for AV:T and 1:7200 for Squadron Strike and Traveller. |
 javelin98  | 16 Mar 2015 3:31 p.m. PST |
Here is a discussion we had on the topic of "fleet scale" a few years ago: TMP link |
| wminsing | 17 Mar 2015 8:38 a.m. PST |
I wonder at scales like: 1/3700. 1/3700 of what, exactly? Um, anything? It's a scale, not a size. If the 'real thing' is 1000 feet long then the a 1/3700 model is 1000/3700 feet long (3.24 inches). If the 'real thing' is 500 meters long it's 500/3700 meters long for the model (13.5 centimeters). Scale is unit independent. So you should measure the robot and multiply it's height in inches by 3700 to get the 'real' height in inches. -Will |
| TheBeast | 17 Mar 2015 9:28 a.m. PST |
But, the ST stuff has published lengths. The Gundam? I'm not so sure… Now to see what Dave Webber's toys scale out at, so I can try to cogitate scale on the Honorverse ships I picked up from Ad Astra. ;->= Doug |
| wminsing | 17 Mar 2015 9:53 a.m. PST |
Well, you can still reverse engineer it from the stated scale and the model. If your robot model is stated at 1/500 scale and is 4" tall, the 'real thing' is supposedly 2000" tall (166' 8")! -Will |
| TheBeast | 18 Mar 2015 5:49 a.m. PST |
@wminsing True, but Stryderg's complaint appears to be the fact he's looking at an image of which he can't gauge the actual size. Lindberg models used to have the opposite problem: length listed on the box, but no scale. I'm not complaining TOO much. Some fig manufacturers don't bother with length OR scale OR an image. ;->= Doug |
| Lion in the Stars | 18 Mar 2015 10:39 a.m. PST |
I wonder at scales like: 1/3700. 1/3700 of what, exactly? I've seen it on giant stompy robots from Japan a lot, too. Well, that particular scale works out to roughly 1"=100m. 1/3900 is closer, but sometimes people go for other scales. the ST stuff has published lengths.The Gundam? I'm not so sure… The newer Gundam stuff sure does. The artists tend to make a heightline of all the various characters (and their unique mecha), and often we get complete stats of the vehicle. For example, the Macross/Robotech destroids and Valkyries. Though those are far too light for their bulk. |
| AdAstraGames | 18 Mar 2015 4:24 p.m. PST |
The Honorverse stuff is 1:12,000 scale, and ranges from ships going from 4.4" long down to toothpicks. |
| Lion in the Stars | 18 Mar 2015 5:48 p.m. PST |
Because Honorverse ships are freaking hyuuuuuuuuuuuuuge! |
| TheBeast | 19 Mar 2015 6:09 a.m. PST |
Thanks, AAG! LitS: Yeah, I got that. ;->= However, I'm not a big fan of the novels, so wasn't sure HOW huge. Doug |
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