"Difference between 1/50th and 1/56th?" Topic
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nnascati  | 08 Feb 2018 10:24 a.m. PST |
All,
How noticible a difference is there between the above scales? I am buying Empress Jazz Age figures. Their vehicles are advertised as 1/50th. Similar, less expensive vehicles from Company B are advertised as 1/56th. Is there a real difference? |
| MajorB | 08 Feb 2018 10:41 a.m. PST |
At 1/50 1 inch represents 4ft 2ins At 1/56 1 inch represents 4ft 8ins What's 6ins between friends? |
| Hades wolf | 08 Feb 2018 10:42 a.m. PST |
What's 6ins between friends? How did you know? |
| nnascati | 08 Feb 2018 10:44 a.m. PST |
Okay, but if the Empress figures are 1/50th scale, will the 1/56th vehicle look small? |
| Joes Shop | 08 Feb 2018 10:54 a.m. PST |
If you're not mixing the same vehicles in different scales on the table I don't think you will notice the difference. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 08 Feb 2018 10:57 a.m. PST |
1/50 would mix well with 1/48 but not 1/56. |
 miniMo | 08 Feb 2018 12:30 p.m. PST |
With physical 3D models, the difference in scale is cubed and the effect is much greater than comparing line drawings. At 1/50th, the aforementioned 50 scale inches equals a volume for a 1" cube of 125,000 cubic inches The 1/56th 54 scale inches equals 157,464 cubic inches. 1/50 vehicles do not mix well with 1/56. |
| nnascati | 08 Feb 2018 1:15 p.m. PST |
Okay, I am talking about using the 1/56th vehicles with the Empress 28mm figures. |
| SeattleGamer | 08 Feb 2018 1:34 p.m. PST |
I think you will be fine. Consider, your figures will be based, and your vehicles will not be. As was mentioned, as long as you don't have the same vehicle in different scales, it should be fine. |
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