| jeeves | 13 Sep 2021 7:45 p.m. PST |
Is it just me or is the Zvezda 1/100 Panzer II tiny? |
| Son of Liberty | 13 Sep 2021 8:40 p.m. PST |
As near as I can tell, at 1/100 scale the Pz II should be less than 2 inches long. (1.89 inches, according to the figures I found. Or, 4.81 centimeters if you're of the metric way of doing things.) How does the model match up with those numbers? |
| jeeves | 13 Sep 2021 9:10 p.m. PST |
Measured from fender to fender, it's less than 1 3/4". I brought this up because the 3d printed Panzer IIs I have are considerably bigger than the Zvezda model. |
| Cerdic | 13 Sep 2021 10:28 p.m. PST |
I've stood next to one. It is tiny… |
| Thresher01 | 14 Sep 2021 2:03 a.m. PST |
Very easy to figure out. Find out its size in meters, and then measure the mini in millimeters. 1/100th scale should be exactly 1% of the larger vehicle's length, width, and height. A vehicle made to carry 2 x machine guns doesn't need to be very big – just ask the British, with their "carriers" used in WWII. |
| Colonel Chabert | 14 Sep 2021 3:02 a.m. PST |
Dimensions of the Zvezda Panzer II:
Length 4.2cm, width 2.1cm, height 1.8cm.
If Wiki is correct these should be 4.81cm, 2.22cm and 1.99cm respectively so yes the Zvezda model is undersize. |
 Mserafin  | 14 Sep 2021 8:21 a.m. PST |
To broaden this topic a bit – who makes a Pz 2 that actually looks like one? I haven't yet found one I think fits the bill. |
| Marc33594 | 14 Sep 2021 3:01 p.m. PST |
Yes, the Zvezda PzII is rather notorious for being out of scale. If I remember they are also some issues with their 38 as well. Here is one thread on the topic
TMP link |
 Extra Crispy  | 17 Sep 2021 7:30 a.m. PST |
I'm always amazed that scale model companies can't get basic dimensions right. |
| Colonel Chabert | 18 Sep 2021 3:02 a.m. PST |
Mserafin,
I haven't found one either. I'm hoping that at some point PSC will get round to making one, preferably with Marder options. |
| Marc33594 | 18 Sep 2021 7:39 a.m. PST |
I'm always amazed that scale model companies can't get basic dimensions right. Would that it were just dimensions. Sticking with Zvezda, I have a number of their T-26s, nice little kits. But it drives me nuts that the drive sprocket on their model has 5 arms while the real thing has 6. They even have it right on the cover of the box, just not in the kit. And while one may quibble about a Russian company not having access to a Pz-II no excuse for a T-26 :) |
