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Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:33:07 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Steve Lane wrote:
   In lugnet.announce.moc, Jumpei Mitsui wrote:

   This is my biggest challenge and still under construction.

1/40 Battleship YAMATO

It’s minifig scale, and it will come to 6.5m (21ft).

Is 1:40 minifig scale?

I’d like to ellicit a wide number of opnions because I’m just about to start building a (much smaller) minifig scale model.

I assumed a minifig to be 6ft tall, giving me a ratio of 1 to 46 (rounded).

The japanese are a lot smaller, so to them perhaps minifig scale is 40:1.

Has their ever been an agreed standard for Minifig scale? or is their just an acceptable range?

LMKWYT

Steve

If you use 1 inch = 1 meter, a minifig is about 4 1/2 feet tall, a good size to relate to kids, I think. Then use four studs = one “inch”, or one meter. It’s not really accurate, but it sure is easy!

Tim (Smith)



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(...) I agree with previous posts that the variability of minifigs, not to mention their dispropotion nature means that a number of scales are possible. However, for me personally Minifig scale is not really 40:1. I have been doing a lot of work (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)

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  Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
 
(...) Is 1:40 minifig scale? I'd like to ellicit a wide number of opnions because I'm just about to start building a (much smaller) minifig scale model. I assumed a minifig to be 6ft tall, giving me a ratio of 1 to 46 (rounded). The japanese are a (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)

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