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Re: Sizing for to-scale large vehicles??
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.build
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Date:
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Mon, 7 Mar 2005 21:50:38 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Keith Hui wrote:
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Hi guys,
I have started building a 1:16 model of the
Orion VII transit bus (something I have not seen done so far).
I took the dimensions data from the Orion Bus site, calculated the scaled
dimensions in studs as so:
Length
| | 94 studs (75cm)
| | Wheelbase
| | 56 studs
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| | Height
| | 22 bricks
| | Front overhang
| | 17 studs
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| | Width
| | 20 studs
| | Rear overhang
| | 23 studs
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| | Floor height
| | 2 2/3 bricks (That’s low floor!)
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Then I built a frame to approximate the dimensions given (94 studs, about
75cm), spaced things out accordingly, but it ends up looking like the
wheelbase is too long.
Am I missing something in my calculations? And how do you guys that have
built 1:13 trucks before, determine the size of your models?
Any help is appreciated.
Keith
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Hello
I really have now idea about us messuarements, but my guess ended up with
68.8x24s wheels from the black cat or 5563. Since alot of people have used those
for 1/16 scaled models before. (1/15) Your calculations seem slight out focus
94 studs
-56 studs (wheelbase)
-23 studs (rear overhang)
-17 studs (front overhang)
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=96 studs (total studs)
My best tips would be to use cm, and use them with some tolerance, and accept
that some differences. Also to double check lengths, etc etc, take your total
lenght - wheelbase - overhangs and compare to total lenght, and if thats goes
out to 0, than its correct. Looking forward to the finalresult! Good luck to
you. Also I would guess that its easier to scale a model to the wheels, rather
then find an interresting scale, to discover that there isn’t any wheels
aviable.
regards
www.modellbygg.com
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