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| Hi, folks, I'm sure this question has been raised many times before, but what is the current, accepted brick-to-foot ratio, if there is such a thing? My reason for asking is relatively simple; I am constructing (actually just finished) a lighthouse (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) There really isn't anything "generally accepted." But since figs are so oddly shaped, it makes finding a standard scale practically impossible. What I've seen the most is 1 stud=1 foot, but that makes figs only slightly taller than 5 ft. But (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) To elaborate slightly on Lenny's statement above, a layout with 8 wide trains will usually use about 1stud/foot whereas a layout with 6 wide trains will use a smaller scale. Depends on whether your figs are tall and wide or short and normal (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) In terms of numbers, somewhere around 1:38 to 1:44, depending on your preference. Most people seem to use one of: 1 stud (8mm) = 1 minifig foot 3 studs (24mm) = 1 minifig meter 1 minifg (42mm) = 6 feet tall But then again, many models are (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) In any event, I can't believe that you didn't suggest your awesome little applet, (URL) Lego Scale Converter> as a resource! Very useful. And Geeky:-d Thanks again for creating it, Dave! (not to be confused with Dave!!:-) JOHN (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| In lugnet.build, Timothy Gould wrote: <snip> (...) Yes, but 1 caveat. 1stud/foot is actually 10 wide, and probably the best scale given the gauge of LEGO track. The problem is that the LEGO train wheels are too tiny, and the train motor wheels set (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| (...) I know that this is going to be an "idiot" question, but when you say 1 stud= 1 minifig foot. What does that look like? I know I know that sounds stupid, but I am currently not at home and thus do not have my Lego pieces in front of me, so I (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| Hi Welshie, (...) On the contrary, your question is the crux of the issue, that being scale in the LEGO Minifig world. I am going to base my answer on a few assumptions, so please forgive me if pass along some data which you already know. "Studs" (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| (...) I was aware of that while writing but figured it would just confuse the issue more. Let's face it, if we cared that much about scale (some excepted) we wouldn't be building with Lego, we'd choose some other medium. Tim (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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