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Re: LEGO Scale Question
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 3 Mar 2006 04:27:04 GMT
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In lugnet.build, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.build, David Eaton wrote:
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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 “Lego-ized”-- selectively compressed to
‘look cute’ and still give an impression of being plausible. Like cars that
are 4 studs wide, houses that couldn’t possibly fit a stairwell or multiple
rooms or maybe floors that are barely tall enough for minifigs to stand up
in. 6-wide trains, as well, which aren’t really *realistic* width-wise, but
nevertheless convey the model in a Lego-y sense.
Your best bet is as Lenny suggested-- talk to the LUG and find out if it’s
too tall (or too short, but doesn’t sound like it’d be a problem).
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In any event, I can’t believe that you didn’t suggest your awesome little
applet, Lego Scale Converter as a
resource! Very useful. And Geeky:-d
Thanks again for creating it, Dave! (not to be confused with Dave!!:-)
JOHN
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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 cannot stack them up to confirm my thoughts. Does anyone have a picture?
I have not dealt at all with scaling and have been wanting to learn a little
more so any help would be more than welcome. Thanks in advance.
Welshielegos
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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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| (...) 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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