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Re: Minifig scale?
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:52:27 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Hi all,
Of late I’ve noticed a resurgence in the use of ‘minifig scale’ as a term.
Being a mathematically inclined pedant I tend to take issue with this term as
minifigs are so deformed it strikes me as impossible to define a single
‘scale’ to them.
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Indeed. I think the use of the term ‘minifig scale’ is just a turn of phrase.
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As an indirect result of my pedantry I decided to try something out and do a
silhouette comparison shot featuring a person (me in fact) standing next to
minifigs at differing scales.
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A striking silhouette indeed, though I wonder if your silhouette is
representative of humanity. Hmmm... perhaps there are members of the community
who are more minifigesque in silhouette.
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For further fun I calculated another example: a Toyota Landcruiser. This has
a bonnet width of about 2m which translates to (rounding up) 7.2 studs
(1:35), 6.3 studs (1:40), 5.7 studs (1:44) or 5.2 studs (1:48).
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Not that numbers mean anything special...
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Anyway, I hope this helps/annoys/amuses/entices/etc. someone else. I got a
giggle.
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Great work!
Cheers
Richie Dulin
CO Legeaux
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Yes. I tend to think of 'minifig scale' as anything built to fit minifigs, rather than an exact ratio. It's all an approximation with lego. (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Minifig scale?
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| Hi all, Of late I've noticed a resurgence in the use of 'minifig scale' as a term. Being a mathematically inclined pedant I tend to take issue with this term as minifigs are so deformed it strikes me as impossible to define a single 'scale' to them. (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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