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Re: Minifig scale?
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lugnet.build
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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:56:25 GMT
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In lugnet.build, John Cooper wrote:
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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.
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.
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).
Anyway, I hope this helps/annoys/amuses/entices/etc. someone else. I got a
giggle.
Tim
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When I first read this, I laughed out loud. Yes, the topic is worthy of
discussion and debate. So why did I laugh? One word...... Barbie.
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It would be nice to scale a barbie profile to the average female height and add
her to the picture. Although I get mildly irked by the abuse of ‘minifig scale’
the main reason I did this was ‘cause I thought it would look funny.
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Every so often you will read or hear someone in the media complaining about
Barbie. “Her proportions are inaccurate, and set an unrealistic image in the
mind of young girls. This leads to poor self esteem, eating disorders, etc,
etc.”
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Perhaps the minifig explains why so many AFOLs are of ample proportions ;)
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It seems the minifig community has the opposite problem. Maybe if a minifig
married Barbie, their children would have the proper proportions?!
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I’m sure that many young girls have tried.
Tim
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| (...) When I first read this, I laughed out loud. Yes, the topic is worthy of discussion and debate. So why did I laugh? One word...... Barbie. Every so often you will read or hear someone in the media complaining about Barbie. "Her proportions are (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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