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Re: German Halftrack, Armored Car, etc. etc ...
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lugnet.general, lugnet.build
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000 16:10:56 GMT
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Shaun Sullivan wrote:
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> I guess I can reconcile myself to these proportionas by noticing that although
> the height seems wrong, the width of the vehicles as compared to minifigs seems
> just about dead on - in your jeep, for example, there is just room for two people
> side by side in the front, and the overall vehicle width is perfect. Same with
> the halftrack ... it is crowded, but the widthwise dimension seems perfectly
> scaled to the breadth of a minifig. Since we all know that minifigs are not
> proportional to a grown contemporary person, having a construction that is
> minifig-scale in one dimension (any dimension) fits my bill of requirements ;) *
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> shaun
Here I am, already correcting myself. Looking at the dimensions for the real world
halftrack (2.10 m wide), it is painfully clear that even the width is too large - so
the conclusion is, my halftrack is *about* minifig scale, and dimensionally
self-similar to the actual WWII-era halftracks it is modelling. As with many LEGO
models, the construction is scaled to a particular piece or set of pieces that is
determined integral to the appearance of the model - in this case, the technic wheels
were the keystone. Since I was determined to use them, the rest of the sizes had to
fall in line, and hence, what you see is the result.
Wow, lots of philosophizing ;)
shaun
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