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Re: Lego Scale Conversion Tool
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Thu, 14 Mar 2002 06:58:36 GMT
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> Right now it only does minifig/technic fig scales, and also only goes by fig
> height
Wow, cool!
I had to do something like this recently - I teach AutoCAD here at OCC and we
design, draw, and eventually race LEGO dragsters. We mostly use technic parts,
but the minifigs are much more fun to play with so we use them as drivers...
Since the minifig has such goofy proportions for "adults", I used tire size to
convert scale. The tires have a size printed right on them, so if you convert a
30.4 x 14 to "standard" drag slick sizes, you get something like 44 (real) feet
equals mini-quarter mile. Of course all the posts you've been getting on lugnet
about "standard" human height could apply to "standard" tire sizes as well...
If you do it this way, the driver-to-dragster ratio looks more like a Jr.
Dragster - the drivers are only about 4 feet tall! But I think that makes it
kind of fun for kids.
Anyway, the reason I'm writing is I like your way much better - my version
required a 50' long dragstrip (I made mine out of MDF). Your way is much
shorter! And shorter = lighter!
Darrell
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| If you're a freak like me, you love to convert things into minifig scale and technic scale. You want to see exactly how long a minifig-scale mile would be. And how tall would the Sears tower be in technic scale? Would a minifig scale aircraft (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.faq) !!
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