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Re: Scale (was Re: Dragonstar!)
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 14 Feb 2003 06:12:26 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Mike Petrucelli writes:
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> > Of course the door is also 6 bricks high, and using a standard door height
> > of 2100mm (7') you get a scale of about 1:37. This exagerated scale of 1:32
> > horizontally and 1:37 vertically fits with the rather squat appearance of a
> > minifig, but could possibly get confusing to work with, especially once SNOT
> > building enters the equation, so for my own purposes I just use the 4 studs
> > to the metre in both directions and accept a few anomalies. Of course by
> > this scale, Dan's ship is even smaller.
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> > Thoughts? Reactions?
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> Well if you assume minifigs are average human height you would get 3 studs to 1
> meter. I think that is what most people go by.
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> -Mike Petrucelli
But the gist of my previous post is that if you translate that vertical
measurement into the horizontal it's not quite right. For best accuracy, one
must use and exxagerated scale (ie. vertical scale is different to
horizontal scale) Besides, a minifig is about 3 studs wide. I don't think
the average human is a metre wide.
I'm merely suggesting folk try out using a 4 stud to the metre scale and see
if it works better. I do know when I made a scale drawing of my house on
Lego graph paper this scale worked out much better.
Allister
PS. I've been a professional draftsman for 14 years, so I'm not exactly new
to questions of scale.
PPS just because everyone goes by it, it doesn't necessarily mean it's best.
Especially when it's based on an inaccurate assumption, or at least one as
open to debate as 'average human height', whereas a standard door opening is
a fairly universal 1m x2.1m including jamb. This is something a bit more
cencrete to work with.
PPPS However, if you prefer the 1 stud to the foot scale, then by all means
stick with it. I'm merely suggesting an alternative that I feel is more
accurate. It is only one man's opinion, but I would at least hope folk would
reflect on my logic before dismissing it.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Scale (was Re: Dragonstar!)
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| (...) I hope you didn't take me to mean I was dismissing your logic, I was simply stating what most people (or so I assume) go by. Of course upon further thinking I realized someing. Most Lego cars are 4 studs wide just like the doors. That really (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Scale (was Re: Dragonstar!)
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| (...) I personally use the 1 stud = 1 foot scale (or 3 studs = 1 meter). Sure, it means that my minifigs (even the female ones) are built like linebackers, but it's easy to convert. And I think that is the reason why so many people use it, if they (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Scale (was Re: Dragonstar!)
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| (...) Well if you assume minifigs are average human height you would get 3 studs to 1 meter. I think that is what most people go by. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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