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Re: The Yamato
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:20:44 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> >
> > Yeah I just got done reading some stuff from a web search, thanks for the
> > link though. It actually is the Yamato from WWII repaired and upgraded as a
> > space ship. Interesting. Also the model that started this thread would be
> > about mini-fig scale. Also very interesting.
> >
> > -Mike Petrucelli
> >
> > <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/lordinsanity/General-Insanity/sigfig.gif>>
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> At the peril of being seen as argumentative,
> that is not correct.
Well, maybe some people will get all argumentative over it, but I welcome
corrections when people have more info than I do.
> In order to be minifig-
> scale, it would have to be between 27 and 30
> *feet* in length, perhaps a touch longer.
> _Takao_ was 13'0" in length, and was still
> "compressed" by about 35% from MF scale. A
> minifig, in height, is roughly 1/35 (more in
> width), thus the ~950' Yamato would need to be
> about 30' in length, all else being equal.
> It looks to be, at most, about 1/3 that.
I guess it looked bigger than that to me at first.
> So
> it's not quite that big, but good LORD is it
> ever *beautiful*. I'm especially impressed
> with the superstructure and turret details.
> The red full-hull is also really well done.
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> Not that a minifig-scale Yamato wouldn't be
> a great rainy-day project, though...*whistling
> innocently*
LOL.
>
> best
>
> LFB
Thanks.
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) At the peril of being seen as argumentative, that is not correct. In order to be minifig- scale, it would have to be between 27 and 30 *feet* in length, perhaps a touch longer. _Takao_ was 13'0" in length, and was still "compressed" by about (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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