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Re: size of Lego MF revisited
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 14 May 1999 22:12:06 GMT
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On Fri, 14 May 1999 13:31:57 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Ben Fleskes writes:
> > As if this hasn't been hashed enough already, here is some more info for
> > everyone.
> >
> > Given you are tyring to build a Lego Millennium Falcon in 'minifig' scale.
> > And given that the Lego Y-wing and X-wing are minifig scale, here are a few
> > numbers
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> > Length of model Length of 'actual' ship [1] Studs/meter ratio
> > --------------- --------------------------- -----------------
> > Y-wing 46 studs long 16 meters 2.875
> > X-wing 34 studs long 12 meters 2.833
> >
> > Thus based on these two data points, it appears as if Lego space ships are
> > scaled to about 2.85 studs/meter. I leave it to someone else to determine
> > data points for the others Lego space ships like the snowspeeder and
> > tie-fighter, but my guess is they will be pretty close.
>
> Thanks for the info! I did a quick check of my B-Wing, and guess what? It is
> about 45 studs long, fitting the scale! It is 4 meters longer than an X-Wing,
> which comes to about 11 studs. When I built it, I wasn't even trying to scale
> it properly! ;)
>
> Jeff
WooHoo! So is mine! At least by doing the 'count the studs on the picture'
method. I count 46 studs for the length of my B-Wing. I too happened to scale
by sheer luck.
Dang! My X-Wing comes in at 58 studs. But it looks good. :-)
-- Terry K --
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| (...) Thanks for the info! I did a quick check of my B-Wing, and guess what? It is about 45 studs long, fitting the scale! It is 4 meters longer than an X-Wing, which comes to about 11 studs. When I built it, I wasn't even trying to scale it (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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