 | | Re: Scale? —John J. Ladasky, Jr.
| | | | (...) It depends what you mean by "scale." If you mean a scale that translates between human size and minifig size, 3.5 stude per foot is clearly wrong. Minifig scale is about 0.35 meters per stud -- or, in Imperial measurements, 13.8 inches per (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Scale? —Matthew Miller
| | | | | (...) Is that lengthwise or heightwise? (24 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Scale? —John J. Ladasky, Jr.
| | | | | (...) Huh? That question is a little vague. I'll try to be more specific. Lay a minifig down on its back. You will see that it's five studs high. An average adult human is about 1.7 meters (or 5 feet, 7 inches) tall. Divide 1.7 meters by 5 studs, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Scale? —Matthew Miller
| | | | | (...) So the average human has an 83" (2.1m) waist??? (24 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Scale? —John J. Ladasky, Jr.
| | | | | (...) Hey, a minifig is shaped *quite* unlike a human being. You have to pick one minifig body dimension, and use it as the basis for your scale. Height, being the longest measure on the minifig, would seem to be the obvious choice. You're right, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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