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In lugnet.build, Carl Greatrix writes:
> Ok, I have not managed to read many posts in the last 4 weeks or so(I hold my
> head in shame) due to work comitments.I have recently purchased a Panther
> radio controlled model tank, 1.25th scale. As a teenager I used to have 1.35th
> scale tanks etc. Now, I always took it as Lego minifigs where comparible
> between 1/35 and 1/25, yet now when I take a 1/25 scale German helmet to a
> minifig it is still too small!! Yet the 1/25 tank matches the scale of my most
> recent ww2 street and Lego Russian tank perfectly!! (pics not yet posted).so,
> did Lego purposely design the minifigs as midget dwarfs or what?? I would say
> they must be more around 1/20 -1/15 scale yet this would dwarf them to
> comparible vehicles of this scale? I think this is relative to all minifig
> trains, trucks and cars, I dont know exactly what my point is here other than
> the question, has anybody actually agreed on a scale ?(noticing the 6-8 stud
> wide train debate), as sometimes I thought my models may be too big in scale
> yet now they must be too small!!
Well, my standard for minifigs is 7mm = 1 minifig foot. This is based off of
the fact that minifigs are typically about 42mm tall (you can adjust that with
backpacks and hats), which should be roughly 6 feet. This translates roughly
into a scale of 1/43. However, minifigs are grossly disproportionate to real
people. According to my 7mm standard, minifig heads are about a foot and a half
in diameter. Additionally, their bodies are short, stout, and remarkably
square.
Going by head size instead of height (as in helmet appropriateness) I'd guess
that minifigs should be roughly 2.8 feet tall... this puts their heads at about
a scale of 1/20.
So basically, minifigs are just plain wrong, any way you look at it. They're
grossly disproportionate, but still cool nonetheless!
DaveE
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