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Re: Minifig What scale are they??
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town
Date: 
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:00:00 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Carl Greatrix writes:
[...] I would say
they must be more around 1/20 -1/15 scale yet this would dwarf them to
comparible vehicles of this scale.

Minifigs are minifig scale.

I know they don't scale up to human size: my head isn't as tall as my torso, and
my legs are longer than both.  Oh, and I have knees.  I suspect TLG designed
them to be somewhat childlike.  Large round heads, relatively small bodies...
it's probably triggering some kind of cuteness/parental response.  At least *
I'm* very protective about my minifgis... ;-)

Part of the problem is that minifigs live in a non-Cartersian universe -- their
squares aren't square, basically.  The minifig veritcal dimension is shorter
than their horizontal one -- I'm pretty sure plates have a 6:5 ratio of
width:height.

- Mike



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  Re: Minifig What scale are they??
 
(...) Isn't it true that they were originally used as babies in sets with larger 'figs? eric (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)

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  Minifig What scale are they??
 
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. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)

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