Figure scale to vehicle scale

bobity0466 · Post by **bobity0466** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:36 am

I am building a 1/48 scale model and would like to get some ground crew to add to it but I'm not sure what scale figures i need for it. Any help would be great.

Thanks

Mad-Modeler · Post by **Mad-Modeler** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:57 am

1/48 figures.

There are many figures for military and aircraft out in that scale.
Scale don't vary between subjects/genre.

bobity0466 · Post by **bobity0466** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:19 am

Thanks a lot for the info. Just wasn't sure if they varied.

Mad-Modeler · Post by **Mad-Modeler** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:25 am

Sizes might vary a bit between manufacturers but than not all human are of the same height.

Any hints what you are working on?

Tankmodeler · Post by **Tankmodeler** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:12 pm

The "scale" of any model is an absolute thing. It is the ratio of the real thing to the model. It doesn't mater what the model is of, the concept of scale is absolute.

What you _will_ find with figures, though, is that certain manufacturers tend to make their figures all about 5' 7" or all about 6' 4", i.e. all too tall or all too short. Not all people are the same height, to be sure, but some manufacturers seem to think that people are all midgets or all giants. You'll want to get a standing figure and scale out the height. If it seems reasonable, use it. But, sometimes they're not.

Paul

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:54 pm

There is, tho' the metric scale used by some figure manufactures, like 120mm or 25mm. 50mm / 52mm scale is 1/35. 40mm is actually 1/48 scale, or O (if you're talking trains). It can also be called Quarter scale when talking architectural scales because 1/4 inch equals a foot in 1/48 scale.

Here's a bit of a primer on scales if anyone is interested. http://www.thortrains.net/scale1.htm

Tankmodeler · Post by **Tankmodeler** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:40 pm

Well, again, to be precise, the "scales" used by some (actually most) figure makers is not an actual scale. It is a nominal measurement from the base to the centre of the figure's eyes. Not even to the top of the hear. Bloody useless concept, but they are wedded to it. It's more like a "gauge" measurement and not a scale.

Paul

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:58 pm

Oh I agree to the fullest. Never could get my head around a nominal scale like that.

"it's a 120mm figure"
"Oh, so it's like 1/15 scale?"
"No, it's 120mm"
"Like a cannon?"
"No, like a figure"

irishtrek · Post by **irishtrek** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:34 pm

Just keep in mind that not every person is the same size or hight to be more precise.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:25 pm

Kylwell wrote:Oh I agree to the fullest. Never could get my head around a nominal scale like that.

"it's a 120mm figure"
"Oh, so it's like 1/15 scale?"
"No, it's 120mm"
"Like a cannon?"
"No, like a figure"

Agreed. That really sticks in my craw, as that means 120mm figures of rallymodeller, who is eight-feet tall in reality, and a 120mm figure of my six-foot prototype are two different scales.

Kenny