Question about scales
Stephen Desrosiers
EHQ. While browsing I noticed that scales are denote by two methods 1/xxx
and xx mm. Being an engineer, I figured out the 1/xxx scale. I think I've
figured out the xxmm but would like an expert's opinion.
Does 25mm scale mean that a man would stand about 25mm? If that is so, how
does the 1/72 plastic models compare to 25mm cast figures? (A average man
is 72 inches tall, therefore at 1/72 scale he would be 1 in tall & 1 in =
25.4 mm).
I also noticed the Geohex terrain comes in 2 flavors, Battlescape and
Gamescape. Is the Gamescape had the hexes on them by using two different
colors on the board? I've seen stuff like that at a convention once.
Thanks for any info
desr...@pat.mdc.com (Stephen Desrosiers)
gary charbonneau
>I've only recently started investigatin minis. I just got a catalog from
>EHQ. While browsing I noticed that scales are denote by two methods 1/xxx
>and xx mm. Being an engineer, I figured out the 1/xxx scale. I think I've
>figured out the xxmm but would like an expert's opinion.
>
>Does 25mm scale mean that a man would stand about 25mm? If that is so, how
>does the 1/72 plastic models compare to 25mm cast figures? (A average man
>is 72 inches tall, therefore at 1/72 scale he would be 1 in tall & 1 in =
>25.4 mm).
Yes and no. The measurement is generally from sole of the foot to the
eye, rather than to the top of the head (which is often obscured by
headgear). Therefore, you have to deduct about 4" from the height of
the average man when making the calculation. Also, I submit that the
average man is not 72", but shorter (say, 69"). Finally, be warned
that many manufacturers are rather sloppy about scale, to the point
where it can be difficult to mix figures from different manufacturers
in the same unit.
I usually figure that 25mm is 1/64.
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Gary Charbonneau
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John Holtz
In fact, 1/72 or 1/76 is used interchangeably with the appellation
"20mm." So, unless you want to have some short, skinny guys mixed in
with your taller bulkier 25mm, I'd advise not intermingling the two.
However, as Gary notes, what's 25mm to one company is not to another.
I'll dig through my copies of the _Courier_ and post a very nice chart
they did after purchasing and MEASURING a wide range of figs. They
measured from the sole of the footwear to the eyes.
Cheers.
jwh
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