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Model Forum / General / Models / June 20081/72 math help please -
are 1/72 figures the same as 28mm figures? my kids are still asleep so I can't ask them. they make the old man look about as smart as dirt these days... thx all - Craig > are 1/72 figures the same as 28mm figures? No. If you consider that the 28mm represents a figure 6 feet tall, then 28mm = 1/65 which is effectively the same scale as S Gauge in model railways/railroads. For 1/72, your best bet is 25mm scale. I hope I'm not muddying the waters here, but if you decide to use model railway/railroad figures then there is no direct correlation to 1/72. HO is 1/87 while the nearest mach as OO and 1/76. OO is a weird and inaccurate scale/gauge combination used for historical reasons mostly in the UK.  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > cr...@earthlink.net wrote: > > are 1/72 figures the same as 28mm figures? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. 25mm is right -- gives you a 72 inch tall figure in scale. HO scale figures look puny in most cases and a 72" high figure in HO would be about 21mm high or the equivalent of about 4'11". OO (4mm scale or 1/76) is not a bad choice but only fails as a "scale" model railway gauge. Most of the equipment is set up to run on 16.5mm track which is -- surprise! -- HO gauge (1/87) as it is cheaper and more readily available. Diehards use either 18mm or P4 which is about 18.8mm I think. One of the better letters I saw on the OO "scale versus gauge" argument was from somebody who claimed that the only "true" OO gauge was 28mm -- 7 feet. Signed himself "I. K. Brunel"! Cookie Sewell Use a mix - everyone is different height, from 20mm and up for adults. 4.2mm to a foot > Use a mix - everyone is different height, from 20mm and up for adults. > > 4.2mm to a foot 25.4 mm to and Inch 304.8 mm to a ft SignatureOur website is http://myweb.cableone.net/okieman7 |
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