How to Determine Scales

[vonplutz]

This may be in the wrong forum but I am looking to find out what one meter in reality would be in a 28mm universe. I've got ship building on my mind and want the scale to be correct.

[Mainly28s]

See my discussion at http://mainly28s.com.... I make it 1:56th scale, so 1m is 17.85mm.

[robh]

I can see the battle lines being drawn up now  , depends if you are a "top of head" true believer or "to the eye" blasphemer.

Based on scales as they were used for modelling/model railways long before commercial wargame figures came along a model figure should be a scale representation of a 1800mm high person measured from sole of feet to crown of head. It is set to be the mean value around which given variations are possible.

Thus on a 28mm figure 1mm represents 64.3mm on a real person. So 1/64th scale. That is why 25mm figures are 1/72 scale, 12.5mm figures are 1/144th, 6mm figures are 1/300.
A 28mm figure in 1/56th is only 1m56 tall (5'2") to be true to scale it would need to be 32mm (hence the do you measure to the crown or eye arguments) Similarly a 1/50 scale figure should be 36mm to top of head and a 1/48 37mm.

Although with most 28mm figures it is not the height that determines whether they look to be in scale, it is the bulk of the head and equipment.

[vonplutz]

I can see the battle lines being drawn up now  , depends if you are a "top of head" true believer or "to the eye" blasphemer.

Based on scales as they were used for modelling/model railways long before commercial wargame figures came along a model figure should be a scale representation of a 1800mm high person measured from sole of feet to crown of head. It is set to be the mean value around which given variations are possible.

Thus on a 28mm figure 1mm represents 64.3mm on a real person. So 1/64th scale. That is why 25mm figures are 1/72 scale, 12.5mm figures are 1/144th, 6mm figures are 1/300.
A 28mm figure in 1/56th is only 1m56 tall (5'2") to be true to scale it would need to be 32mm (hence the do you measure to the crown or eye arguments) Similarly a 1/50 scale figure should be 36mm to top of head and a 1/48 37mm.

Although with most 28mm figures it is not the height that determines whether they look to be in scale, it is the bulk of the head and equipment.

I must confess math is my weak suit, if a 28mm figure is taken to be 1m56 tall what would a meter be for them?

[robh]

The simple way to calculate scale distances is:
distance in reality/scale = distance on model.

So for your 1m on the actual object:
1000mm/56 = 17.86mm

[vonplutz]

The simple way to calculate scale distances is:
distance in reality/scale = distance on model.

So for your 1m on the actual object:
1000mm/56 = 17.86mm

Thank you.