Hi all

I'm starting to modify some 1:72 German, British and Russian AFV for my own T2K idea and I just want to make sure that my scale conversion formula is working.

I'm looking to buy some plastic sheet and rods etc to make the conversions and let me see if I've got this right:

A plastic H beam that is 3/32nd of an inch wide = a 1:72 scale H beam that is 17cm wide?
and
A plastic H beam that is 1/8th of an inch wide = a 1:72 scale H beam that is 23cm wide? More or less the size of the roof beams in my office.

Cheers

Hello,
Im not quite sure if i got your question right, so i will try to answer the way i understand.

I hope you stated in the way like

Real measurements = 1:72 measurements.

So let's go to calculating:

1 inch = 2,54 cm.

H beam 3/32nd inch = 0,24 cm
that equals in 1:72: 0,003 cm = 0,03 mm so extremly small.

H beam 1/8th inch = 0,32 cm
that equals in 1:72: 0,004 cm = 0,04 mm

Hi Sim, My maths isn't great, but I reckon you've scaled it up right.

My calculations agree with yours Sim

1/8 inch = 0.125 inch

0.125 x 72 = 9 inches

1 inch = 2.54 cm

9 x 2.54 = 22.86 cm (near enough to 23 for Government work!)

Thanks guys - I thought I'd got it right,.

It's my first attempt at starch building and I’ll have to buy all the plastic and metal for the first time

now if ya could translate that to 1/35 i'd appreciate it, i want to scratch build a bustle rack for my m551.

thanks in advance


reb

sorry it's not in metric.....

thanks bunches !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no metric is ok by me

reb in texas

I whipped that up one day (bored in CAD class) in Highschool.............................. been really hand since....
still use it even if i have 3 diff. 1/35 scale rules...LOL :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hey all,

Evergreen has a pretty nice conversion chart located at http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/conversions.htm#Scale%20Conversion%20Charts . Pretty comprehensive.

Mike

Download this application -- a scale calculator. Its very helpful...

scale calculator

Multi-purpose calculator

PM me with your e-mail and I can send you a pretty useful model calculator.