working out scale... for the love of god help me!!!!!!

[jimbolina25]

hey all... yes its me again..

just a quick question.. because i started work on my little cruiser thingy whatever without and pre defined scale.. im now wondering what scale fittings to use.. the general look of the ship is similar to the dido/ajax type cruisers.. so the way i see it is (rought reconing here)

490 feet * 12 (to get the size in inches) and then divide that by 27 (the length of my model)..

so 490*12=5880 5880/27 =217...

so does this give me a scale of 1/217 if so i can use 1/200 fittings.. if not can u tell me how u lot work out scale

thanx all

[Seasick]

Scale is a ratio: 1 unit scale = x units real

1/570: 1 inch = 570 inchs; 1 inch = 47 feet 6 inchs

1/180: 1 inch = 15 feet
1/200: 1 inch = 16 feet 8 inchs
1/240: 1 inch = 20 feet
1/300: 1 inch = 25 feet
1/350: 1 inch = 29 feet 2 inchs -- common scale
1/360: 1 inch = 30 feet
1/400: 1 inch = 33 feet 4 inchs -- common scale
1/420: 1 inch = 35 feet
1/450: 1 inch = 37 feet 6 inchs
1/480: 1 inch = 40 feet
1/500: 1 inch = 41 feet 8 inchs
1/520: 1 inch = 43 feet 4 inchs
1/540: 1 inch = 45 feet
1/550: 1 inch = 45 feet 10 inchs
1/570: 1 inch = 47 feet 6 inchs -- common scale "box scale"
1/600: 1 inch = 50 feet -- common scale
1/650: 1 inch = 54 feet 2 inchs
1/660: 1 inch = 55 feet
1/700: 1 inch = 58 feet 4 inchs -- common scale "collectors scale"
1/720: 1 inch = 60 feet -- common scale "collectors scale"
1/800: 1 inch = 66 feet 8 inchs -- manufactures wimp out scale
1/840: 1 inch = 70 feet
1/960: 1 inch = 80 feet
1/1000: 1 inch = 83 feet 4 inchs
1/1080: 1 inch = 90 feet
1/1200: 1 inch = 100 feet
1/1250: 1 inch = 104 feet 2 inchs -- metal collectors scale

Massive scale:
1/7920: 1 inch = 1 Furlong
1/10000: 1 inch = 833 feet 3 inchs
1/25000: 1 inch = 2083 feet 3 inchs
1/63360: 1 inch = 1 Statute Mile
1/72913: 1 inch = 1 Nautical Mile
1/218739: 1 inch = 1 League

Super Massive scale:

1/5.88E+12: 1 inch = 1 Astronomical Unit
1/3.72E+17: 1 inch = 1 Light Year
1/1.21E+18: 1 inch = 1 Parsec
1/7.29E+19: 1 inch = 60 Parsecs
1/4.37E+21: 1 inch = 3600 Parsecs

[jimbolina25]

so the was i did it worked then lol.... u could have just said that

[Commodore Rob]

You forgot the 1/3000 scale that us wargamers use;)



Biskmark in 1/3000th

[RNfanDan]

You forgot the 1/3000 scale that us wargamers use;)

3000? No kidding? I thought you fellas all used 1200/1250 and 2400...?

Is 1:3000 a newer trend?

[Commodore Rob]

For napoleonics we do but when you have limited space and are fighting a 20 Century battle the distences mean you have to go smaller there are those that even use 1/6000th for large battles like Jutland

That said we do also use 1/600 for river actions

heres a better picture of the 1/3000 bismark

[Seasick]

so the was i did it worked then lol.... u could have just said that LOL

I like figuring things out.

Oh:

1/3000: 1 inch = 250 feet or 1cm = 30 meters
1/6000: 1 inch = 500 feet or 1cm = 60 meters

[Commodore Rob]

lol

[Sean Hert]

This is a piece of freeware that's been floating around for years. I love it. It converts between scales, calculates enlargement/reductions, computes scales from measurements- it's just great!

Kudos to Frank Crenshaw, the author!

http://www.warshipmodels.com/~users/mog ... lecalc.exe

(also added to FAQ section)