05-14-2012, 07:38 PM
essentially you need to multiply the dimensions by the larger number in the scale - so in the second example 1 inch on the model is 250 inches in real life. A man to scale would be about a 1/4 inch high.
1/72 is somewhere in between, a 6ft man would be about an inch high.
Your Greek Warship at 1/45 works out at about 48 feet long in real life, while the Roman one at 1/250 would be 270 feet long (which is way out for most ships - maybe three times the length of a Quinquereme. Some of the Hellenistic Super ships might have been that big)
So, completely different scales. However...
A bit of google whacking suggests that the Academy Roman ship might be labeled wrong on it's box and is really approx 1/72. So the Zvezda one would match in scale. the
1/72 is somewhere in between, a 6ft man would be about an inch high.
Your Greek Warship at 1/45 works out at about 48 feet long in real life, while the Roman one at 1/250 would be 270 feet long (which is way out for most ships - maybe three times the length of a Quinquereme. Some of the Hellenistic Super ships might have been that big)
So, completely different scales. However...
A bit of google whacking suggests that the Academy Roman ship might be labeled wrong on it's box and is really approx 1/72. So the Zvezda one would match in scale. the
In the name of heaven Catiline, how long do you propose to exploit our patience..
