[bolger] Re: Scale Model Ratios?
BO>From memory, Darth Vader and Chewbacca are about the right scale height
BO>at 1/8. princess Leia a bit on the small side. THe tree-dwelling
BO>things whatever make good child models.
Sorry, that was for 1/16...
Tim & FLying Tadpole
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BO>at 1/8. princess Leia a bit on the small side. THe tree-dwelling
BO>things whatever make good child models.
Sorry, that was for 1/16...
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BO>One thing I would love to find is a 1/8th-scale man. "Ken" is over 7
BO>feet tall in this scale. I managed to find an artist mannequin 7 3/4
BO>inches high� that's a scale 5'2" I'd love one 8 inches tall. Anyone
BO>know of a 9-inch doll? That would be a scale six feet, and real handy
BO>to check sleeping accommodations with.
From memory, Darth Vader and Chewbacca are about the right scale height
at 1/8. princess Leia a bit on the small side. THe tree-dwelling
things whatever make good child models.
These of course are from the =original=star wars...
Tim & FLying Tadpole
BO>feet tall in this scale. I managed to find an artist mannequin 7 3/4
BO>inches high� that's a scale 5'2" I'd love one 8 inches tall. Anyone
BO>know of a 9-inch doll? That would be a scale six feet, and real handy
BO>to check sleeping accommodations with.
From memory, Darth Vader and Chewbacca are about the right scale height
at 1/8. princess Leia a bit on the small side. THe tree-dwelling
things whatever make good child models.
These of course are from the =original=star wars...
Tim & FLying Tadpole
We used to have a little fella called 'Action Man' over here in the 60s. He
was about 9" tall, and just right. I've used my 'Tonto' action man in just
the way you describe!
Bill
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From: Ernie Murphy <ernie@...>
To:bolger@...<bolger@...>
Date: 28 December 1999 06:36
Subject: [bolger] Re: Scale Model Ratios?
I always build my models to 1/8th scale a real inch is 1/8 scale inch
meaning your model is 1.5 inches to the foot. This gives you BIG
models, which I kinda like. I've not kept most of the models I've
built. I unfortunately stepped on one built to the Flattie plans in
"Classic Small Crafts" and lost the transom and the decking. That was
getting close to display quality.
Mostly I build as an engineering model, to practice building in small
scale (both small time and money) to see the plan come alive in 3
dimensions. I tossed out many Bolger samples I had, tortoise and
bricks and the occasional Otter. I keep two, the Thomaston Galley I
built before I built the real boat, and the Catfish Beachcruser I'm
currently building for real. I had a friend make me a sail for the
catfish this will be a proud wall hanging one day when I get the
moldings and final paint on her.
One trick I'll tell: I could never find half round moldings. So get
some dowels of the right diameter, and use white glue to attach at
least two to a scrap board. Then set your hand plane to the thinnest
shaving possible and lightly take them down till you have just half
left. Then soak in water to release the glue.
One thing I would love to find is a 1/8th-scale man. "Ken" is over 7
feet tall in this scale. I managed to find an artist mannequin 7 3/4
inches high that's a scale 5'2" I'd love one 8 inches tall. Anyone
know of a 9-inch doll? That would be a scale six feet, and real handy
to check sleeping accommodations with.
Enjoy
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was about 9" tall, and just right. I've used my 'Tonto' action man in just
the way you describe!
Bill
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ernie Murphy <ernie@...>
To:bolger@...<bolger@...>
Date: 28 December 1999 06:36
Subject: [bolger] Re: Scale Model Ratios?
I always build my models to 1/8th scale a real inch is 1/8 scale inch
meaning your model is 1.5 inches to the foot. This gives you BIG
models, which I kinda like. I've not kept most of the models I've
built. I unfortunately stepped on one built to the Flattie plans in
"Classic Small Crafts" and lost the transom and the decking. That was
getting close to display quality.
Mostly I build as an engineering model, to practice building in small
scale (both small time and money) to see the plan come alive in 3
dimensions. I tossed out many Bolger samples I had, tortoise and
bricks and the occasional Otter. I keep two, the Thomaston Galley I
built before I built the real boat, and the Catfish Beachcruser I'm
currently building for real. I had a friend make me a sail for the
catfish this will be a proud wall hanging one day when I get the
moldings and final paint on her.
One trick I'll tell: I could never find half round moldings. So get
some dowels of the right diameter, and use white glue to attach at
least two to a scrap board. Then set your hand plane to the thinnest
shaving possible and lightly take them down till you have just half
left. Then soak in water to release the glue.
One thing I would love to find is a 1/8th-scale man. "Ken" is over 7
feet tall in this scale. I managed to find an artist mannequin 7 3/4
inches high that's a scale 5'2" I'd love one 8 inches tall. Anyone
know of a 9-inch doll? That would be a scale six feet, and real handy
to check sleeping accommodations with.
Enjoy
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I always build my models to 1/8th scale
a real inch is 1/8 scale inch
meaning your model is 1.5 inches to the foot. This gives you BIG
models, which I kinda like. I've not kept most of the models I've
built. I unfortunately stepped on one built to the Flattie plans in
"Classic Small Crafts" and lost the transom and the decking. That was
getting close to display quality.
Mostly I build as an engineering model, to practice building in small
scale (both small time and money) to see the plan come alive in 3
dimensions. I tossed out many Bolger samples I had, tortoise and
bricks and the occasional Otter. I keep two, the Thomaston Galley I
built before I built the real boat, and the Catfish Beachcruser I'm
currently building for real. I had a friend make me a sail for the
catfish this will be a proud wall hanging one day when I get the
moldings and final paint on her.
One trick I'll tell: I could never find half round moldings. So get
some dowels of the right diameter, and use white glue to attach at
least two to a scrap board. Then set your hand plane to the thinnest
shaving possible and lightly take them down till you have just half
left. Then soak in water to release the glue.
One thing I would love to find is a 1/8th-scale man. "Ken" is over 7
feet tall in this scale. I managed to find an artist mannequin 7 3/4
inches high that's a scale 5'2" I'd love one 8 inches tall. Anyone
know of a 9-inch doll? That would be a scale six feet, and real handy
to check sleeping accommodations with.
Enjoy
meaning your model is 1.5 inches to the foot. This gives you BIG
models, which I kinda like. I've not kept most of the models I've
built. I unfortunately stepped on one built to the Flattie plans in
"Classic Small Crafts" and lost the transom and the decking. That was
getting close to display quality.
Mostly I build as an engineering model, to practice building in small
scale (both small time and money) to see the plan come alive in 3
dimensions. I tossed out many Bolger samples I had, tortoise and
bricks and the occasional Otter. I keep two, the Thomaston Galley I
built before I built the real boat, and the Catfish Beachcruser I'm
currently building for real. I had a friend make me a sail for the
catfish this will be a proud wall hanging one day when I get the
moldings and final paint on her.
One trick I'll tell: I could never find half round moldings. So get
some dowels of the right diameter, and use white glue to attach at
least two to a scrap board. Then set your hand plane to the thinnest
shaving possible and lightly take them down till you have just half
left. Then soak in water to release the glue.
One thing I would love to find is a 1/8th-scale man. "Ken" is over 7
feet tall in this scale. I managed to find an artist mannequin 7 3/4
inches high that's a scale 5'2" I'd love one 8 inches tall. Anyone
know of a 9-inch doll? That would be a scale six feet, and real handy
to check sleeping accommodations with.
Enjoy
Scale models don't work to gage performance for some of the reasons you note.
Further to your admonition, you will do better to study and apply the
performance math (e.g. Dave Gerr's books) or, second best, by modeling in a
software program (e.g. "Hulls").
Gregg Carlson
At 06:36 PM 12/26/99 -0800, you wrote:
Further to your admonition, you will do better to study and apply the
performance math (e.g. Dave Gerr's books) or, second best, by modeling in a
software program (e.g. "Hulls").
Gregg Carlson
At 06:36 PM 12/26/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Remember: reduce, reuse, recycle, preserve.
>Alrighty... I got a question for ya all. Well kinda. I'm thinking of
>building some scale models to see what some of these "Bolger Boxes"
>(used with affection) look like in 3-D and in the water without
>spending years and thousands of $$. Now as I ponder it in my
>wanderings to do a 1/2 scale model (for the sake of easy math in this
>example) the linear measures would be the originals' multiplied by 0.5,
>following this logic the respective areas would be 0.25 (0.5 x 0.5)of
>the originals' and the cubic volumes' would be 0.125 (0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5).
> Now would the weight be 0.125 of the original? To me it seems that
>the weight and displacement and volume are of the same factor. Am I
>way off base here? Now once the weight is known the power (hp) can be
>scaled knowing the disp/hp ratio. The reason for all this is to see
>the differences in the displacement (Champlain) vs. the planing
>(Microtrawler) step sharpies. I'd started out thinking of building a
>Micro but for the summers here in the Pacific NW when the winds can be
>flukey and light. Considering that my vacation times comes in limited
>chunks when the wind and weather may not be fully cooperating a power
>cruiser (kayak racks on top) may be an appropiate choice... maybe even
>usable most of the winter months.
>
>Thanks in advance, Rob
>
>
>
>
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Alrighty... I got a question for ya all. Well kinda. I'm thinking of
building some scale models to see what some of these "Bolger Boxes"
(used with affection) look like in 3-D and in the water without
spending years and thousands of $$. Now as I ponder it in my
wanderings to do a 1/2 scale model (for the sake of easy math in this
example) the linear measures would be the originals' multiplied by 0.5,
following this logic the respective areas would be 0.25 (0.5 x 0.5)of
the originals' and the cubic volumes' would be 0.125 (0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5).
Now would the weight be 0.125 of the original? To me it seems that
the weight and displacement and volume are of the same factor. Am I
way off base here? Now once the weight is known the power (hp) can be
scaled knowing the disp/hp ratio. The reason for all this is to see
the differences in the displacement (Champlain) vs. the planing
(Microtrawler) step sharpies. I'd started out thinking of building a
Micro but for the summers here in the Pacific NW when the winds can be
flukey and light. Considering that my vacation times comes in limited
chunks when the wind and weather may not be fully cooperating a power
cruiser (kayak racks on top) may be an appropiate choice... maybe even
usable most of the winter months.
Thanks in advance, Rob
Remember: reduce, reuse, recycle, preserve.
building some scale models to see what some of these "Bolger Boxes"
(used with affection) look like in 3-D and in the water without
spending years and thousands of $$. Now as I ponder it in my
wanderings to do a 1/2 scale model (for the sake of easy math in this
example) the linear measures would be the originals' multiplied by 0.5,
following this logic the respective areas would be 0.25 (0.5 x 0.5)of
the originals' and the cubic volumes' would be 0.125 (0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5).
Now would the weight be 0.125 of the original? To me it seems that
the weight and displacement and volume are of the same factor. Am I
way off base here? Now once the weight is known the power (hp) can be
scaled knowing the disp/hp ratio. The reason for all this is to see
the differences in the displacement (Champlain) vs. the planing
(Microtrawler) step sharpies. I'd started out thinking of building a
Micro but for the summers here in the Pacific NW when the winds can be
flukey and light. Considering that my vacation times comes in limited
chunks when the wind and weather may not be fully cooperating a power
cruiser (kayak racks on top) may be an appropiate choice... maybe even
usable most of the winter months.
Thanks in advance, Rob
Remember: reduce, reuse, recycle, preserve.