Model figure scale chart

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The table below provides the numerical relationship between model scale and figurine scale based on the reference height of the model humanoid.

Model Scale

Model scale is defined by a unit ratio of 1:N, where 1 is a single unit within the model, and N is the number of units in the real world. The actual modeling units can be anything the modeler decides to use - feet, inches, centimeters, millimeters, etc. The ratio remains the same regardless of the real world units.

Example: The scale 1:120, as inches, means that 1 inch on a scale model map is equal to 120 inches (10 feet) in the real world. Using the 120 scale, a model of an NBA basketball court would model the hoops exactly 1 inch above the court model. A WW2 tank having a 20 foot hull would be a miniature model 2 inches in length.

Figure Scale

Figure scale describes the model humanoid height in millimeters. The reference humanoid is decided by the person designing the model, because there is no official definition for the height of a human being (or humanoid in general).

Example: A WW2 miniatures modeler using the 15mm scale will depict soldiers that are about 15mm tall to the naked eye. The nature of how the 15mm is measured is a subjective decision. The lower measuring point could be: mat, base, toe, ankle, etc. The higher measuring point could be: chin, nose, eyes, crown, helmet, etc. There is no universal rule that decides this. It is up to the designer.

Miniature Figure Scale Chart

The following chart provides a numerical relationship between model scale and multiple figurine scales based on the platonic idea of the height of a human being (humanoid). The meaning of 15mm (for example) is therefore dependent on a defined reference height. Thus 15mm in the context of a dwarven world where the reference humanoid is 60 inches tall, is not equivalent to 15mm in the context an NBA model where the reference humanoid is 2 meters tall. Both models can be described as 15mm, but the real world sizes depend on the size of the reference humanoid. In practice, the reference humanoid is generally assumed to be the idea of the average height of the human male, within a 6 inch interval between 5.5 feet and 6.0 feet, unless otherwise indicated by the designer. Average human height is heavily dependent on the population measured within a geographical region and historical era.

MINIATURE FIGURE SCALE CHART

						12"	60"	66"	72"
1:N	1 MODEL INCH					HUMANOID
SCALE	Meters	Feet	Inches	cm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm
1	0.0254	0.0833	1	2.54	25.4	304.80	1524	1676	1829
12	0.3048	1	12	30.48	304.8	25.40	127.00	139.70	152.40
24	0.6096	2	24	60.96	609.6	12.70	63.50	69.85	76.20
36	0.9144	3	36	91.44	914.4	8.47	42.33	46.57	50.80
48	1.2192	4	48	121.92	1219.2	6.35	31.75	34.93	38.10
60	1.524	5	60	152.4	1524	5.08	25.40	27.94	30.48
72	1.8288	6	72	182.88	1828.8	4.23	21.17	23.28	25.40
84	2.1336	7	84	213.36	2133.6	3.63	18.14	19.96	21.77
96	2.4384	8	96	243.84	2438.4	3.18	15.88	17.46	19.05
108	2.7432	9	108	274.32	2743.2	2.82	14.11	15.52	16.93
120	3.048	10	120	304.8	3048	2.54	12.70	13.97	15.24
144	3.6576	12	144	365.76	3657.6	2.12	10.58	11.64	12.70
180	4.572	15	180	457.2	4572	1.69	8.47	9.31	10.16
240	6.096	20	240	609.6	6096	1.27	6.35	6.99	7.62
300	7.62	25	300	762	7620	1.02	5.08	5.59	6.10
360	9.144	30	360	914.4	9144	0.85	4.23	4.66	5.08
480	12.192	40	480	1219.2	12192	0.64	3.18	3.49	3.81
600	15.24	50	600	1524	15240	0.51	2.54	2.79	3.05
720	18.288	60	720	1828.8	18288	0.42	2.12	2.33	2.54
840	21.336	70	840	2133.6	21336	0.36	1.81	2.00	2.18
900	22.86	75	900	2286	22860	0.34	1.69	1.86	2.03
960	24.384	80	960	2438.4	24384	0.32	1.59	1.75	1.91
1080	27.432	90	1080	2743.2	27432	0.28	1.41	1.55	1.69
1200	30.48	100	1200	3048	30480	0.25	1.27	1.40	1.52
1800	45.72	150	1800	4572	45720	0.17	0.85	0.93	1.02
2400	60.96	200	2400	6096	60960	0.13	0.64	0.70	0.76

References

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