My first mini fig scale build, are my numbers right

[murtaughf3]

So i'm wanting to start my first mini fig scale build. I found the dimensions in real life and tried to convert to mini fig scale using the 1:42 estimate scale from Brick Architect and the conversion table calculator on Sariel's website. So based on those numbers here's what I cam up with. Does this seem about right? 

Real Height is 160 ft so this should be about 145 studs long or 121 bricks high

Real Diameter is 30 ft so this should be about 27 studs long or 23 bricks high

There's also a few interior measurements but this will be figured out after the main structure is figured out. 

Still not sure if this is bigger than I thought it would be but I like the size based on some quick bricks I played out. 

Thanks for your input, it's greatly appreciated. Hoping to only do this once and make a few bricklink order unlike my last project. 

[deraven]

Your numbers look about right.  I think the key here is that there's no 1 minifig scale that's "correct" as minifigs have such an odd shape/aspect.  I've found that I always need to take some artistic license when going for minifig-scale if it's going to anything more than a static display piece.  Often it's as simple as having the interior scale squashed or reduced a bit to make up for the girth of the minifigs (for instance a store with fewer aisles than it would normally have, or a vehicle that seats fewer minifigs that it would in real life while maintaining a good exterior appearance, etc.).  Occasionally I'll scale the exterior up a bit if interior features are important to try to maintain, but more often than not it's a little bit of change to the exterior with more modification of the interior.

Happy building!

[Pinnacle]

No matter how precisely you try, it's almost impossible to build exactly at scale with LEGO. The reason is that you always have to deal with the fixed dimensions of the LEGO parts. It's always a little to give and to take. For example, if the windows are a little too narrow, you can make the piers a little wider. Steps will sometimes be a little too high or too low. The bricks and plates have a fixed height. But that's the challenge of LEGO building. To make something that has a good feeling.

Good luck.

Edited August 30, 2020 by Pinnacle