Joey Lock Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Just a quick question I need answering. If Im going to buy a 21in. X 9in. X 8in. , 1/16 Scale RC Tiger Tank, What scale troops would I need? Tamiya do 1/35 Troops but I dont know if they will be big enough... Help?! Answer ASAP please! Thanks Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 It might be that I don't understand your question properly, but haven't you already answered it yourself? If you buy a 1/16 scale tank, you'd need 1/16 scale troops. DUH! Cheers, Ralph Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 It might be that I don't understand your question properly, but haven't you already answered it yourself? If you buy a 1/16 scale tank, you'd need 1/16 scale troops. DUH!Cheers, Ralph Indeed DUH! Quote
Joey Lock Posted April 2, 2009 Author Posted April 2, 2009 Indeed DUH! But, They are mesuared 120mm in height, and mesuaring that with the 8-9 inch Height, and 21 inch lenght, Seems quit small people. Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 (edited) If you think that 1/16 scale people look small, why did you even bring up 1/35? They are less than half the size of 1/16 scaled people! This sort of thing really isn't rocket science. I hope you agree with me that a 1/16 scale tank should have 1/16 scaled people. If the 1/16 figure looks small next to the 1/16 scale tank model, it's probably because you don't really have a feel for how large a tank actually is. The Tiger was one of the bigger ones of its era. Of course, we can check whether the dimensions of the model tank and of the 120mm figure actually correspond to a scale of 1/16. I've found the dimensions of a Tiger I tank on wikipedia: length 8.45m width 3.55m height 3m I'm sticking to the metric system here, because I can't stand feet and inches. Scaled 1/16 the dimensions of the model are (rounded to whole centimeters): length 53 cm width 22 cm height 19 cm. This corresponds fairly well to 21, 9, and 8 inches, respectively. So, whoever made the tank model can indeed divide by 16! Now let's take your figure. It's 120mm tall. If it is scaled 1/16 that length corresponds too a real person of 1.92m (6ft and a few inches, I can't be bothered to calculate it), which sounds reasonable to me. Satisfied? Cheers, Ralph Edited April 2, 2009 by Ralph_S Quote
Joey Lock Posted April 2, 2009 Author Posted April 2, 2009 If you think that 1/16 scale people look small, why did you even bring up 1/35? They are less than half the size of 1/16 scaled people! This sort of thing really isn't rocket science. I hope you agree with me that a 1/16 scale tank should have 1/16 scaled people. If the 1/16 figure looks small next to the 1/16 scale tank model, it's probably because you don't really have a feel for how large a tank actually is. The Tiger was one of the bigger ones of its era. Of course, we can check whether the dimensions of the model tank and of the 120mm figure actually correspond to a scale of 1/16. I've found the dimensions of a Tiger I tank on wikipedia: length 8.45m width 3.55m height 3m I'm sticking to the metric system here, because I can't stand feet and inches. Scaled 1/16 the dimensions of the model are (rounded to whole centimeters): length 53 cm width 22 cm height 19 cm. This corresponds fairly well to 21, 9, and 8 inches, respectively. So, whoever made the tank model can indeed divide by 16! Now let's take your figure. It's 120mm tall. If it is scaled 1/16 that length corresponds too a real person of 1.92m (6ft and a few inches, I can't be bothered to calculate it), which sounds reasonable to me. Satisfied? Cheers, Ralph Wow, Dont have to be so angry Thanks anyway, only problem with 1:16 troops is that their not pre-assembled like the small Forces of Valor troops. They need painting... Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Doesn't the tank need painting as well? Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Wow, Dont have to be so angry Thanks anyway, only problem with 1:16 troops is that their not pre-assembled like the small Forces of Valor troops. They need painting... Trust me, if I would have been angry you would have gotten a very different reply than the one I wrote. If you would have put even a tiny amount of effort into it you could have answered your initial question yourself and I really don't understand why you didn't. Cheers, Ralph Quote
Joey Lock Posted April 3, 2009 Author Posted April 3, 2009 Trust me, if I would have been angry you would have gotten a very different reply than the one I wrote. If you would have put even a tiny amount of effort into it you could have answered your initial question yourself and I really don't understand why you didn't. Cheers, Ralph Do i smell "snobish" sarcasim? Look, I dont know anything about Scales, I just wanted a RC Tank, Im not a expert, so I thought someone would "kindly" word out a explaination... Doesn't the tank need painting as well? I dont think so, I think it comes with a base German Army Dark Grey, And then you can Camo it later: The Tank Website Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 Do i smell "snobish" sarcasim?Look, I dont know anything about Scales, I just wanted a RC Tank, Im not a expert, so I thought someone would "kindly" word out a explaination... Look, I'm sorry if I came across as being irate. Perhaps I underestimate how difficult dealing with scales is, because I've been building scale models and doing this sort of calculations for ages. In any case, I hope it is clear now. Cheers, Ralph Quote
Joey Lock Posted April 3, 2009 Author Posted April 3, 2009 Look, I'm sorry if I came across as being irate. Perhaps I underestimate how difficult dealing with scales is, because I've been building scale models and doing this sort of calculations for ages. In any case, I hope it is clear now. Cheers, Ralph Yes, Thanks! Quote
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