Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: granwood on February 02, 2009, 01:11:17 pm

Title: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: granwood on February 02, 2009, 01:11:17 pm
hi anybody know what the scale is of above boat.thanks
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: malcolmfrary on February 02, 2009, 01:45:39 pm
Going off the height of the figures and the length, it works out at a guess of 1:16.
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: granwood on February 02, 2009, 05:34:51 pm
hi thanks  the reason i wondered was because of figures as i thought they looked small against the wheelhouse.
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: Philipsparker on February 02, 2009, 06:18:07 pm
Don't measure them against the wheelhouse, measure against the door. Looking at the photo the wheelhouse floor is meant to be higher than deck level.

I think the boat is 1:15 or 1:16 thoough. It's an excellent sail too.

Phil
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: dougal99 on February 02, 2009, 08:13:45 pm
My Brittany trawler Jasmine Elizabeth (below) is 1/16 and 870mm long. So nearly half as long again as the Majestic, which doesn't seem right. What size are the figures? To be 1/16 they would need to be between 3.75"/95mm (5ft full size) and 4.5"/114mm (6ft full size).

Just Curious

Doug
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: granwood on February 03, 2009, 11:48:30 am
thanks all for help .i sent e/mail to a couple  of model shops on mayhem and they say they think it is about 1.18,
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: tigertiger on February 03, 2009, 01:06:54 pm
I have to admit that I am quiet taken by these models of small inshore fishing vessels.

Models by design do some crackers. I was really impressed at a show last year and did feel a little nostalgic. Only 30 years ago we did have an inshore fleet. Mostly gone now. The quotas being sold on.
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: biggles1 on February 04, 2009, 11:39:03 am
Hi Granwood I have a Thunder Tiger fishing boat Catherine great boat, like you i thought the figures looked to small. I brought my fishermen from George Turner Models they are super with great caracter but you do have to paint youself. Iam sure mine were 1/20 scale 92mm high and they look right, but he also does 1/16 scale 110mm high have alook at his webb site see what you think.   Good luck   Dave         
Title: Re: thunder tiger majestic fishing boat
Post by: granwood on February 04, 2009, 12:28:31 pm
thanks Dave i was thinking 1.20 myself,and i have bought figures from turner and they where good.    cheers hugh