Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: glyn1 on October 24, 2010, 09:25:46 pm

Title: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: glyn1 on October 24, 2010, 09:25:46 pm

Hi all

This may sound a stupid question but on a 1.16th scale lifeboat would you use 1.16th scale figures or do you use a different scale? if so, which ones

Thanks for any help :-))

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: longshanks on October 24, 2010, 09:40:43 pm

Yes use 1:16 figures

Speedline produce modern lifeboat figures http://speedlinemodels.com/page8.html

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: Number 6 on October 26, 2010, 12:26:18 pm

George Turner does them too if you don't want to pay Speedline prices. GT does lots of different figures in different scales. He'll probably be at the Warwick show next month. Dave.  :-))

http://www.georgeturnermodels.com/index.php?page=shopping&shop_cat_id=56 (http://www.georgeturnermodels.com/index.php?page=shopping&shop_cat_id=56)

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: glyn1 on October 29, 2010, 02:16:47 pm

thanks for the help i will have a look around for the crew  O0

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: HS93 (RIP) on October 29, 2010, 05:36:28 pm

It's sometimes handy to buy just one and pose it on your boat to see if it looks right, I bought a 1/16 man for a boat some time ago and it looked stupid on the boat I re checked the size of hatch openings and well deck sizes with the builders plans and the chap would have no chance of getting in any of the openings and when he stood on the rear well deck looked silly , but another make looked right so check first with one.

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: soldier151 on October 30, 2010, 12:07:21 am

Hi Shipmate,
I bet your boat is an RAF Crash Tender (Aerokits) I always thought the scale was totally wrong
Regards Soldier151 <*< :police:

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: HS93 (RIP) on October 30, 2010, 12:16:37 am

Quote from: soldier151 on October 30, 2010, 12:07:21 am

Hi Shipmate,
I bet your boat is an RAF Crash Tender (Aerokits) I always thought the scale was totally wrong
Regards Soldier151 <*< :police:

If that is for me,  er wrong on both points. it is not an areokits it is scratch built on a fiberglass hull and the scale is correct at 1/16 for the boat I built as I said I worked from the original shipyard drawrings to build the boat.
NOT model kit drawrings.

Peter

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: ZZ56 on October 30, 2010, 07:28:26 am

Unlike boats, human beings aren't built to a plan, so there's a lot of variance in the height and width of 'scale' figures.  There's also no standardized way to measure the height of a figure; some go by the eyes, some the top of the head.

Title: Re: SCALE FIGURES
Post by: red181 on October 30, 2010, 07:07:39 pm

it would be a shame to paint that boat HS93, the planking and brass work on the tow hook are superb :-))