Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: madrob on February 19, 2010, 12:54:56 pm

Title: questions of scale
Post by: madrob on February 19, 2010, 12:54:56 pm

If i have something thats 1/35 scale whatdo i have to do to get it to either 1/6 or 1/8 scale, multiply by what.
used to have a program that did this...but can i remember what it was.......ohhh no.....old age setting in

Title: Re: questions of scale
Post by: dougal99 on February 19, 2010, 01:14:09 pm

Hi Rob

The easiest way to do this is to take a measurement off the plan, multiply it by 35 and then divide by 6 or 8 depending on whether you want 1/6 or 1/8.

This process will work for converting any scale to any other.

HTH

Doug

Title: Re: questions of scale
Post by: madrob on February 19, 2010, 01:41:19 pm

simple when you know how


thanks doug :-))

Title: Re: questions of scale
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on February 19, 2010, 06:48:56 pm

Here you go

http://www.printmini.com/calc.shtml

hope this helps

ken