I have a 'bit-of-a-thing' that I do not like to see LOS planes with an empty cockpit.
Whilst I can find various places selling scale, either full of half, pilots, I have no idea what size I need (or the nearest to) for various different planes.
The majority of RC planes are non-scale, so no reference to scale is stated.
Question:
Is there any rough calculation, using overall length / wing span maybe, from which an approximate scale can be calculated ??
"whatever looks right" I think will be the answer - especially since as you say the planes themselves aren't necessarily built to scale anyway.
Quote from: Steve W on February 07, 2016, 09:36:51 PM
"whatever looks right" I think will be the answer - especially since as you say the planes themselves aren't necessarily built to scale anyway.
Agreed - it's just that I'm trying to avoid buying something that's just plain wrong / wasted.
I would say 400 sized planes are probably around "action man" sized, i.e. 12" or so.
Quote from: Steve W on February 07, 2016, 09:48:17 PM
I would say 400 sized planes are probably around "action man" sized, i.e. 12" or so.
Thanks Steve, but I don't know what 400 size is. Can you rather equate in terms of 1/10, 1/8 etc.
(http://www.oakridgehobbies.com/media/Scale.jpg)
(http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/UnderstandingScale_Vehicle_Image.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SxUGkMVWuIg/Uh3kZO0fb2I/AAAAAAAAEjA/bZhIzK6kmh8/s1600/Blog-scales.jpg)
a 400 size plane, kind of like a WOT-4 or something?
A Skywalker in fact..
Isn't it simply a matter of working the scale out? Say for example you are trying to find a scale pilot for a 1/5 th scale p51 mustang. You now it's 1/5 th scale so if your full size pilot is 6 ft = 72 in /5 = 14.4in. Round down to 14 in high.
What intend to do is look at a full size plane that is relative to the model. So for example a SW1900 looks like an ASW27. Look up the dimensions of that plane on the net. Length: 6.55 m (21 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 9 m2 (97 sq ft)
Divide the larger wing by the smaller wing (or fuz). So 15000/1900=7.9. So the ratio is 7.9:1. In real terms for us that's about 1:8 scale. So your 6 foot pilot would be about 9 inches tall.
Look at the chart on this eBay site for confirmation
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/World-War-2-RAF-full-body-Pilot-RC-Model-Pilot-UNPAINTED-/291166976065?var=&hash=item43cae77841:m:mt62vnQZBHD_20hiskDD7fg
Of course we make mostly models that are cartoon scale so you need to fudge the scale a bit.
BigT
Thanks - I thought there would be a formula to work it out - it's a bit more complicated than I had hoped though !!
Quote from: wgt40w on February 08, 2016, 10:00:51 AM
BigT
Thanks - I thought there would be a formula to work it out - it's a bit more complicated than I had hoped though !!
Sounds worse than it is. What's the wingspan and fuz length and I'll do it.
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BigT
Thanks for your kind offer, but I will be able to do the calculations myself.
I have quite a lot of scale IC models (1/5 to 1/3 scale) , and in general, it 'looks' better if you err on the side of larger is better, within reason of course.
Chris
Quote from: chris-s on February 09, 2016, 11:23:27 AM
I have quite a lot of scale IC models (1/5 to 1/3 scale) , and in general, it 'looks' better if you err on the side of larger is better, within reason of course.
Chris
Unless you have a scale Japanese Zero. WWII films always make the Japanese pilots look small compared to the size of the canopy (IMO).
Partial :P
Quote from: wgt40w on February 09, 2016, 02:18:33 PM
Unless you have a scale Japanese Zero. WWII films always make the Japanese pilots look small compared to the size of the canopy (IMO).
Partial :P
As it happens, a 50cc zero currently on the workbench....
(http://gyazo.com/df730a700ef4862dde79de72e17c9070.png)
(yes I admit that the pilot in the picture is a little larger than scale, particularly his head!)
That's really a terrible workbench too.
What size of ducted fan have you fitted up front ??
:D
I used these when the previous owner had the company. He used to do full body a well as busts.
Petes Pilots (http://stores.ebay.com.au/Petes-Pilots?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F705-53470-19255-0%252F1%253Ficep_ff3%253D2%2526pub%253D5574933636%2526toolid%253D10001%2526campid%253D5337487963%2526customid%253D%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fstores%25252Eebay%25252Ecom%25252Eau%25252FPetes-Pilots%2526srcrot%253D705-53470-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D980980633187)
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The 1/6th scale (12") action figure market is just full of absolutely incredibly detailed models and accessories for this stuff... Anything outside of that is much harder to find a good standard...
On that basis I figure just always go for a 1:6 scale model and you're sorted :)
Quote from: skyscraper on February 29, 2016, 08:26:10 AM
Head down to Asda and you can be the pilot :laugh:
https://www.asda-photo.co.uk/bookings/asda-3dme-a-miniature-3d-figure-from-asda-photo (https://www.asda-photo.co.uk/bookings/asda-3dme-a-miniature-3d-figure-from-asda-photo)
I would guess you can get it scaled to whatever size you want within reason...
regards
Andy
How weird is that!
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