Ive found that 80% looks right and also wraps around the 5mm foamcore like a glove.
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| Author: | count_zero99uk [ 10-18-2010, 07:06 AM ] |
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| Author: | Zenguy [ 10-18-2010, 11:01 AM ] |
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| Author: | DeltaIce [ 10-18-2010, 03:18 PM ] |
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| Author: | count_zero99uk [ 10-18-2010, 05:50 PM ] |
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Ive found that 80% looks right and also wraps around the 5mm foamcore like a glove.
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| Author: | Zenguy [ 10-19-2010, 12:03 AM ] |
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| Author: | DougT [ 10-19-2010, 04:58 AM ] |
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When dealing with scales given in mm format to figure out the percentage of increase or decrease when converting between scales you divide the scale you want by the scale you have then move the decimal two places to the right to get a percentage. example: convert 28mm to 20mm 20/28 = 0.714 or print at 71.4% to get the smaller scale convert 28mm to 54mm 54/28 = 1.929 or print at 192.9% to get the larger scale. ---------------------------------------------------------------- When dealing with scales given in fractional format divide the scale you have with the scale you want. 1/32 to 1/73 32/73 = 0.438 or 43.8% 1/73 to 1/32 73/32 = 2.281 or 228.1% If your printing software cannot handle decimals round up or down to the whole number that you think will work the best. The 192.9% could be 193% and the 71.4% could be 71% or 72%. Here is a small scale conversion calculator that might help out. It uses the fractional format: To get the percent to print by do the following: Calculate > Scale Conversion Current Value: 1 meters ticked Display result in metric checked You will get Converted Value in meters and centimeters. The centimeters is the % you print by. Here is another page with scale and mm comparisons. You will notice that the numbers differ from the Wikipedia numbers. It all depends on how you measure the figure. Some measure to the top of the head, some measure to eye level, some just make things up. Here is an online scale calculator. You can download the complete webpage and use it without being online. Every time I use either a pencil and paper, a hand held calculator, a calculator scale program, or a web based scale calculator I usually get different results for the same input. You have to use your judgement to decide what you want. |
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| Author: | DeltaIce [ 10-19-2010, 06:29 AM ] |
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Thank you all so much!!! My grandson is going to be very pleased when he sees a town for his plastic army men to skimish in. 
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| Author: | count_zero99uk [ 10-19-2010, 07:06 AM ] |
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another thing i would recomend before you print a stack off at xxx% is to run something like a door or a wall of on paper and look at it for scale against the miniatures you are using. Im using 1/72 (or 20mm) minis, which should be 71(ish)% however it looks better at 80%. And of course different companies build there minis in different proportions so its all nice and iregular. Hope your build goes well though.
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| Author: | DougT [ 10-19-2010, 11:02 AM ] |
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