Re: Micromachines Ships

> Karl Schmidt wrote:
> >I think a better measure of ship size would be 
> >volume (to account for varying plastic densities, and even usable for

> >metal minis) but I don't have access to the equipment to do this.
> 
Mike Miserendino wrote:
> Just slap some molding clay around the mini, making two halves for
easy
> separation.  Recombine the halves, fill with water.  Pour the water
into a
> measuring cup and whola, a simple approximation of the objects volume.

    Why not fill a measuring cup with enough water to cover the mini.
place the mini in the water, since plastic will probably float hold it
under water with a toothpick or two, and measure the change in the level
of the water?

Enjoy,
Tom					       
<thomas.granvold@eng.sun.com>