Re: [FT] Scratchbuilding questions

Well, I did ask that very same question about 2-3 "years" ago...(a near
eternity on the web...)
I don't have the emails any more, as my emailer has compleatly crashed a
couple
of times since then.  Personal memory does make a lousy backup medium. 
:-)

I thought those were generic (average) values given then.

It does make any scratchbuilts look somewhat near in size...

Donald Hosford

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> Hm. Not to cast any doubt over Donald Hosford's memory <g>, but
compared to
> the GZG models I have the above values sound *very* low. Some rough
> measurements:
>
> NSL Stroschen-class CT: TMF 14, length 22mm
> NSL Waldburg-class DD: TMF 30, length 32mm
> NSL Radetzky-class CE: TMF 58, length 48mm
>
> PHC Vlath-class: TMF 11, length 14mm
> PHC Dinth-class: TMF 41, length 34mm
> PHC Tsaara-class: TMF 58, length 37mm
> PHC Keraph-class: TMF 104, length 45mm
> PHC Voth-class: TMF 250, length 88mm
>
> There's no fixed "nominal TMF/length" ratio - which is quite natural,
since
> the bigger ships are almost always wider and taller than the smaller
ones
> rather than just longer. Similarly, the Phalon models are considerably
> "fatter" than the NSL ones (at least over the rear hull) - eg., placed
side
> by side there's no doubt that a Keraph is much bigger than a Radetzky,
even
> though the Rad is longer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Oerjan
> oerjan.ohlson@telia.com
>
> "Life is like a sewer.
>   What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."