Re: FT-Shiva option/starfire designs- Stardestroyer stats

Germ wrote:
> 
> > >If that's anything like the IJN ships, we're looking at around four
and
> > >a half pounds of lead.
> > Well, of white metal at least.....
> > >Is your gaming table really strong enough?
> > Since I use the dining room table, probably.
> > >Are you _sure_?
> > No, but won't it be fun finding out? ;-)
> > 2B^2
> 
> Ok so I work out the Star Destroyer to be.....
> Bare with me working out scales is not a skill of mine.
> 
> So a 1/300th (6mm) Star Destroyer is 533cm long
> making a 1/3000th Star Destroyer 53cm long
> 
> Does that sound right?

Sadly yes. A 1/3000 scale Super Star Destroyer is 2.65m long. Whereas a
1/3000th TIE fighter is about 2mm high. 

> If so can I have a resin one instead :)

How about the plastic kit (ERTL ?). It's about 15" (38cm) long - but
curiously is advertised as being 1/1800th, which is clearly wrong :-/

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Tony Francis
Senior Software Engineer