Re: [OT] What modeling scale does 15mm translate to?

Glenn M Wilson wrote:

>On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 13:47:14 +0100 Tony Francis
><tony@brigademodels.co.uk> writes:
><snip>
>
>>The consensus seems to be that 15mm is nominally 1/100th. The nearest 
>>vehicle kits to that scale are Roco's 1/87th minitanks (although these

>>
>>are true kits in that they consist of a small number of parts and come

>>
>>assembled) which a number of listers have converted for use (including

>>
>>me, before I started making my own 15mm). Alternatively, 1/76th or 
>>1/72nd vehicles offer a huge range of possibilities - metal 15mm 
>>figures 
>>look fine up against these scales.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>
>Not to throw a spanner in the works but I recently bought some OOP
'true'
>15 mm figures (15 mm to top of head/hat/beret/helmet) and I have a pack
>of 15 mm UNSC I hope to covert to "M-i-i-i-i-c-e in Space" (add tail,
the
>snout helmet fits a mouse face, they might do as GM (Genetically
>Modified) Martian Mouse stock next to a 28mm Stan Johansen Mekpur
>(feline) figure.)  Lots of difference between 15 mm figure lines
(almost
>as much as 25 mm I suspect as the recent talk of Eureka's "18 mm is 15
>mm" Mex-Am war figures on another list has shown.)  Take some figures
to
>a local shop and visually compare.  Heck it's a problem in 6 mm too H&R
>figures next to an Irregular 8 wheeled APC ("Yep, Ace, the whole
Freaking
>Company rides in one vehicle I bet!")	[Okay, a L_i_t_t_l_e
>exaggerated...but you get my point, no?]
>
But surely that wouldn't be a problem, as he'd be using GZG's 15mm 
figures _exclusively_ .... ? ;-)

Tony