Re: Paper Vehicle sizes?

>15mm gives about 1:122 for scale.  so for a few
>current tanks.

Most of the "historical" 15mm range manufacturers go for 1/100 
(Skytrex, QRF, Peter Pig) or 1/108 (Quality Castings/Battle Honours), 
which mix together OK if you're not too over-fussy.

Jon (GZG)

>
>AMX-13 Light Tank 
>Length 4.88m  =  40.0mm
>Width	2.51m  =  20.5mm
>Height 2.28m  =  18.7mm
>
>British Scorpion Tracked Recon
>Length 4.79m  =  39.2mm
>Width	2.24m  =  18.3mm
>Height 2.10m  =  17.2mm
>
>Chieftain MBT
>Length 7.48m  =  61.3mm
>Width	3.51m  =  28.7mm
>Height 2.90m  =  23.7mm
>
>T-72B MBT
>Length 6.91m  =  56.6mm
>Width	3.58m  =  29.3mm
>Height 2.19m  =  17.9mm
>
>Leopard 2 MBT
>Length 7.69m  =  63.0mm
>Width	3.70m  =  30.3mm
>Height 2.79m  =  22.8mm
>
>I recommend you pick up scalecalc a scale calculating
>program.
>
>http://home.att.net/~ShipModelFAQ/smf-qShareWare.html
>
>it lets you do these conversions easy.
>
>Bob Makowsky
>
>>  In a message dated 4/11/2004 4:54:08 AM Central
>>  Daylight Time,
>>  germ@germy.co.uk writes:
>>  No pressure then!
>>
>>  What about sizes? Give me some ideas over how big
>>  say an MBT should be in
>>  15mm.
>>  I'm terrible with scale and I tend to make models
>>  that look right along side
>>  the figures.
>>
>>  Any suggestions on height, length etc..?
>>
>>  Cheers
>>
>>  Jeremey
>>  www.germy.co.uk