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Old 11-04-2007 | 06:51 PM
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Hey guys,

What's the right percentage to convert 1/35 to 1/16....218%?

Please help... Math... make... Hulk's... head...... hurt.



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Old 11-04-2007 | 06:58 PM
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2.187
Old 11-04-2007 | 07:26 PM
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To be completly accurate it's 218.75%. For my Jagdpanther I rounded up to 218.8% and the Tamyia Panther gearbox fitted in exactly.
Old 11-04-2007 | 07:27 PM
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Thanks Panther F,

Instead of the Grant Tank project that I was planning, I started work on a Panzer 38(t).... I've put the basic hull together, and when I compared it to my Tiger 1, I said.... no way it could be that tiny I said to myself. But I photocopied up an old Italeri 1/35 38(t) at 219%, so I guess it's accurate.

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Yeah, 220 ... 221, whatever works.
Old 11-04-2007 | 08:03 PM
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the easiest way to up scale is measure the 1/35 part then mul;tiply it by 35 then divide by 16 you will have the 1/16th scale dimension
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YUP!
Old 11-04-2007 | 08:42 PM
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35 divided by 16 = 2.1875 so you can just measure the 1/35 part and multiply by 2.1875
Old 11-04-2007 | 09:11 PM
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So rounding off the multiplier from 2.1875 to 2.19 would be close enough
Old 11-05-2007 | 12:01 AM
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BEST SITE IN THE WORLD: http://www.printmini.com/calc.shtml

(for calculating sizes between scales, very accurate)

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