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scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:49 am
by mcevoyi
hi all

can any one help ?

somee where out in the www is a scale calculator where you imput the scale say 1/35 and it works out the dimentions to 1/16 .. or other scales ..

dose any one have a link to it ???

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:10 am
by Matdragon
i used to have the link and the calculator and it was great, but my computer died, so i'd also like it too! :D  thanks,

matt

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:21 am
by BREL
Matdragon wrote: i used to have the link and the calculator and it was great, but my computer died, so i'd also like it too! :D  thanks,

matt
same here

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:39 am
by 971wright
Hi Guys is this what you are looking for .http://www.largescalecentral.com/scalecalc.php

maybe we should have a page of links to stuff like this and paint charts ect ect.Could call it usful links page

regards pete

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:43 am
by fleshpedler
Hey Ian
give this a go it,s the one Septon  uses and worked well for me on the
sherman............
pete.........................
http://www.largescaleplanes.com/tips/Ra ... ecalc.html

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:12 pm
by tankman
Thank you gentlemen most usefull. May have to think about trying to scratchbuild something now  ;D ;D ;D
Alan

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:11 pm
by mcevoyi
thanks to all

have the link and now looking at a pile of plastic card ..

i wounder what next

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:13 pm
by BREL
Be careful that plastic card is very infectious, you may end up buying more and more and more and more........................................drool lol

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:24 pm
by nibelungenwerk
Come on gentleman where is you sense of adventure slide rule, log tables, pencil and paper.
Calculators heresay!!!!!!!!!

Re: scale calculator ?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:51 pm
by Crispy
Hear hear that man. I got fed up with working out 1/35 - 1/16 and ending up just doubling the measurment.... its close enough and worked for me  ;)

Bright ideas brought to you by lazy fat gits  ;D