My 1:1200 Japanese WW2 Shiratsuyu destroyer design, building

[georgerutherford1861]

Very nice work especially at that small scale. Seeing the larger version at the top reminds me of one of my favorite things about digital paper models, the ability to scale up or down in case a kit is not quite the scale you want. Of course, then there are decisions about how much detail to retain (if scaling down) or to add (if scaling up), but so much easier than frustration about a kit not being available at the scale you wanted it.

Meanwhile, work on my Hiei continues slowly, working on getting the deck glued nicely to the ship's sides midships.

Doug

[LouCoatney]

Thanks, guys.

Doug, did you see my Scale Selector along the top border of the plans?

That given segment length is in different lengths according to the scale you want as a check on that.

And, for example, the length at 1:700 is half that at 1:350, etc.

Have you ever seen anything like this on any other paper model plans?

[wireandpaper]

In terms of the scale selector, you are unique.
At best, a meter is given in cm/in, or in very few cases you will find a frame with cm or in, for the given scale and then you must do your calculations.
And be aware of those pdf files that fit your printer, in those cases the given scale is lost.

[georgerutherford1861]

Yes Lou I did see that and it is helpful.

For models that do not do that I often just find a good solid measurement (like beam for ships), then open the file in a program like Inkscape, measure that same area, do the math on how I need to scale it, then upscale from there. A bit more work for those models without scale rules on them, but it can be done and keeps those grade school math skills sharp!

Doug