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1952 Daimler Ferret Mk-1 - scaling issues...
Hi all, I have created a Daimler Ferret and I am having some issues scaling it. I am using Blender to model the vehicle to 1:1 scale according to the repair and user manuals. And Pepakura to unfold and layout.
When I start building I print 3 scale sizes to make sure everything assembles correctly. But it is always a little over twice as big as the scale should be. The Ferret should be smaller than the 1:87 Nova Van, it was exported as 1:87 scale. Here are some Photos showing how off the scale is Should I be exporting my model to obj as 1:1 full scale, then use Pepakura to scale it? Appreciate any help. Here is what it should actually look like when completed. |
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No clue. But for yourself, when I find a pdo that is the wrong scale, I print to pdf and then use the pdf as the basis to scale correctly for my needs. I use Gimp, but there are lots of ways to do the scaling, once you get to the pdf
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No clue niver but if it helps -
Before unfolding an item in Pepa I include a rectangular box of appropriate size - say perhaps 80X10X10 - which I know will unfold to give a shape that should have a known overall length - in this example of 100mm. The whole output can then be adjusted to make that dimension correct. |
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Measure center of wheel to center of wheel (wheelbase) on the actual vehicle it is 2.29m (2290mm). If you measure the model, you will get a distance in mm.
Model Distance/Actual distance for 1/72 -> x scale mm = 2290/72 = 31.8mm for 1/32 -> x scale mm = 2290/32 = 71.6mm So if you make a square on the model and put two corners at the wheel centers and get the actual scaled size from that.
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