Choosing scale for sailing ship model

[vaidas]

Thank you, Jim Nunn,

I have two of non started to build model sets (including laser cuts, masts and sails) you have mentioned herein - Pinta 1:96 from Shipyard and Duyfken 1:100 from Seahorse. Glad you have the same opinion they are the best. One more of full sets I have in my drawer is Saettia from WAK, which is also designed by Tomasz Weremko (Seahorse). These three models are delayed by me to start because I need to warm my hands and tools on started ones but still lot of fun to have

[abhovi]

I have a different scale than most of us. I use 1/77. That may be peculiar, but I think 1/100 is too small and 1/50 too big for 'home use'. 1/77 is in between and it has the advantage that if you want to put personnel on board 1/87 and 1/72 men are both available and within the margin to look acceptable. (1/77 means one inch for seven Amsterdam feet, a good scale for Dutch ships.) A 160 foot ship produces a model of at most 80 cm over all, a 70 foot vessel still is about 30 cm long. Fine sizes for my purposes...

[vaidas]

Hello abhovi,

Thank you for your approach to using non-standard scales. This is something I want to understand and accept - a compromise between the most popular sizes and something that may not be standard but fits me comfortably.