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10-21-2009, 04:13 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Isanti, Minnesnowta
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|  help with SCALE
is there a limit on size, or does it just have to look right? I ask because I have a body in mind, but not sure of what "SCALE" it would be. It's the old tonka bronco, barbie dolls fit in it fine so it's bigger than 1/10. maybe 1/8 help........... first pic is stock.  these pics with 1.9's on a scx10 chassis, not mounted, just sitting on frame. the width is perfect. need to make a scale rollcage for it.   |
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10-21-2009, 04:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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If it looks like a real vehicle, then it's scale.
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10-21-2009, 04:34 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Anything that fits a GI Joe or Barbie is about 1/6 scale. I wish I still had my old Tonka rig.  |
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10-21-2009, 05:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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measure the wheel base of the toy. divide the 1:1 wheelbase (make sure its in all inches) and you should have your 'scale'. if 1;1 is 100"wb, and your toy is 10" wb then the scale is 100/10=10, or 10th scale, ie 1:10. |
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10-21-2009, 06:59 PM
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| On the lookout for Rocks   Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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Chop the roof and it'll look more scale.....it's way too tall compared to the actually sides.
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10-21-2009, 09:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Isanti, Minnesnowta
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dash,seats,console. Does anyone know the wheelbase of a 1:1 bronco? | |
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10-21-2009, 09:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Living in Paradise
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Man I had a red one of these and my Adventure team Joes had many an outing in it! Ohh those were the days. Should be a really cool project.
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10-22-2009, 12:22 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Since the top and windshield are so out of proportion (to fit GI Joe in there) using the wheelbase to find the scale will prolly yield something smaller than 1:6 scale. I kinda generalized in my previous statement. 93" / 11.4" = 8.15. So based on wheelbase alone the body is about 8th scale. If your SCX-10 is the stock 11.4" wheelbase. That seems pretty reasonable and it looks good. Last edited by Grizzly4x4; 10-22-2009 at 12:31 AM. | |
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10-22-2009, 05:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: gilbert
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I am using the same body in a build that I have in the works. After all of the calculations that I did the body is close to 1:8 scale. That is what I based all of my calculations off of. Using a 2.2 wheel it calculates to be a 17.6" wheel. Using a 5.5" tall tire it calculates to a 44" tire. using a 4.75" tall tire it calculates to a 38" tall tire ( I used 2.2 pro-line flat irons for comparison since that was all I had. ) Here are a few pics of mine. First is how I had mine stock ( tires are same size as the flat irons ).  This one is with all of the under body removed and a crude mock up job of the flat irons.  I am planing a full tube chassis for this one and I will bring the roof down for a more scale appearance. I am planing to keep this one within the rules of 2.2 scaler so that I can actually run some comps with mine. Also I know that "The_Ghetto_Rig" built one of these but I think that he may have sold his. It was a 2.2 version as well. Hope this helps! |
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10-24-2009, 01:07 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: B-town
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yeah wow holy roof i think it would look sweet if you just chopped it accross and lowered the roof down on the pillars, plastic weld it back together
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