dean spirkoff Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) if u placed a 1/32 scale p-51 mustang next to a1/35 ford mustang how off are they in size Edited December 16, 2016 by dean spirkoff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 P-51 = 384" x 444" 1/32 = 12" x 13.88 1/35 = 10.97" x 12.69" Or proportionately, this: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeus60 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 There will be about a 10% (roughly) difference in size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 If you are comparing two identical subjects, then yes you would notice the size difference quite obvisously, however since you're asking about two totally different subjects I don't think the different scales will be that apparent unless to an expert on both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Yes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 It depends on how familiar the viewer is with the size of a P-51, the size of a Ford Mustang, and whether or not he's ever seen the two together. I'd guess that 95 percent of viewers wouldn't be able to tell there was a mismatch in scale. Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I would say also that if you placed figures along with this arrangement, it would be much more obvious if you use 1/32 scale figures close to the car as opposed to using 1/35 scale figures close to the plane so I would settle on 1/35 scale figures. People have a good idea of how tall a normal adult is compared to a car, they see it everyday. But not as much so as a person standing next to a WWII fighter plane. Just something to consider. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breadneck Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 It`s very easy to notice as the aeroplane has three wheels and the car has four Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I can't really tell. 19 hours ago, dean spirkoff said: if u placed a 1/32 scale p-51 mustang next to a1/35 ford mustang how off are they in size Not much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 My question is, who makes a 1/35 scale Ford Mustang? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VADM Fangschleister Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 If you were anything like me (And I think I am), you would, instead, build a 1/24 scale P-51 and park next to it a 1/24 or 1/25 model of a Ford Mustang. This way, any errors in scale would be negelsish neligigli.......small and insignificant. Barring that, building a 1/32 P-51 would require that you carve, mould or otherwise create from scratch a matching scale car. Or, you could simply put a placard that says, "These two models are representing a forthcoming science fiction episode of "Voyager" whereby the shrinking ray did not completely allow for the return-to-full-size of the car. Or something. Hope that helps. (I'm sure it didn't but I had to say it) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 3 hours ago, niart17 said: My question is, who makes a 1/35 scale Ford Mustang? That's what I was wondering too! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) On 16/12/2016 at 8:54 AM, niart17 said: I would say also that if you placed figures along with this arrangement, it would be much more obvious if you use 1/32 scale figures close to the car as opposed to using 1/35 scale figures close to the plane so I would settle on 1/35 scale figures. People have a good idea of how tall a normal adult is compared to a car, they see it everyday. But not as much so as a person standing next to a WWII fighter plane. Just something to consider. Bill Exactly how tall is a normal adult? My daughter is 4' 11". Her friend Zak is 6' 9". They are both about the same age. Chris Edited December 22, 2016 by dogsbody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 13 hours ago, dogsbody said: Exactly how tall is a normal adult? My daughter is 4' 11". Her friend Zak is 6' 3". They are both about the same age. The average (mean) heights in Canada are 5' 4" for a female and 5' 9" for a male. They are both abnormal. :D Although for the OP... 1/32 is a common automotive miniature scale. Why not just use a 1/32 die cast or slot car body for the Mustang? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 It is a simple 10% difference. A 1:35 representation of a 6' (183 mm) tall man would appear to be 5' 6" (168 mm) next to a 1:32 object. Well within normal variance. 1:35 figures next to 1:32 object would work better than 1:32 figures next to a 1:35 object. Unless you're trying to represent an NBA team... I assume you want to do something like this: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 3 hours ago, MoFo said: The average (mean) heights in Canada are 5' 4" for a female and 5' 9" for a male. They are both abnormal. :D Although for the OP... 1/32 is a common automotive miniature scale. Why not just use a 1/32 die cast or slot car body for the Mustang? They are both " normal ". They're just above and below " average " height. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 ahh geesh, PC much. I didn't mean to use the term "normal" I should have said average. I am sorry if I offended anyone. I think it was understood what I meant in the realm of model building. MOST model figures are based around the average adult heights. Of course there are people outside of those averages. I am one of the short people myself. But I'm not going to get bent out of shape because a model figure AVERAGES around 6'. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 On 12/20/2016 at 10:54 AM, niart17 said: ahh geesh, PC much. I didn't mean to use the term "normal" I should have said average. I am sorry if I offended anyone. I think it was understood what I meant in the realm of model building. MOST model figures are based around the average adult heights. Of course there are people outside of those averages. I am one of the short people myself. But I'm not going to get bent out of shape because a model figure AVERAGES around 6'. Bill I just hope and pray that one day we'll have scale pilot figures that cover the full diversity of humanity, instead of being so exclusionary as they are today. If I can find a good rainbow clip art, I'll come back and edit this post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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