hallo all I couldn't find an interwebby answer to my simple question but I wonder if you can help? What's 1000yds in 1/72nd scale? cheers
For quite some time now, Gogle has been able to understand calculations such as 1/72*1000 and will give an answer such as: (1 / 72) * 1000 = 13.8888889 More about calculator. Ron
1,000yd = 36" x 1000 = 36,000" 36,000" : 72 = 500" 500" = 41ft 8" So 1000yd at 1/72 is 41ft 8" Are you going to model three Nimitz class carriers in a row?
1,000 yds at 1/72 scale is 500 inches on your old imperial ruler (assuming that's what you are using). In other words 1" to 6ft. If it's metric you are after then Kevin's 13.88888 repeating is the same thing. Happy modelling... Garry
Thanks everyone! I'm almost numerically dyslexic when it comes to maths and prefer Imperial measurements! 41ft. Blimey... No, I just wanted to get a sense of the terrain scale as I am thinking of doing a diorama for one of a number of possible specific actions by my battalion of research So, 250yards is very roughly 10ft Brilliant, thank you all again So 1000yd at 1/72 is 41ft 8" Are you going to model three Nimitz class carriers in a row?
In everyone's name, you're welcome, it cost nothing Stangely it may seem, I must be the only bloke in continental Europe who is conversant with the Imperial system. Or should I say the Colonial system! What happened is that as a young teenager I had been given a pile of American airmodelling magazines (my other hobby*), and I grew up measuring things like 23" 3/32 So when many years later I went to work for a US engineering firm, I was the only one who could explain to the Damned Gringos what a force of 2302 newton/sq. cm meant in lbs-force/sq.in, never mind BTUs to watts :wow: * An old friend used to say: "When I was young I had the time but not the money, now I have the money but not the time!"
In everyone's name, you're welcome, it cost nothing Stangely it may seem, I must be the only bloke in continental Europe who is conversant with the Imperial system. Or should I say the Colonial system! What happened is that as a young teenager I had been given a pile of American airmodelling magazines (my other hobby*), and I grew up measuring things like 23" 3/32 So when many years later I went to work for a US engineering firm, I was the only one who could explain to the Damned Gringos what a force of 2302 newton/sq. cm meant in lbs-force/sq.in, never mind BTUs to watts :wow: * An old friend used to say: "When I was young I had the time but not the money, now I have the money but not the time!" Your nerdiness does have a use.
Spoken like a true Damned Gringo One for you: Just as long as you don't call me a Yank(ee). You know how us Southern boys dislike that distasteful regional appellation.
At Home Dad Lots of correct answers, but no-one told you how to work it out for yourself in future! Distance you've got (1000 yards) divided by the scale (72) = The Answer (13.88 yards) obviously, if you want this in feet, multiply by 3 = 41.667 feet (or 41 feet 8 inches)