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<p>Toothmark, scales are a bit like fractions; would you rather have 1/3 of a pie or 1/5 of a pie? The 1/5 of a pie is smaller - but when you start to learn fractions, it doesn't seem right as 5 is larger than 3.</p><p>If an average person is 6 feet tall, in 1:22.5 scale he would measure out to be 72inches divided by 22.5 which is 3.2inches. Going the other way, you find a figurine 3inches high. How tall is that in 22.5 scale? Multiply 3" by 22.5 and you get 67.5inches or 5 ft, 7 and 1/2 inches.</p><p>And if you are in Canada, it works the same in metric. A person 180cm tall would scale out, in 1:22.5 scale, to 180cm/22.5 or 8cm tall. In 1:20.3 scale he would be taller; 180cm/20.3 = 8.87cm. So, roughly, 1:20.3 scale is about 10 percent larger than 1:22.5 scale. </p><p>E.R.'s idea is a good one. Take a cardboard cutout of a typical person in the scale you like best and stand it beside something you want to buy. If he can't get through the door, or if he doesn't come up to the door knob, you know this item isn't going to work well for you.</p><p>Hope this helps a bit.</p><p>Art</p><p> </p>
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