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| Subject: | Re: Tamiya Figure Scaling |  |
| Date: | Jan 13, 2006 |
| From: | Gerald Owens | |
I've stood various classic Tamiya figures against a 1/35th scale rule, and most (for instance the German gun commander from their 88mm gun) are around 5'5", a height not uncommon in Japan but rather short for a European or American (even allowing for guys who grew up during the vitamin-poor Great Depression era). Haven't bought their most recent figures, as I switched to Dragon and other manufacturers about 15 years ago. The British infantry on patrol set photographed on the back of the box look strangely tall in proportion, so perhaps Tamiya's designers tried to correct things a bit.
Tamiya's very first 1/35th scale figure set was a set of German infantry (still re-released!) which were crudely designed with helmets molded in place. They were pretty chunky and proportions seemed overscale. The original British figures with the 6 Pounder gun were better detailed, but also seemed a bit chunky, like short men in 1/32nd rather than 1/35th. However, the next few sets (notably their German tank crew) were doll-like in their proportions with big heads and tiny little bodies. Tamiya retooled these a little taller in the early seventies, but they were still barely over five feet tall in scale.
If you'd like to check a figure and don't have a scale rule conveniently at hand, consider this: a 5'10" man will stand exactly two inches tall in 1/35th scale. |
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