Dollhouse miniature scales
Making minatures involves calculating and dealing with figures. "What's your scale?", people may ask you.
Are you a scale snob? - from Small Packages. This article is a good explanation of why projects in the wiki are mainly grouped by subject rather than scale.
List of different scales
Check the picture on A Sheila's Shed for a visual of the different scales. using dolls and recliners.
Hint:
6 foot man in
- 1/144-scale = 1/2" tall
- QS-scale = 1-1/2" tall
- HS-scale = 3" tall
- HO-scale = 3/4" tall or 13/16"
- N-scale = 3/8" tall
- S-Scale = 1-1/8" tall
All about Scales - from Icklebits
Doll Scale Size Chart - by Weaverlili
Inch to Metric Conversion
Scale Calculator - from The art of Dollhouse Miniatures
Scale converter - from Zooplies Miniature Haven
Tips for Scales - understanding and converting scale ratios by Chris Appoldt, Finescale.com
To Scale, a Miniaturist's Guide - printable booklet by Joanne Swanson
What Scale is my Doll - from Joanne's minis
To tell if a fabric is in scale for your project regardless of your scale
- cut yourself a piece of index card that fits easily into your wallet
- for 1/12th scale cut a window in this piece of index card that measures 1 inch square.
- for 1/24 th scale (1/2 inch) cut a window in this piece of index card that measures 1/2 inch square.
- for 1/48 th scale (1/4 inch) cut a window in this piece of index card that measures 1/4 inch square.
- Cover the card with tape so it stays stronger or laminate it.
- When in the fabric store place your scale square on top of the fabric. What you see in the square is how the fabric will "read or look" in your chosen scale. Some fabrics look fine to the eye without this gadget but really they don't work.
To determine if something you are buying for your dollhouse in in the correst scale
- refer to a doll house doll making book (eg. Sue Heaser's Making Dollhouse Dolls with Polymer Clay). Make a copy of the adult size dolls and carry it with your mini purchasing paraphenalia. Take it out when you are buying furniture
List of Scale Model Sizes - from Wikipedia
Visual comparison of railroad scales
Printable figures to check different scales
Videos
For Sale
Scale Card and Ruler - There are two kinds, one is the size of a card and on the long side it measures up to (scale) 39 feet, on the short side it measures to 12 feet. Shows ideal figure sizes for a male, female and 1 yr old. It's clear & flexible can be carried in a wallet for reference for scale when purchasing. The other is also clear & flexible is 6" (in real size) long and about 1/2" wide, for the tool box.
If you create new pages, keep in mind that the scale pages urls are named "1ton" where n is the number, e.g. 1to12 = 1:12 or 1/12 scale. In the page url the to is used instead of / or : because they are illegal url characters.
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