[RESOLVED] Scale

[autoactuary]

I can't believe you want the weight of your model to scale. As said above the material would have to be the same to get the same density and also you would need every peice of the titanic in your model! I think some of the washers would be microscopic. Why dont you just calculate the weight of the model, the weight to scale, subtract the weight of the model from the weight to scale, and add a peace of lead inside your model to compensate for the difference.

Really though, most people don't pick up their models and play with them so I'm not sure it will impress anyone.

[Pantier]

Guys, its so much easier than this. The weight of the titanic in model scale (ie if the real thing, made out of steel etc, was shrunk to 75cm), is equal to the weight of water it displaces, just like the real thing. All I did was calculate the volume of the submerged area.

Can't remember what it was but it was sensible and I liked.

Clever ehh?

Ciao, all.

[zaza]

Guys, its so much easier than this. The weight of the titanic in model scale (ie if the real thing, made out of steel etc, was shrunk to 75cm), is equal to the weight of water it displaces, just like the real thing. All I did was calculate the volume of the submerged area.

Can't remember what it was but it was sensible and I liked.

Clever ehh?

Ciao, all.

I don't really understand what's going on. I thought your problem seemed to be that you didn't understand how scaling the dimensions by 350 gave you 131 tonnes for the weight of your model. Were you actually after finding out the weight? Of the model? Or the scale?

Still, at least you're happy. Don't forget to mark the thread as Resolved.

zaza

[Pantier]

how'd I do that?

[zaza]

Top of the page, there's a menu called Thread Tools. It's in there.

zaza