Need help understanding scale
 

Hey everyone,

I have a quick question...

I mostly focus on collecting Marvel Legends figures which usually average about 6".

Lately, I have been consider collecting figures from other brands, and manufactures, etc and they use a "scale" for example 1/12 scale.

Am sorry if I sound too much like a noob, but I am just trying to understand how this would compare to a 6" figure.


For example what would the breakdown be for:


1/4 (if this exist)
1/6
1/12
1/24 (if this exist)
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.
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etc

I think all I need is a reference, like lets say that a 6" figure equals 1/12... then I know that 1/24 would be way bigger for example...

Thanks for any example or help anyone can give me regarding this matter. Also I am curious.... sorry for my ignorance but is this somewhat common knowledge, or would this be valuable information for new collectors who would also need to know this and maybe a subject like this should be sticky topic?


thanks for any input

Well 1/24 would actually be way smaller around 3 inches and Neca makes 1/4 scale actions figures they are around 18 inches tall. The smaller the number like 1/1 scale is going to be bigger than say 1/32 scale. These are fractions of human height like 1/1 would be Human scale and 1/12 is 1/12 the scale of a human. Hope this kinda helps.

These are roughly what each scale translates to in feet and inches. There's always give or take depending on characters.

1/1 Scale - Life Size (usually about 6' tall)
1/2 Scale - 3' tall
1/3 Scale - 24"
1/4 Scale - 18"
1/6 Scale - 12"
1/10 Scale - 7"
1/12 Scale - 6"

Thats way simpler and smarter than what i said lol

1/18 is 3.75" or 3 3/4" BUT since Hasbro has been making their Modern 4 inch figures taller than most, they've been closer to 1/16

I'd say 1/18 is closer to the modern 4" figures and the 3 3/4" figures are on the small side.

Most of the Joe characters are about 6' tall so reducing them to 1/18 would be 4" not 3.75"

The easiest way to figure out scale is to take the size of the character and divide by the scale.

I'm 6'1" so 73 inches

a figure of me in the following scales would be
1/1 scale is 73/1 = 73 inches so 6' 1"
1/6 scale is 73/6 = 12.17 inches
1/12 scale is 73/12 = 6.08 inches
1/18 scale is 73/18 = 4.05 inches

See I can never get that math right since I've always believed that 3 3/4" is 1/18. Played with old-school GI Joe and started to collect when they came back. Kind of like the discussion about 25mm miniatures: eye level or top of the head.

...METRIC or IMPERIAL!?

Wow, thanks! This information was explained perfectly! lol. See, I thought the lower the number, the smaller the figure, but now that I understand the reference of comparison it actually makes a lot of sense now.

I still group both 3 3/4" and 4" into 1/18. its just easier that way.

Metric all the way.

Just a warning though.. Sometimes figures advertised in a similar scale might not look right together when they're from different companies, especially when it comes to 1/12 figures.