Posted March 29, 20159 yr Hey everyone i am new to the lego madness, i am now on the process of collecting "to minifig scale" sets, for example i have acquired LEGO 75019 AT-TE and the UCS Slave 1 which is the correct ssize when compared to a minifgure. Any ideas what other sets (recent and new only) fit this requirement?
March 29, 20159 yr 75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid 75021 Republic Gunship 75042 Droid Gunship 75043 AT-AP 75083 AT-DP
March 29, 20159 yr The UCS Imperial Shuttle and UCS Millenium Falcon are also both correctly scaled to minifigs... but they're also both rather spendy now! Edit: Ah, didn`t see you only wanted new and recent sets. That'll save your wallet well! Edited March 29, 20159 yr by Daedalus304
March 29, 20159 yr Hi well, all sets with figs (except SSD or the new UCS TIE) are minifigure "scale". Even the precessors of the UCS Slave 1 are minifig scale - just because Fett fits in. If the scale is more acurate to the human/movie model ratio, thats a different story then. Dino
March 29, 20159 yr Hi well, all sets with figs (except SSD or the new UCS TIE) are minifigure "scale". Even the precessors of the UCS Slave 1 are minifig scale - just because Fett fits in. If the scale is more acurate to the human/movie model ratio, thats a different story then. Dino Not necessarily. What you're describing is system scale. Minifig scale is scaled so that the minifigs and the ship are the same scale. For example, the UCS Falcon is minifig scale, since it is accurately scaled. The smaller ones are system scale.
March 30, 20159 yr If you want minifig scale rather than system scale then the AT-AT isn't minifig scale. The 9492/9493 X-Wing and TIE were minifig scale as is the new Slave 1... the Snowspeeder is pretty much minifig scale too. Edited March 30, 20159 yr by Robianco
March 30, 20159 yr Hmm, Here what i got in my closet: (list of minifig scale ships i own) UCS Slave 1 UCS Imperial Shuttle Latest X-Wing/ Y-Wing/ A-Wing MOC Tie Advance/Tie Interceptor (Same scale as Tie Advance Prototype) AT-DP (but the legs are bit short) AT-ST (from Endor Set) MOC AT-RT Here are the one that are not: AT-AT Latest Millennium Falcon i know mocs arent counted.
March 30, 20159 yr 90% of sets are not in scale with minifigs - they are oversized or undersized. Unfortunately it is hard to menage proper sized vehicles in lego duo to lot of factors and limitations. Here are some that are in good scale to minifigs Ucs millenim f. Ucs slave 1 8088. arc 170 & older arc-170 since there is a small size difference, but well in tolerance 8016 hyena droid bomber 75004 z-95 headhunter Ucs imperial shuttle Republic gunships 75201 & 7676 Droid gunships 7678 & 75042 At-te 75019 Og9 homing sp.droid 75016 At-ap 75043 At-dp 75083 8091 swamp speeder I'm sure the Jedi Interceptors are to scale, I apologize if I'm wrong. Actually no they are all to big unfortunately. 75015 Corporate Alliance Tank droid Unfortunately it should be much bigger and taller to be minifig scale, and lego doesn't have elements to build something like it. Present biggest dish pieces are just too small. Edited March 30, 20159 yr by Davor
March 30, 20159 yr Yes, true minifig scale is rare. But there are some sets which feel better scaled than others. From what I have: 75002 AT-RT -----> probably one of the best sets for true minifig scale, assuming the minifig is 1.8m. 75004 Z-95 Clone Headhunter 75038 Jedi Interceptor 75039 V-Wing 75042 Vulture Droid 75043 AT-AP 75046 Police Gunship 75082 TIE Advanced Prototype 75083 AT-DP 75090 Speeder Bikes
March 30, 20159 yr 75090 Speeder Bikes 75090 speeders are horribly over sized for minifig scale the bikes are listed as 3.98meters long which in studs is just over 11 long, those bikes are over 20 studs long in lego form nearly 2 times the size they should be. this is true of nearly every speeder bike Lego has given us so far, its just too hard to match to scale and still look like a speeder bike in Lego parts (while also meeting Lego's durability requirements)
March 30, 20159 yr Yes, true minifig scale is rare. But there are some sets which feel better scaled than others. From what I have: 75002 AT-RT -----> probably one of the best sets for true minifig scale, assuming the minifig is 1.8m. That has to be the most god awfully scaled set ever, I hope that was sarcasm. 75090 speeders are horribly over sized for minifig scale the bikes are listed as 3.98meters long which in studs is just over 11 long, those bikes are over 20 studs long in lego form nearly 2 times the size they should be. this is true of nearly every speeder bike Lego has given us so far, its just too hard to match to scale and still look like a speeder bike in Lego parts (while also meeting Lego's durability requirements) It's because minifigures are so fat for their height, they have to make the bikes huge to keep the correct looking profile of a long, thin, sleek machine without the minifig looking like a pig sitting on top of it.
March 31, 20159 yr I don’t think the UCS Millenium Falcon is accurately scaled to minifigs; it has minifigs but it’s still larger than it should be. Just look at the landing gear for instance, in ESB Han has to lean over to get to Chewie while he was welding it, the ones in the LEGO set towers over minifigs. The UCS ship is 80 something studs long, it should go down to around 60 to be accurately scaled to minifigs I think. UCS sets are built to look accurate regardless of scale, we use the term “UCS-scale” inaccurately all the time since there is no such thing, UCS sets can vary greatly in scale, like the MF compared to the X-wing compared to the SSD, and minifigs are added just for fun and to add value to the set.
March 31, 20159 yr I don’t think the UCS Millenium Falcon is accurately scaled to minifigs; it has minifigs but it’s still larger than it should be. Just look at the landing gear for instance, in ESB Han has to lean over to get to Chewie while he was welding it, the ones in the LEGO set towers over minifigs. The UCS ship is 80 something studs long, it should go down to around 60 to be accurately scaled to minifigs I think. While this is true, you have to account for the shape of the minifigs. They are not perfectly scaled with actual humans. Even if the UCS Falcon isn't exactly minifig scale, it is still quite close, hence why it is widely considered minifig scale.
March 31, 20159 yr Yes, true minifig scale is rare. But there are some sets which feel better scaled than others. From what I have: 75002 AT-RT -----> probably one of the best sets for true minifig scale, assuming the minifig is 1.8m. ?????!?!?! To my mind that set is one of the worst offenders when it comes to to minifig scaling. AT-RTs are no where near 8 metres tall. Just look at the loading screen from Star Wars Commander to get a clear reference. 75043 and 75090 are also very poor in this respect.
March 31, 20159 yr ?????!?!?! To my mind that set is one of the worst offenders when it comes to to minifig scaling. AT-RTs are no where near 8 metres tall. Just look at the loading screen from Star Wars Commander to get a clear reference. 75043 and 75090 are also very poor in this respect. He's joking about the AT-RT. The 75043 is pretty good in my opinion. Also the latest A-Wing, Y-Wing and X-Wing are great. (they are still for sale here)
March 31, 20159 yr Yep, the AT-RT is massively oversized. I forget the smilies. About the rest I was serious. The speeder bikes are objectively oversized, like the AT-AP is objectively undersized. In fact most sets I listed are, still objectively speaking, notably under-/oversized. I would be hardpressed to come up with a set that is true minifig scale (i.e. based on the minifig being 1.8m tall). But the feeling is about right, at least for me. This is a very subjective impression of course, and I am not surprised about differing opinions.
March 31, 20159 yr I don’t think the UCS Millenium Falcon is accurately scaled to minifigs; it has minifigs but it’s still larger than it should be. Just look at the landing gear for instance, in ESB Han has to lean over to get to Chewie while he was welding it, the ones in the LEGO set towers over minifigs. The UCS ship is 80 something studs long, it should go down to around 60 to be accurately scaled to minifigs I think. UCS sets are built to look accurate regardless of scale, we use the term “UCS-scale” inaccurately all the time since there is no such thing, UCS sets can vary greatly in scale, like the MF compared to the X-wing compared to the SSD, and minifigs are added just for fun and to add value to the set. the UCS is 104 studs long, and for a minifig at 1.8 meters tall it should have been 100 studs long, that UCS MF is one of the closest to figure scale in overall size, even if some features are a bit off.
March 31, 20159 yr the UCS is 104 studs long, and for a minifig at 1.8 meters tall it should have been 100 studs long, that UCS MF is one of the closest to figure scale in overall size, even if some features are a bit off. Speaking as someone who has put a minifig-scale interior into a UCS Falcon: I completely agree. And yes, the landing legs are "a bit" off. As I am currently modding the legs of my UCS Falcon, I may have something more to say about that soon: but this isn't the thread for it...
March 31, 20159 yr None of the sets are quite right -- even the UCS Slave 1 is a little off -- but the newest Tie Fighter, Y-Wing, X-wing, and Snowspeeder, all match up pretty well to that scale. The B-wing and A-wing are close enough, if slightly inaccurate. And, of course, UCS Falcon and Imperial Shuttle are pretty close, if you can afford those. Edited March 31, 20159 yr by Raskolnikov
March 31, 20159 yr Oops, my mistake, I meant the 80 studs to be the average correct length in my opinion. The system scale is around 60 studs which makes it too small and the UCS Falcon is 104 studs long indeed, I stand corrected, but that makes it larger than it should be if it were to be considered minifig scale, you have to take into consideration the “tubbiness” of the LEGO minifig, all measurements would be different then to make the ship look right next to a minifig, the minifigs looks like dwarfs next to the UCS Falcon… but I agree it’s close, with some exaggerated features. And ScottishDave, nice work indeed, but your work actually shows how the UCS Falcon would have too much space inside not the other way around, like the overly long corridor you made, which looks awesome but still a lot longer than it should, and minifigs can play football in that vast engine room. Scale is a very difficult thing to determine anyway with minifigs since they are completely out of normal proportions.
March 31, 20159 yr you have to take into consideration the “tubbiness” of the LEGO minifig Yeah, that makes it hard for anything to really be "to scale." It''s also why Lego cars tend to have one seat in the center for the driver -- two seats max. If they make a car that can actually fit 5 minifigures -- like any normal sedan -- it would seem to be 10 feet wide and like 40 feet long, assuming that a minifigure is about 6 feet tall. So we can't say that minifigure scale is exactly 1:45 scale or something -- the proportions will always be slightly cartoony. Edited March 31, 20159 yr by Raskolnikov
March 31, 20159 yr That’s correct. And you know, if a minifig is almost 3 studs wide it would be in real life a 1 meter wide person, even wider than the incredibly fat humans from WALL-E… how can anything be normally scaled to that freak?
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