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Scale
Bill wrote:
My wife and I are VERY new to Dollhouses. We have not even bought one yet. What is the best scale to get? That's sort of like asking "What's the best car to get?" or "What's the best color?" The answer is, "It depends!" The three most popular scales a 1:12 (also known as "one-inch"). This is still the most popular scale, but 1/2" and 1/4" are rapidly gaining in popularity. 1:24 (half-inch) and 1:48 (quarter-inch) 1:96 (1/8") is often used by architects for building models. A European scale not seen much in the US is 1:16 (3/4 inch). This is the scale of the popular Lundby houses. 1/4" is the same scale as "O"-scale railroads (Such as Lionel 0 and 027) 1:144 is "dollhouse-in-a-dollhouse" There are quite a few other common scales, usually seen in Toy stores; such as one for 12" fashion dolls, a Barbie scale, "Little People" and many more". You WON'T find these scales in anything other than plastic stuff in the toy stores. Some of the factors that might help you decide a Availability Many more furnishings and accessories are available in 1 inch than in other scales, but more and more items are being made for the rapidly growing number of people who are involved with the smaller scales. Size Obviously, the smaller ½" and ¼" scales take less space for equivalent houses, roomboxes, and other settings. BUT this pales in comparison with your living and storage space that will be absorbed by tools, parts, accessories that you've made or acquired that you haven't decided where to put, etc. Personal Capabilities Smaller scales require more dexterity, a finer hand, and clear eyesight (or good magnifiers). This also depends to some extent on whether you're making or buying. Attention to detail The larger the scale, the finer the detail that can be created and seen. 1:1 (Real world) provides the most detail New manufacturing and artistic techniques can blur this distinction. We've all seen the microscopic figures ("The london bridge in the eye of a needle") that CAN be created. So let me modify that statement to read, "The larger the scale, the EASIER it is to create fine detail". Hope this helps rather than adding to your dilemma! - Herb |
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In my humble opinion, as a beginner I would stick with 1" scale, if you have
the space. The reasons a 1. Details do get lost as the scale gets smaller. I sell mostly 1" scale items and have on occassion ordered some of these items in 1/2 scale and while they are "cute" they lack the detail of the larger scale or else my vision isn't good enough to see it. 2. Smaller scale items tend to get lost more easily than 1" scale. I swear I have inhaled some of these things. 3. As was brought out already - availability. Most everything in the real world is available in 1" scale but not in the other scales. Although there is more and more available in 1/2 scale, it is not nearly as complete as 1" scale. This is especially true of lighting and fine quality miniatures. 4. Easier to work with. It's difficult enough getting into the corners of 1" scale houses. You could always do your second project in a smaller scale. Carol S P Miniatures http://www.spminiatures.com "Bill" wrote in message le.rogers.com... My wife and I are VERY new to Dollhouses. We have not even bought one yet. What is the best scale to get? Bill |
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Thank you for the response's. It does look like 1" is the way to go. For
now. Bill "Mandy" wrote in message ... I agree with Carol. 1" scale is your best bet. Trust me, I have done alot of searching for items in 1/2" scale for my sister and it hasn't been easy. They are out there, but you'll get much more variety with 1". I also agree with the fact that 1" miniatures have much more detail, hands down. Good luck! M |
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