Turbodog Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I was on the fence about which forum is best to put this in, so I decided upon here, but if this is the wrong place, please move it and/or let me know! I just got my Hoffman crew painted up and was looking at making some custom terrain but I'm having some modeling height issues. My major problem lies in when I place Ryle and the Guardian side by side. The Guardian is Ht 2 and Ryle is Ht 3 on their cards. But looking at the models, the Guardian is CLEARLY taller than Ryle. In fact, the Guardian is about as tall as my Peacekeeper (although the Peacekeeper is kinda hunched down). Certainly Ryle can't approach the Peacekeeper in size of model. Furthermore, Ryle and Hoffman (with backpack) are about the same height nearly exactly. Hoffman is Ht 2. So my problem really comes down to the styrofoam I'm cutting for terrain at this time. How big do I cut the elevations? Again, my goal is to make them scale with the models so that it's a little more obvious when terrain blocks line of sight due to its height and so forth. Ironically, if the Guardian were Ht 3 and Ryle was Ht 2 this wouldn't be an issue at all. But I haven't seen any indication that this was an erratta. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure some other models I don't own likely have this problem. So what do people suggest? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 The general rule is each point of Ht is about an inch when you make terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zee Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 It's how tall the model thinks it is. You wanna tell Ryle he's short? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbodog Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Well, I did some measurements...trying to go for the 1" of height equal to 1" actual idea. Did you know the the peacekeeper comes in at just under 2" as my tallest model? True story! (at least for my relatively flat basing...) Ryle is about 1 3/4". Mechanical Attendant is about 1.5". I guess I'm going to have to accept that things aren't going to "look right" from a vertical standpoint. My Peacekeeper will appear hidden behind a 2" elevation, but really won't be. Likewise, a Ht 5 climbable surface is going to look REALLY tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbodog Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 @Zee - Favorite poem: Imagination sets us free to be just what we want to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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