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Sterling American Scout

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Can anyone tell me if the C-2 fiberglass hull from Loyalhanna Dockyard is the same scale as the Sterling's American Scout kit? Both show the length and beam as 50" x 7". However when I search what scale is the sterling kit I find 1:100. I'm not very well versed on scales so any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
it sounds spot on. a c2 was 459 feet long. that means that 1foot equals 100 feet.so the model would be 4,59 feet which equals 55.08 inches long
 
Tread lightly here. Length of a vessel can be expressed as overall (LOA), waterline (LWL), between perpendiculars (LBP), and length on deck. There are probably other ways to measure as well. Fair winds!
 
@ AndyA I understand the differences : P As most references for a C2 say they were 459' design length and most sources equate design length with LOD, the LOA of the model should be even longer, not 5 inches less. The math simply doesn't work. This description of a model C2 hull is even worse : https://www.hartmanmodelboats.com/HMBC2FREIGHTER.htm It gives the same dimensions for the model but says it's 1/96th scale! Even if it was the 435' "designed" length C2, it's still 4" too short as specified on that page.
 
Basic scale info: 1:96 means that the model and all of its parts is 1/96 Times the real thing. Likewise 1:100 is 1/100.

Therefore, a 1:96 scale model is larger than a 1:100 scale model by a factor of 100/96=1.0417.

Andy is 100 percent correct, length can vary depending on one’s reason for measurement. Particularly, the lengths published in various shipping registers may not correspond to the overall length of a ship model hull.

Roger
 
there are different versions of the C2 such as Arcturus Class - C2-F Type, Ormsby Class - C2-S-B1 Type, Sumter Class - C2-S-E1 Type & Sumter Class - C2-S-E1 Type which means the overall lengths might different. if 459' long with the model at 50" long then the scale is 1/110 scale not 1/96 scale.
 
Another ship model kit that isn't actually the scale it is advertised to be : )
Mine is collecting dust next to the bronze medal it won.
 
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