Hi fellas. I had no idea where to post this question. But my question is I have 2 Billing Boats Wasa 1628 # 490 model ships in the box but I am trying to find out what scale they are. I have read everything in the boxes, the drawings and the booklet and looked all over the box and I can not find the scale. I need to know the scale to make sure I buy the right kit for the statues and all the fancy carvings and stuff. I have found a kit for them but they tell me it is for a 1/48 scale model. Well it costs $600 amd it have 2 ships and these ship are going to be something that I pass down when I drop dead so I really need to know what scale ships I have??? Also if someone knows where i might be able to buy the kit that haste dress up stuff for the Billings Boat kits that I have please let me know. Thank you everyone Jim
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What scale are these ships
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Thank you Rich44. To tell you the truth once I heard Billing Boats was shutting it's doors I didn't even think of looking but I will look now man. 1:75 well thank you again
Jim,
Looking on the website, as you did, is faster and easier, if it is available. But, if there is a time when lacking anything else down the road, if it is a real ship like Wasa, you can often find the correct length or beam or some such on the 'net then compare it to the model parts and get the scale. The beam shown on the internet for Wasa gives 38 feet. I don't know if that is extreme beam (with planking) or to the widest part of the frames, but as your model is 1:75, the breadth should be at about 6.08 inches at the dead flat. Even better, you can always contact the Wasa Museum for some things. British ship kits are almost always based on contemporary drawings and scantlings so very easy to figure out the scale. Probably the same for Spanish, French, Dutch and other navies.
Allan
Looking on the website, as you did, is faster and easier, if it is available. But, if there is a time when lacking anything else down the road, if it is a real ship like Wasa, you can often find the correct length or beam or some such on the 'net then compare it to the model parts and get the scale. The beam shown on the internet for Wasa gives 38 feet. I don't know if that is extreme beam (with planking) or to the widest part of the frames, but as your model is 1:75, the breadth should be at about 6.08 inches at the dead flat. Even better, you can always contact the Wasa Museum for some things. British ship kits are almost always based on contemporary drawings and scantlings so very easy to figure out the scale. Probably the same for Spanish, French, Dutch and other navies.
Allan