Display Scales

[Captdoug56]

hi
i own both the Aoshima and Diamond Select Enterprise D's
Which one would closest represent the size difference between the D and the
Eaglemoss TOS Enterprise and the Eaglemoss Enterprise A
they are 1:1700 scales as far as i know.
the Aoshima is 1:2000
the DS is 1:1400
neither is 100 correct but which would display more acurately ?
any suggestions
thx

 

[Richard Baker]

Don't know the Eaglemoss sizes but my rule of thumb is that the TOS-E is about the same length as one of the Enterprise D's warp nacelles. The Refit is slightly longer than the TOS.

As far as I know Eaglemoss makes all their replicas a box scale and nothing is a particular scale nor do they match each other (unless it is a coincidence)

 

[Captdoug56]

hi
thanks i found a graphic comparison
in profie view it helps too
the eaglemoss i mentioned are 1:1700 scale the tos and a are virtually the same

 

[STR]

The 1/2000 objects (any object, this is basic division) are 17% smaller than a 1/1700 scale object.

A 1/1400 scale object is 21% bigger than a 1/1700 object.

Assuming the "subject matter" is 1000 feet long (the E-A) the model should be the following lengths at the given scales:
1:1400 - 8.6"
1:1700 - 7.1"
1:2000 - 6.0"

So...1:1400 is going to be slightly more off from a 1:1700 scale ship than if you pair the latter with a 1:2000 ship. HOWEVER, I think your Eaglemoss numbers are off. I just measured the E-A and it's about 135mm, which comes out to about 1:2260 scale. The TOS ship is 130mm long, which comes out to about 1:2200.

Apparently I'm not the first one to measure these. Memory Alpha seems to have done the whole collection, and their numbers match mine.
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Official_Starships_Collection

Honestly, the closest E-D I can think of is the AMT/Round 2 1:2500 Cadet Series kit model. That's only ~13% smaller than the Eaglemoss scales. Not sure what to tell you if you're looking for something prebuilt and painted.