GiampieroSilvestri Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) What scale are approximately the drawing in the painting instructions of the Airfix 1/48 scale Canberra PR9? Thank you very much Saluti Giampiero Edited July 28, 2022 by GiampieroSilvestri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I no longer have the instructions but don't recall seeing scales marked on Airfix sheets. Can you measure a roundel and calculate the scale from that known dimension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 9:24 AM, neilh said: I no longer have the instructions but don't recall seeing scales marked on Airfix sheets. Can you measure a roundel and calculate the scale from that known dimension? I would rather go with the bigger known sizes... like span and length in order to reduce error... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I measure the wingspan on the instructions at 146.5mm. According to those same instructions, the real thing had a wingspan of 66' 11 1/2", which I calculate to be 20408.9mm. On my fingers, that works out to be a scale of 1:139.30989 - say 1:140, to allow for discrepancies in my measurements and calculations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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