Hi guys,

could you place two ships, one of 1/600 and one of 1/700 in the same dio? Obviously not two ships of the same class, but say a 1/600 Carrier and a 1/700 cruiser.

I was wondering if the difference would be very slight e.g. between 1/32 and 1/35.

tia.

It's sort of subjective. If you're comparing a 1/35 to a 1/32, then the 1/32 is just a shade over 9% larger. Comparing a 1/700 to a 1/600, the relative difference is almost twice as much, or just under 17%. So is that detectable? Depends.

What would most likely draw attention to the difference would be to identical items (perhaps a single engine aircraft) which the viewer knows to be the same size and seeing them in different sizes might be noticeable.

If there is a "front and back" placement of the two models. Placing the smaller one closest to the viewer may make the fact that the other one is a larger scale less noticeable due to perspective.

It's similar to the old practice in organizing companies in a formation by height. The taller soldiers are placed in the flank companies on both ends and the shorter ones in the units in the center. To a viewer standing in front of the formation right in the center, everyone appears to be the same height, as the natural perspective of decreasing size to distance is counteracted by increasing height.

Lacking any distinct comparative feature I'll bet they'd be fine together.

Thanks Tom.

Thinking about model placement some more, it might also work to put the smaller scale ship behind the larger one. In that case (especially if you wanted to create an impression of distance) the smaller scale ship would appear to be further away rather than smaller perhaps.

Either way I'm betting you'll be fine.