I'm sure this is probably a personal preference but how much difference is there between 1/600 and 1/700 scales? What I mean is if I were to build a 1/600 scale Warspite, for example, would it look that much larger than it should in relation to a 1/700 KGV? Would this be something the casual observer would notice that much?

I just measured my unbuilt 1/600 Warspite against my built 1/700 Bismarck. The bismarck is about 1/2 inch longer. The Warspite was 645.8 feet long, the bismarck was 823.5 feet long. On the models, the deck detail on the Warspite is much larger then the 1/700 Bismarck. Realy I dont know, you would have to use your own judgment.
I display 1'350 and 1/400 scale ships together, and I dont worry about the difference!

HTH,
Garry

There's quite a bit of difference if you think about it, but if you can't get the ship in one scale then you get it in the closest one you can find. Me, I build 35th scale armor but really want an AVLB...nothing reasonablly priced is available so I got the Revell 40th scale version. Now 720 and 700 are real close in warships.

At 645 feet (or thereabouts), a 1:600 scale model would measure approximately 12-29/32”. In 700 scale it would be approximately 11-1/16”. That’s a 1-27/32” difference… WAY too much of a difference for side-by-side comparison of two ships in different scales if you ask me.

This is just my opinion now, but I would say that you could probably get away with displaying two ships side by side if the difference in scale resulted in less than a 1/4” difference in the length of either ship in either scale (maybe even less, like 1/8”, if you’re using both ships in a diorama). This means that if you were to display a 1:600 scale ship next to a 1:700 one, neither ship should be more than about 87 feet in length in real life if you wanted the comparison of size to be close (we’re talkin’ PT boats and mini-subs!). This number is even smaller if you were to use 1/8” as a rule (less than 44 feet)! Displaying 700 and 720 scale side by side is not so bad… ship length would need to be down around 525 feet or so for one of the models. This is still kind of limiting though, but you could probably display a 1:700 Arleigh Burke or Perry class ship next to a 1:720 scale Nimitz class without much of a noticeable difference.

Only my opinion!

Todd

there is very much diff in 600 and 700 scales. the amount of details and mind you, size can quite be noticeable if it is not place in diaroma.

details diff, example, if you build a 700 scale ship, some of the lifeboat details may already engrave on the kit by manufacturer, but if you build a 600 scale ship the lifeboat you may need pluck it out fm the tree and put it onto the model. the smaller the the scale, the less details and work needed. that how i feel personally

and another thing, personally i feel, if you going for a specific scale, stick to it untill the day you really feel you have enough a good number of fleets you have.