1:144 scale is a scale used for some scale models such as micro/mini armor. 1:144 means that the dimensions of the model are 1/144 (0.00694) the dimensions of the original life-sized object; this equates to a scale of 1/2 inch per 6 feet of original dimension. For instance, an airplane 30 feet (9.14 m) in length would be a mere 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) long as a 1:144 scale model.
1:144 scale finished and semi-finished models are becoming a popular trend not only in Asia, but in the West as well. Many European and American collectors are welcoming them for both model military vehicle display and miniature wargaming purposes. It is twice as large as traditional micro armor / mini armor of the 1:285 (~6 mm (0.236 in) figure) and 1:300 (~5 mm (0.197 in) figure) scale yet practically just as useful.
1:144 (~12 mm (0.472 in) figure) scale modeling and miniatures are considered closely related to N scale (1:148-1:160 scale) (~10 mm (0.394 in) figure) and many pieces from both scales can be used interchangeably.
In the construction and use of dollhouses, 1:144 scale represents the scale that a 1:12 scale dollhouse would have in a 1:12 scale dollhouse. This is often called Dolls' dollhouse or Dollhouse's dollhouse.
At this scale, a typical house is about 50 mm (1.969 in) across. Making internal parts for such a house is a difficult task for the home hobbyist. Commercial manufacturers often use laser cutting technology to ensure clean lines.
Racing Champions also made many lines of micro cars and trucks during the late 1990s. These models included NASCARstock cars, NHRAfunny cars and top fuel rail dragsters, classic automobiles, sought-after muscle cars, and even semi trucks. Although these Ertl-manufactured models are described as 1:144 scale; they are actually 1.5 in (38.1 mm) replicas.
Action figures
1:144 scale is also the primary scale of High Grade and Real Grade Gundam model-kits and toys.
Plastic military models
There are also a growing number of 1:144 military models. The scale (compatible with the N scale of railroad modeling) gained popularity in Japan. The available products include pre-painted and assembled World War II / modern armour such as Doyusha's CanDo line and Subarudo's World Tank Museum line, and pre-painted, semi-assembled World War II aircraft. Military miniature companies like Pendraken, Pithead Miniatures, Game Figures Inc. and Magister Militum produce a wide variety of artillery pieces, tanks, infantry vehicles and support weapons in this scale. 1:144 offers wargamers the satisfaction of much greater detail than "micro armour" (which comes in 1:285 and 1:300 scales and of which 1:144 scale is approximately and conveniently twice as large) with the models remaining small enough to fight entire battles on a simple dinner table.
So far the games meant specifically for 1:144 scale are Heavy_Gear (Dream Pod 9 (1994)) and World Tank Campaigns (Takara Tomy (2009)).
Manufacturers of 1:144 Scale Micro Armor
Companies that produce 1:144 scale miniature tanks / micro armor sets include the following:
To be used in the same companies "World Tank Campaigns" game
21st Century Toys (produces "Ultimate Soldier") - New Millennium Toys: "WWII Classic Armor" (sold at stores like Wal-Mart)
MiniHobbyModels (one of the many reboxed brands, aka Crown, ARII etc.)
Trumpeter
Pegasus Hobbies - "Military Museum Collection" (Plastic)
Panzer Depot (Resin Cast)
Unimax - Forces of Valor "Macho Machines" (pre-painted die cast metal) - needs checking on am item by item basis.
Konami - JSDF Series & Selected items from the "Alien" (movie related) series
ACI Toys Company Ltd. - "Metal Troops Creation" & AM Models aka Aviation Models
Popy - "Projekt Panzer" & "Prokect Flieger"
Preiser (Plastic) (Tank crews & Aviation Aircrew and Ground Staff, both Civil and Military(NATO) )
DAMEYA (trucks)
F-Toys - 1/144 Workshops (may be aircraft, helicopters & selected Star Wars items)
Combat Group Dynamix (CGD) - 1:144 Micro Dioramas and Accessories, 1:144 Wargaming series armour, and accessories for 1:144 wargaming (all have pre-painted and unpainted models).
Combat Group Dynamix (CGD) - WarGoesOn series, "Micro-Diorama" series - dioramas for 1:144 scale, compatible with N scale/1:160 scale. This company uses a special 3D computer printer to produce its newer products.
Perrin
DM Toys
Kallistra - manufacturer of large range of 1:144 scale miniatures
Pendraken Miniatures - large range of vehicles from World War I through to Vietnam.
Pithead Miniatures
Magister Militum
Model warship combat models
The majority of model warships built for model warship combat are constructed from scratch or partial kits in 1/144 scale although some exist in other scales.
Styrene kits
1:144 scale has become a very popular scale for airliners and other large aircraft, however, there is a large number of other aircraft kits that are produced. The large size of airliners makes this scale ideal for modeling. To use a larger scale would not only be expensive but difficult to manufacture and their size alone would prohibitively limit the market of said kits. Several companies use this scale as well for historical spacecraft such as the Vostok 1, Saturn 1B, and Saturn V (Airfix) and the Space Shuttle (Revell). 1:144 scale is also seeing an increase in popularity in the use of model warships, particularly submarines, though other vessels are available. Aircraft, traditionally have been the primary source of kits, Trumpeter, Revell of Germany, Dragon, Sweet, Platz, Micro Ace (former Arii) and Minicraft are frequent contributors to this growing niche. There is also an ever increasingly number of resin kits in this scale.
References
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1 144 scale news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1 144 scale is a scale used for some scale models such as micro mini armor 1 144 means that the dimensions of the model are 1 144 0 00694 the dimensions of the original life sized object this equates to a scale of 1 2 inch per 6 feet of original dimension For instance an airplane 30 feet 9 14 m in length would be a mere 2 5 inches 63 5 mm long as a 1 144 scale model 1 144 scale finished and semi finished models are becoming a popular trend not only in Asia but in the West as well Many European and American collectors are welcoming them for both model military vehicle display and miniature wargaming purposes It is twice as large as traditional micro armor mini armor of the 1 285 6 mm 0 236 in figure and 1 300 5 mm 0 197 in figure scale yet practically just as useful 1 144 12 mm 0 472 in figure scale modeling and miniatures are considered closely related to N scale 1 148 1 160 scale 10 mm 0 394 in figure and many pieces from both scales can be used interchangeably Contents 1 Dollhouses and miniatures 2 Die cast models 3 Action figures 4 Plastic military models 4 1 Manufacturers of 1 144 Scale Micro Armor 4 2 Manufacturers of N Scale Micro Armor 5 Model warship combat models 6 Styrene kits 7 References 8 External linksDollhouses and miniatures EditIn the construction and use of dollhouses 1 144 scale represents the scale that a 1 12 scale dollhouse would have in a 1 12 scale dollhouse This is often called Dolls dollhouse or Dollhouse s dollhouse At this scale a typical house is about 50 mm 1 969 in across Making internal parts for such a house is a difficult task for the home hobbyist Commercial manufacturers often use laser cutting technology to ensure clean lines Die cast models Edit1 144 is a popular scale for die cast model airplanes This scale is usually for large aircraft such as airliners and bombers Racing Champions also made many lines of micro cars and trucks during the late 1990s These models included NASCAR stock cars NHRA funny cars and top fuel rail dragsters classic automobiles sought after muscle cars and even semi trucks Although these Ertl manufactured models are described as 1 144 scale they are actually 1 5 in 38 1 mm replicas Action figures Edit1 144 scale is also the primary scale of High Grade and Real Grade Gundam model kits and toys Plastic military models EditThere are also a growing number of 1 144 military models The scale compatible with the N scale of railroad modeling gained popularity in Japan The available products include pre painted and assembled World War II modern armour such as Doyusha s CanDo line and Subarudo s World Tank Museum line and pre painted semi assembled World War II aircraft Military miniature companies like Pendraken Pithead Miniatures Game Figures Inc and Magister Militum produce a wide variety of artillery pieces tanks infantry vehicles and support weapons in this scale 1 144 offers wargamers the satisfaction of much greater detail than micro armour which comes in 1 285 and 1 300 scales and of which 1 144 scale is approximately and conveniently twice as large with the models remaining small enough to fight entire battles on a simple dinner table So far the games meant specifically for 1 144 scale are Heavy Gear Dream Pod 9 1994 and World Tank Campaigns Takara Tomy 2009 Manufacturers of 1 144 Scale Micro Armor Edit Companies that produce 1 144 scale miniature tanks micro armor sets include the following Dragon Models Limited Doyusha Can Do 1 Pocket Army blind box pre painted plastic Takara Tomy Subarudo Kaiyodo Panzertales World Tank Museum 2 Injection Molded Plastic blind box To be used in the same companies World Tank Campaigns game 21st Century Toys produces Ultimate Soldier New Millennium Toys WWII Classic Armor sold at stores like Wal Mart MiniHobbyModels one of the many reboxed brands aka Crown ARII etc Trumpeter Pegasus Hobbies Military Museum Collection Plastic Panzer Depot Resin Cast Unimax Forces of Valor Macho Machines pre painted die cast metal needs checking on am item by item basis Konami JSDF Series amp Selected items from the Alien movie related series ACI Toys Company Ltd Metal Troops Creation amp AM Models aka Aviation Models Popy Projekt Panzer amp Prokect Flieger Preiser Plastic Tank crews amp Aviation Aircrew and Ground Staff both Civil and Military NATO DAMEYA trucks F Toys 1 144 Workshops may be aircraft helicopters amp selected Star Wars items Combat Group Dynamix CGD 1 144 Micro Dioramas and Accessories 1 144 Wargaming series armour and accessories for 1 144 wargaming all have pre painted and unpainted models Pro Hobby Wargames SouthManufacturers of N Scale Micro Armor Edit Minifigs Game Figures Inc GFI producers of N scale metallic micro armor specifically for miniature wargaming GHQ producers of N scale and primarily 1 285 scale metallic micro armor specifically for miniature wargaming since 1967 Combat Group Dynamix CGD WarGoesOn series Micro Diorama series dioramas for 1 144 scale compatible with N scale 1 160 scale This company uses a special 3D computer printer to produce its newer products Perrin DM Toys Kallistra manufacturer of large range of 1 144 scale miniatures Herpa Roco Roco Minitanks Pendraken Miniatures large range of vehicles from World War I through to Vietnam Pithead Miniatures Magister MilitumModel warship combat models EditThe majority of model warships built for model warship combat are constructed from scratch or partial kits in 1 144 scale although some exist in other scales Styrene kits Edit1 144 scale has become a very popular scale for airliners and other large aircraft however there is a large number of other aircraft kits that are produced The large size of airliners makes this scale ideal for modeling To use a larger scale would not only be expensive but difficult to manufacture and their size alone would prohibitively limit the market of said kits Several companies use this scale as well for historical spacecraft such as the Vostok 1 Saturn 1B and Saturn V Airfix and the Space Shuttle Revell 1 144 scale is also seeing an increase in popularity in the use of model warships particularly submarines though other vessels are available Aircraft traditionally have been the primary source of kits Trumpeter Revell of Germany Dragon Sweet Platz Micro Ace former Arii and Minicraft are frequent contributors to this growing niche There is also an ever increasingly number of resin kits in this scale References Edit Can DO Archived from the original on 2009 12 25 Retrieved 2009 12 20 World Tank MuseumExternal links EditPanzer Depot Kampfgruppe144 BBS Discussion Forum DivisionPanzer144 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1 144 scale amp oldid 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