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  2. 1:72 scale - Wikipedia

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    1:72 scale. 1:72 scale is a scale used for scale models, most comonly model aircraft, where one inch on the model equals six feet (which is seventy-two inches) in real life. The scale is popular for aircraft because sizes ranging from small fighters to large bombers are all reasonably manageable and displayable.

  3. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    These are typically full-hull models that are substantially more detailed than 1:700 waterline models. 1:300: 1.016 mm: Wargaming (military) A scale closely associated with 1:285 scale. The smallest scale commonly used for micro armor. "6 mm figure scale" for miniature wargaming. 1:288: 1.058 mm A scale for aircraft and rockets. 1:285: 1.069 mm

  4. Miniature model (gaming) - Wikipedia

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    1:721:69: Used to be the most popular size for pre-1970s wargaming figures and roleplaying figures. While original mini figures matched 1:72 models there developed wide upwards variation in figure height and these are the most common ones to be used for wargaming. 28 mm ≈5 mm ≈1:64 – 1:62 Popular for wargaming figures [10] and RPGs.

  5. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    1 / 12 ⁠ picas. 1 / 72 ⁠ in. In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout printing's history. Since the 18th century, the size of a point has been between 0.18 and 0.4 millimeters.

  6. Pica (typography) - Wikipedia

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    The contemporary computer PostScript pica is exactly 1 ⁄ 6 of an inch or 172 of a foot, i.e. 4.2 3 mm or 0.1 6 in. Publishing applications such as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress represent pica measurements with whole-number picas left of a lower-case p, followed by the points number, for example: 5p6 represents 5 picas and 6 points, or 5 ...

  7. 1:144 scale - Wikipedia

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    1:144 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 ...

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  9. 1:64 scale - Wikipedia

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    The 1:64 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures, in which one unit (such as an inch or a centimeter) on the model represents 64 units on the actual object. It is also known as the "three-sixteenths scale" since 3/16 of an inch represents one foot. An average human is approximately 11⁄16 inches (27 mm) tall when represented in ...