Measuring & Marking Part 2 - Precision | Architecture Modelmaking 101

[@ewpeople7040]

ur channel is a life saving 😫💖

[@AJ-jf7cq]

Awesome as always! Love your videos! I am just starting to build my first house models for architecture class :)

[@SaintJovin]

Thank you for the support. Please let me know what you'll like to see more of, I can't promise anything but I'll try! And be sure to share pictures of your models when you finish :)

[@losinshiny8763]

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[@SaintJovin]

Thank you for watching =)

[@STICKYHOUSE]

Great video! have you done any videos explaining how to scale things down when making a scratch built model? ive never been able to work it out properly lol

[@SaintJovin]

Hey Thanks :) I'm not 100% sure what you are really asking. If you're asking how to convert the scales from 1:1 to let's say 1:200, you just divide the number by the scale so in the instance of a 2000mm column in the real world, divided by 200 is 10mm. The column will be 10mm in the model. If you're asking about rounding up 63.8mm and 63.2mm to 63.5mm in my video, that just comes from experience on how to make everything look proportionate, and understanding what is important in your model, watch Part 1 of my measuring and marking series =). If you're asking how to estimate dimensions of a building from a real world building you took a photograph of, then I would try to find building elements in the picture that have set or roughly set dimensions and estimate using those elements. For example, a standard brick size is 76mm x 230mm x 110mm, if you can find a coursing chart from your local brick supplier and it'll tell you the standard dimensions per certain levels of bricks. Another example would be doors, here in Australia, a standard door height is 2040mm. Using those elements you then try to estimate the rest eg, hmmm, that column is next to a door, and the column is about twice as high as that door, that column must be around 4080mm high. Good Luck! If that wasn't what you were asking, let me know.

[@STICKYHOUSE]

Thanks for the reply...yeah its just scaling things down to model size, for example a drum kit, just trying to find out how to make a model of, lets say a 22" by 16" bass drum , how would i scale it down to a model size? ive never really understood scale ratios. Thanks

[@SaintJovin]

I'm actually unfamiliar with feet and inches haha but it should work the same, you first have to find out what scale you are modeling things at, and then you will divide your number by that number as per my example above. So in Metric, common scales are 1:20, 1:50, 1:100, 1:200, 1:500 etc So using 1:100 as an example, it means 1 unit in your scale model = 100 units in real life. So 10 milimetres in your model = 10 x 100 = 1000 milimetres or 1 metre. If you are unsure of your scale because you are doing train modeling etc which just says something like HO Scale or O Scale etc, you can just google it, so for example HO Scale is actual 1:87.1 I hope I'm making sense to you :( I cant help you scale that bass drum down to model size until you find out what scale you are actually building your model to =)

[@STICKYHOUSE]

Thanks, thats very well explained (",) ive been trying to understand scaling models for ever, ive asked loads of people including maths teachers but your explanation has just clicked with me! i think i understand it a lot more now......Thanks!!

[@SaintJovin]

No problem =)