your use of a parabolic curve of scale is absolute genius, i wish lego utilized something like this because their scale is all over the place
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Ya they have had a few ships really break the scale - mandos N1 and the T6 especially
@nicks.2612
4 ай бұрын
Well it becomes necessary especially if you factor in cruisers like Star Destroyers, Vaders Executor or even the Death Star. No matter the scale UCS ships like that simply can't follow the same scaling as a regular speeder, small starship
@nonarKitten
2 ай бұрын
I believe it's logarithmic not parabolic.
@BAUFmanBricks
2 ай бұрын
Ah, right you are. My bad, it’s been over 15 years since Trig haha
@nonarKitten
2 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks the progression seems to be about 31.2 * ln( L ) - 32, where L is length in metres. This would only make the scale for an ISD 1:198 or about 8 metres long! If we use a power scale instead of about 13.5 * sqrt( L ) then the ISD would be 1:542 making it only about 3m long. This might be better. A 3 metre lego ship would still be huge, but to be real, so were the ISDs.
@groovybones
4 ай бұрын
Exactly the kind of scale discussion I like to see! I’m personally a big fan of everything being closer to the 1/45th scale, but completely understand the reasoning behind the curve you mention, especially in terms of playability.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
And technically speaking, yes a linear 1/45 scale is the most correct answer. I just don’t have the time, money, and space to accomplish all the builds I want haha
@stephanprommer347
4 ай бұрын
The UCS playscale you have chosen is honestly perfect and I fully agree with your reasoning behind it. Your models complement my diorama collection perfectly without taking up too much space as regular Lego UCS sets would.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Once I started with one it became an addiction to get them all in some sort of consistent scale that didn’t break the bank
@SlimboneLSWC
4 ай бұрын
UCS Playscale. LOVE that term.
@JaimieSch
4 ай бұрын
I tend to like my models on the bigger side, but I do really like the way yours all look good side by side, even when they're not exactly scaled the same. It's certainly good for displaying bigger ships, without needing a ton of space. There's really no wrong answer to the scale question. Everyone's going to have different ideas about what looks "right" to them.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Yep, it’s very subjective. Hopefully I laid out the current available scales properly. My scale really is looking to solve the Playscale inconsistency
@kcrain81
4 ай бұрын
I totally get it. A sliding scale for something between UCS and playscale, which tries to incorporate the best of both build perspectives, is absolutely the right way to go. I know people will argue "everything should be the same scale" or "everything should be 1:42", but that is prohibitively expensive. Plus, as you get that large, it is harder to make the Lego builds strong enough. Bravo!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Exactly! Thank you
@SOR-05
4 ай бұрын
This makes so much sense. I had Kylo Ren’s tie fighter but I never really liked it that much because I found it way too big to be a single seated fighter. It was to unbelievably big compared to say the millennium falcon or the resistance transport.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Ya I should find a list of the biggest scaled sets
@skinnyj123
2 ай бұрын
Same with most jedi starfighters and speeder bikes I just can't buy any set based around those because it's closer to action figure scale at the size lego does them
@spaceagepenguin
4 ай бұрын
Love this concept so much! The idea of having UCS level of detail mixed in with play scale and swoosh ability goes really well together!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Agreed! I want to pick up my star wars ships
@kitschkub1379
4 ай бұрын
Love this! Yes please to a tour of the cantina
@stuchly1
4 ай бұрын
I would love a dedicated cantina video too, looks like a really cool build!
@SW_Bricks
4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, I love the way you do these in so much detail but still affordably!
@logansmith2703
4 ай бұрын
Completely agree that these look great. Also I agree with your reasons for scaling them this way. I'd personally love to see a video on that location moc. As well as any others you may do
@mastermouldie
4 ай бұрын
Great video covering all the different scales. As long as the bigger ships are bigger, they'll all look great together. All of your models look AWESOME!!!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@kinographer5926
4 ай бұрын
I like this a lot, another point is size to 'what can this moc actually do' ratio. Like the USC Slave 1 while amazing holds one minifigure and has a single rotating wing feature, and that's basically it outside of a few smaller hatches and whatnot. That's all it can do for such a massive amount of pieces and space it takes up, while smaller Slave 1s they've made since then can do the exact same thing for a fraction of the price and space
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Good point! Ya accuracy and proportion is most important for my builds but functionality is heavily weighed once I determine the scale I am using
@SOR-05
4 ай бұрын
Those MOCs look great
@HNfilms
4 ай бұрын
In terms of the Millennium Falcon at least, as long as you can fit 4 people in the cockpit and that cockpit is accurately scaled to the rest of the ship then its minifig scale.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Welp, I could only fit two. If they would just update the cone pieces to be more accurately stubby I may actually be able to fit four
@HNfilms
4 ай бұрын
forgot to mention that's just my take, and you are able to shove 4 people in the playsize cockpit if you fuck with it enough
@thomasgolds4585
4 ай бұрын
Such a great application of something I’ve wanted but couldn’t quite put my finger on!
@NageIfar
4 ай бұрын
Very cool breakdown of an intuitive and genius approach. Kudos!
@Akhen.
4 ай бұрын
i also always go for the UCS playscale, trying my best for the model to be accurate, minifig scale and playable! So far ive been doing land vehicles, my first was AAT, which turned out a bit wonky with the proportions but ive made it so it could fit all 4 droids it should!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Nice! Ya the prequel ships get hard because they are much sleeker than the OT vehicles
@kadenjolley2816
4 ай бұрын
ive watched all your videos, absoutely love them! I would really love to see you do a republic gunship in the future!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
It’ll be a while before I get to prequel ships - although I feel like there are a ton of them out there. Ive seen some mods of the most recent lego set that probably line up in this scale or are very close
@kadenjolley2816
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks your mocs are incredible and your videos as well, it's like you do a hard core review of your own builds and it is awesome haha. If it passes your test then I am confident I would be happy to build it as well.
@SadStartUpCEO
4 ай бұрын
Whats next?!? Super excited!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I am currently building something BIG that is actually from another MOC designer and I plan to showcase it
@FlippinBrickz
4 ай бұрын
I saw your post on the Facebook MOC group! Great builds!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@vanjaukic1114
3 ай бұрын
Cant wait to see you make an imperial star destroyer at small scale!
@BAUFmanBricks
3 ай бұрын
Well even at this shrinking scale a star destroyer still fills up a room and isn’t reasonably feasible. However, this does open up the opportunity for a Gazanti Cruiser being achievable
@wooden_coin
4 ай бұрын
Can we have an updated bad batch shuttle next, I've always been tickled by how small it is ngl. Great vid too!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
@2bricks has a great Bad Batch Shuttle
@Sam-iw6te
4 ай бұрын
All of my own MOCs are what i would call 100% interactable, which actually puts them at a larger scale than UCS. But those are more for personal enjoyment, not for display per se. Your system truly is what LEGO ought to have been doing from the getgo. I love how well your models play off each other, always look like they belong together. I really want to see what a shipyard at this scale system would look like On that note, any plans to do the Outrider?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
It’ll be a while but Id love to do an Imperial base (shipyard) or maybe a small portion of Yavin base. I’m working my way through the all my favorite OT ships, Id probably do the Ebon Hawk before Outrider as I know it more
@d.nguyen2900
4 ай бұрын
Always a joy to watch your videos 👍👌
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@robeldridge5668
4 ай бұрын
Now build an ISD on that curve lol But this is a great discussion and your scale works brilliantly! Great looking MOCs and great play value, the best of both worlds.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Haha ya I have had multiple people ask about ISDs, and no they still would be room filling. However, light cruisers, Gonzanti cruisers, and the Tantive are potentially in reach now
@starwarsfan3
4 ай бұрын
Great video and really good scale as they have lots of detail like UCS sets but don't take up as much space
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@padfootxprongs
4 ай бұрын
you should do the bad batch ship havoc marauder
@CriticalBricksYT
4 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Nice way to see all of your builds so far. Snowspeeder soon? 👁️
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I’m looking into it. Definitely going to build one, but it’s tricky because it’s probably going to be above 1/45
@stuchly1
4 ай бұрын
Great video. I really appreciate the effort!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@stuchly1
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks you're welcome! It was great to see a breakdown of how your scaling works, I honestly didn't think the scaling was off, even though the larger ships are progressively getting sized down relative to the smaller ships. They still read as roughly the right size and I think that's a really smart way of going about things in order to save on bricks. Super excited for your future builds already!
@JorgeHernandez-gm5fk
4 ай бұрын
My proposal for this "UCS Playscale" would be to use the longest dimension to plug into a simple equation (in meters): Scale = 30 + Dimension This would result in the following scales: 1/39 scale - Tie Fighter 9m tall 1/43 scale - X wing 13m long 1/54 scale - U wing 24m long 1/64 scale - Millennium Falcon 34m long Alternatively using: Scale = 15 + 2*Dim would be an option if you want to cluster the ships closer in size to each other and to prevent some of the larger ships from being unwieldy.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
That’s an interesting equation to use. Although I’d say it’s essential for the Tie and X-wing to be on the same scale. I kinda based the scale on the size of the Lego Falcon being my starting point, then I shrunk the x-wing to 1/48 to look better paired with it. I am also playing around with the scale loosely and willing to break it when the eye-test doesn’t pass - I think my next build is gonna be a scale breaker but Ill explain more when that comes
@superiord4726
4 ай бұрын
Great video, will you be making Y-Wings, A-Wing, and B-Wings in this scale?
@Jdizzle111
4 ай бұрын
Would love if these happened
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Yes, all of those are high on my list
@Delerane
4 ай бұрын
I personnaly consider that 5 bricks high = 2 meters high = 6 bricks long = 4,8 cm. In that way, I use those measures to create my mocs. In that way, 4,8 cm / 200 cm -> approx. 1/42 scale. For example, an X-Wing which is 12-13 meters longs would be (12-13*6)/2= 36-39 bricks.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Ya, I think that’s a good argument. I acknowledge that 1/45 is about as close as you can squeeze the scale and I am trying to get it as small as possible and still be believable
@Delerane
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks I agree with you. The key is to keep it consistant. Keep doing your "UCS playscale" ships and vehicules, they are amazing, I really love your channel and "point of view" :) !
@CoreFlux
4 ай бұрын
I've been a 2bricks fan for a few years now (got hooked after getting the instructions for his Mantis Stinger) and the term I adopted for his more detailed yet playscaled models was Ultimate Playscale or Playscale Plus. I got hooked on his designs for exactly the reason you give: you get as much detail, the ships "feel" the right size without taking up too much of my so limited display space, and you can just more easily put together a whole scene with buildings and ships because you suddenly needs less room to do so. So far I've only gotten your x wing, but I got very similar vibes from it (although those click-locking wings are also *chef's kiss*). Now I'm wondering if other people also use such a mathematical approach (the parabolic curve for scaling down for diminishing returns on size increase but still to have returns) to scaling their ships.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I’m a 2Bricks fan as well! Great scaled MOCs and he showed me it was possible to showcase and make instructions for my sets. I do play pretty loose with my scale, so don’t think I’m some mathematician haha. I keep the math real simple, just use the biggest dimension to find the scale (usually the length). The Falcon and the xwing really set the scale for me, now I am cleaning up the playscale sets I convert them unto the scale. Alot of it is an eye test first
@jonathangomez9548
2 ай бұрын
I’d love to see you do an a-wing
@BAUFmanBricks
2 ай бұрын
Me too! It’s high up on my list, I expect do do it within a year
@BrownBricks
4 ай бұрын
Cool scaling system, I might have to try this with my own ships and vehicles.
@theharlequinofhate
4 ай бұрын
Awesome video dude! You think you would ever make a star destroyer?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Maybe… it wouldn’t fit on this scale though. Gonna hit the ships that fit within the scale first then maybe consider a destroyer
@theharlequinofhate
4 ай бұрын
Alrighty, maybe moff gideons light cruiser?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Maybe, Tantive would probably come first and then see if getting bigger than that is possible
@niceboy6749
4 ай бұрын
I would love to see your take on a Ghost
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
You should check out @2bricks and @brickvault they have great scaled down Ghost sets
@niceboy6749
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks yup I know that lmao.
@firedragon04
4 ай бұрын
Definitely going to build a few of your MOCS; the X-Wing, U-Wing and Shuttle especially. Do you have the parts lists for these but without the parts used from the original sets as I have 75301, 75155 & 75302 already so just want to order the extra parts for each of those, rather than end up buying those parts I already have again.
@firedragon04
4 ай бұрын
I saw your reply on rebrickable about the parts lists - thanks for that! I’ll share photos when I’ve built them!
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Yes, Rebrickable is awesome because there is a “Compare” link at the bottom of the page for my MOCs that are modifications and it shows a breakdown of what pieces are shared and which pieces are needed
@crazydog1750
4 ай бұрын
I've never heard anyone say minifigure scale is between 1/25 and 1/45. The range I'm familiar with is 1/40 to 1/45. I wonder if maybe the 1/40 comes from the depth of the minifigure (thickness of torso).... Either way 1/25 is ridiculous as minifigure scale. The height of a figure is way more important than the width, so I'm glad to see you favoring the 1/45. I, personally, have always been a little obsessed with scaling so it's fun to watch someone else talk about it extensively too. 🤣
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I included 1/25 because they have made a few very large UCS starships that could be potentially using that scale. I consider WAY too large as well
@dapperdyl4136
4 ай бұрын
Love the builds! Your millennium falcon model in this video is different from the one featured on your rebricklable page. Do you plan to release updated instructions?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
The instructions are up to date, I make brief mention of it in the description. Everything is basically the same, the mandibles were updated and improved when I went through the instructions process
@LunaFloraFae
2 ай бұрын
i Love these
@alecusay
4 ай бұрын
Now build the death star in your scale
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Haha ya everybody keeps saying that and Star Destroyers. Star destroyers would still be room filling and a Death Star would still be impossibly enormous
@javiersp15
4 ай бұрын
My type of video! Love it
@thomasjeppesen3055
4 ай бұрын
Very interesting approach of scaling but I do wonder how this system would apply to massive ships like a Star Destroyer or the Death Star.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Those are still too huge to realistically build them even in 1/300 scale. However this might help bring Gonzanti cruisers and Tantive IV into buildable range
@firefighter4532
4 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@Lunarbtw_
3 ай бұрын
When does the next model drop? I AM SO DESPERATE FOR SHIPS IN AN AMAZING SCALE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😩
@BAUFmanBricks
3 ай бұрын
Very soon, I hope to be releasing a new ship and video at the end of this week. All the ships I released in the last 6 months were built slowly over the past 2-3 years. I’ll keep building but they won’t release as fast as these first seven ships
@Lunarbtw_
3 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Please tell me it'll be a Gozanti
@BAUFmanBricks
3 ай бұрын
oh no, nothing that big. Got something small next and then something big that someone else created and I would like to showcase
@williamgerow5205
Ай бұрын
You should do other builds that aren’t the SW Lego IP
@BAUFmanBricks
Ай бұрын
Maybe in the distant future. SW is something I am dialed in on because I know it so well and it is so very vast with content
@imperial5477
4 ай бұрын
Would love to see if you could do an ISD or a Venator following this scaling curve
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I haven’t crunched the numbers but I think those ships break the scale. Even with a shrinking scale they will take up the better portion of an entire room. They at least need to fit other ships like Ties, shuttles, and a Tantive inside them. We’ll see as time goes on just how large I end up going with my ships
@imperial5477
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks ah, when you put it like that it does seem a bit daunting doesn’t it 😅 but still, something clone wars would be a amazing
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I’m open to eventually doing prequel era ships, but first I’m doing my favorites which is all OT
@imperial5477
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Fair enough, I eagerly await your next vid, hopefully by then i'll have my parts ordered to build your x wing model!
@zachseatdriver9671
4 ай бұрын
Would love a ywing in your scale
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
It’s definitely on my short list
@FIash.Channel
4 ай бұрын
Tell me, please, what do you think? Take the length, height and width of the transport from the universe and divide all these values by 45? (Sorry for bad English, Google translator helped). I don't understand why the new 75347 isn't in minifigure scale?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
All the examples I used in my video I took the length of the in Universe and divided it by the length of the lego set. But you need to make sure you are on the same measuring scale - I use inches. So for example, the X-wing is 44ft long, first I need to convert it to inches (x12) which is 528in.then I divide that by 45 if I want that scale.
@LukeSkydragon
27 күн бұрын
I build digitally so I build all my starfighters at about 1 : 37. Been trying to figure out how I want to scale freighters and other simmilarly sized ships cause they are so huge at 1 : 37. If I do them at 1 : 42 then the UCS Falcon would be to scale but they are still very large. TBH with digital its the time sink rather then the parts sink thats the issue so its hard to pick.
@BAUFmanBricks
27 күн бұрын
Oh yeah, I know building in Studio is a very time consuming when it’s a large set and the step ordering becomes increasingly difficult too
@LukeSkydragon
27 күн бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Often I don't even bother to make instructions for my builds but it's really nice having unlimited parts in any color I want!
@BAUFmanBricks
27 күн бұрын
Yep! I have leaned heavily on digital building for my TIE and B-wing because I had to do a lot of experimentation
@fractalelf7760
3 ай бұрын
Got a new request - could you try a better minifig scale snow speeder. The typical ones are oversized, and that leaves the 4+ version which is not bad but not good either.
@BAUFmanBricks
3 ай бұрын
It’s very funny you mention that because I got something coming and it’s way smaller than any other speeder, but accurate
@fractalelf7760
3 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Awesome, can’t wait! Working on a “Master Builder Series”-style Echo Base MOC and looking for a smaller but more accurate snow speeder and thought of you. Put aside the “Super Star Destroyer” idea, very difficult to do without the scale LEGO did the UCS and get any useful space.
@BAUFmanBricks
3 ай бұрын
Oh wait, you meant the rebel snowspeeder, i have an imperial speeder coming soon. BUT a rebel snowspeeder is something I plan to do as well
@fractalelf7760
3 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Can’t wait to see both, as a fellow AFOL who gets into the scale/aesthetic questions of design your work really speaks to me. Still on tap to make some of your builds, particularly the X-Wing!
@BAUFmanBricks
3 ай бұрын
thank you! and I will let you in on a little secret, I plan to be updating my x-wing. I utilized a few new pieces and will be releasing it in a month or so. Anyone who has already bought the plans will get the updated one
@fractalelf7760
4 ай бұрын
Prefer playscal personally, so a “UCS” playscale makes sense. UCS is just too big. Do you sell plans btw?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
Yep, all the ships in this video has its own dedicated video and each of those videos has a link to Rebrickable instructions
@fractalelf7760
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Thanks been looking over these this morning, I’ve been very dissatisfied with the Falcon in particular and want to do your mod. I am new to MOCs but been trying to design a smaller-than-UCS Executor in the spirit of set 75055. Scale and reasonable closeness to proportions are definitely proving to be tricky lol, so I appreciate the compactness you strive for!
@HidesFromSun
4 ай бұрын
The graph is very clever, however i don't get how do you decide the specific scale of each model. How do you know what precise scale to use for each model?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
The curved graph is not precise, I am using it very loosely. It is based on the size of ship in Star wars but I am not crunching exact numbers for that graph. The Millennium Falcon is 114ft and the xwing is 43ft, and those two ships basically set the scale. I then looked at how the scale of other ships fit in between them. There are a lot of discrepancies though, for example the Imperial shuttle is 66ft which would make is smaller than the Razor Crest, BUT it’s large verticality could arguably make it larger than the Crest. Very soon I think I am going to make a video about a ship that kinda breaks that scale and I’ll explain why
@HidesFromSun
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Ahhh I see, thank you that explains it well 😊
@Daniel-rp7nb
4 ай бұрын
At first glance the Falcon is way too small 3:31
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
You get all the Star Wars points
@siegebug
4 ай бұрын
Have you seen X-MEN '97? Do you think the LEGO X-JET could be improved?
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I have not, and I stick pretty much only to Star Wars sets. The only Super Hero set I own is the playscale Batman Tumbler
@siegebug
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks Hey I have that too! Thanks for replying, really recommend it.
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I feel like there’s just too many options haha. I have trouble keeping up with star wars minifigs and sets, I can’t handle another big series, it’ll lead to too many new figures and sets ill want to get haha
@dannyf1168
4 ай бұрын
Midi is the only way
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
you are definitely saving the most space, time, and money
@CarpetBanana
4 ай бұрын
You're scale, that's my answer
@lucahermann3040
4 ай бұрын
I'd say the perfect minifig scale is 1 : 41⅔. It would make a minifigure represent a 160 to 173 cm tall person. The global average height is 162 cm for women and 175 cm for men. That scale results in 3 studs per meter, so it makes planning models very easy (and it even makes minifig scale Minecraft blocks possible)
@BAUFmanBricks
4 ай бұрын
I understand that argument. I’m a 6’5” American who likes to round up the average height to 6’ for simplicity sake and it better represents me in a way haha. I realize 1/45 is the max scale representation by rounding
@lucahermann3040
4 ай бұрын
@@BAUFmanBricks of course 1 : 45 is still very close to 1 : 41⅔, but then you lose the benefit of having 3 studs per meter. Alternatively, 1 : 38.1 would be a great scale for someone who prefers the imperial system (star wars reference not intended), making 3 studs equal 3 feet or 1 yard.
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