What Scale is Legion?
The following references were used to create this guide http://scalecalculator.appspot.com/figurescale
I will be using the metric system to measure miniature height and scale. The metric system is more accurate. Star Wars universe uses the metric system. If you don’t live in the USA, Liberia and Myanmar, then you use the metric system. The metric system is easier and my maths ability is average at best. The scale listed was rounded to the nearest millimetre.
The Star Wars Databank is the primary source of a unit’s real measurement, with Wookiepedia used as a backup and cross reference.
I don’t own an Air Speeder yet, so its data is missing, sorry.
Don’t want to read any further and want to know what scale Legion is? The answer is 1:46
Stormtroopers
Miniature: 40mm (average height based on crouching and kneeling positions)
StarWars.com Databank: 1.83m
Scale: 1:46
The Star Wars Databank has Stormtroopers at 1.83m on average; Wookiepedia does not list a height. A few assumptions made about Stormtroopers – Stormtrooper’s average 1.83m tall, the Unit Leader could be slightly taller than the other miniatures. All the regular Stormtroopers are in some kind of crouching or kneeling position. Luke is too short to be a Stormtrooper at 1.72m.
Darth Vader
Miniature: 45mm high
StarWars.com Databank: 2.03m
Scale: 1:45
Regardless of using 2.03m or 2.02m height, Darth Vader’s scale is at 1:45. If the Stormtrooper scale is correct then it is not out of the ordinary for manufacturers to make the hero figures slightly larger in scale than regular troops anyway.
74-Z Speeder Bike
Miniature: 85mm long
Star Wars Databank: 3.2m
Scale: 1:38 or maybe it actually is 1:46
The 74-Z Speeder is a problem or is it? According to the Star Wars Databank the 74-Z Speeder Bike is 3.2m long. In Wookiepedia it is listed at 3m, 4.4m and 4.9m. No matter which "official" length you use the Speeder Bike never gets near the scale of the figures. At 1:46 scale the Speeder Bike is 3.9m long which is very close to the average (3.875m) of the four measurements listed from the reference sources – maybe the model makers at FFG were onto something.
Rebel Troopers
Miniature: 40mm (average height based on crouching and kneeling positions)
StarWars.com Databank: Not Listed
Scale: 1:46
Neither the Star Wars Databank or Wookiepedia lists a height for the Rebel Troopers. For simplicity sake I am going to assume a 1.83m height. The Rebel Trooper poses are similar to the Stormtrooper’s in that the Unit Leader is standing straight and the regular troopers are in some kind of crouching position.
Luke Skywalker
Miniature: 36mm (approx. 37mm standing tall)
Star Wars Databank: 1.72m
Scale: 1:46
Luke is in a slightly crouched position I have given him a little boost in height to 37mm and then he is the same scale as the trooper models at 1:46 scale. If you would rather use his 36mm height then he is slightly smaller in scale at 1:48.
AT-RT
Miniature: 75mm (without rider)
Star Wars Databank: 3.45m
Scale: 1:46
The AT-RT measured without the rider comes in perfectly at 1:46 scale.
AT-ST
Miniature: Varies in height
Star Wars Databank: 8.6m
Scale: 1:46
The AT-ST is posable and no two AT-STs will be the same height. The AT-ST is listed at 8.6m tall. My AT-ST is 178mm tall (I wanted both legs glued to the base for stability so went with a static pose). Since nearly all the other figures are at 1:46 scale, then the height of an AT-ST is 187mm at 1:46 scale. You can easily build your AT-ST to 187mm tall and it does look right.
Data Set
Figure Mini Height
Trooper Leader 41mm
SW03 37mm
SW04 39mm
SW05 40mm
SW06 39mm
DLT-19 40mm
HH-12 31mm
Speeder Bike 85mm long
Darth Vader 45mm
Rebel Leader 40mm
SW010 37mm
SW011 38mm
SW012 39mm
SW013 38mm
Ion Trooper 38mm
Z-6 Trooper 36mm
AT-RT 75mm
Luke 36mm
AT-ST* 178mm
* The AT-ST is posable and can vary in height
Edited by Asmofixed typo's