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  Course: Systems & Structures
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Scale
 LEGO Scales LEGO Designers create new models in one of three common relative sizes: Pocket Model Scale, Minifigure Scale, and Sculpture Scale. 1) Pocket Model Scale The smallest scale used when building with LEGO elements is called Pocket Model Scale. A Pocket Model is meant to be small enough to fit in your pocket, so everything is made as small as the resolution of the bricks will allow. It is important to find alternate uses for LEGO elements when designing a pocket model. For instance, in some of the models from the Maximum Wheels Designer set (4100), you are instructed to use LEGO lampholder elements as mirrors and a LEGO engine block as a seat back. Versatility and improvisation are the keys to designing a successful pocket model! 2) Minifigure scale The most common scale for LEGO models is Minifigure Scale. This scale is determined not by the human world, but by the world of the Minifigure! A Minifigure is often too large to fit inside of a pocket model, so Minifigure Scale is a bit larger than Pocket Model Scale. Tools, buildings and objects are scaled 1:1 to the Minifigures themselves, so that a pencil or brush (for example) will fit in the Minifigure's hands. Most of the LEGO System theme sets are built to Minifigure Scale. When building a house in Minifigure Scale, you need to first make sure it's large enough for a Minifigure to fit inside! Then, you can start concentrating on the details -- doorknobs should be at a Minifigure arms' length, windows should be high enough so that the minfigure can peer through them, and furniture should be low enough to the ground so that the Minifigure can comfortably sit in it. 3) Sculpture Scale The largest scale used when building with LEGO elements is Sculpture Scale. These are models you would see in a park or on display in a store. Some examples of sculpture scale models are an 8-foot tall dinosaur, a spaceship over 2 meters long, or a 20-foot tall clock tower. These models are much too large for Minifigures to use, and they require many, many bricks! Now, let's review. A life-size model of a car (1:1, relative to humans) would be considered Sculpture Scale. A car that is small enough for a Minifigure to drive is designed in Minifigure Scale. And a Pocket Model Scale car is made using only enough pieces so people can see that it's a car.
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