Well, assume that the ship model was reasonably large, say 1/192 (or 1/16 of an inch equals 1 foot).
In the real bar the model would have a length of 1/196th of the real ship (a battleship would be 3 to 4 feet long).
Now scale down the whole bar to 1/35, i.e. divide everything by 35. The scale model which was already reduced to 1/196th would now be reduced a further 1/35th or 1/(196 x 35) = 1/6860th
I think that the smallest commercially available is 1/1200 or 1/1250 but I could be wrong.
The USS Maryland was 190 meters long, a 6 foot sailor in 1/35 is 5.2 cm tall. If we let the model of USS Maryland be 6 foot long, and that is a hefty model to squeeze in among the bottles and mirrors, the scale would be 1/3636.

A USS Maryland in 1/1250 would be 15.2 cm, nearly 6 inches which would mean 5.32 meters (or 17 feet) long.
That ship model would be as large as the bar counter.

Conclusion: Get a small scale model of the ship you would like to display in the bar and make a copy of it which is 1 or maybe 2 inches long (2 inches is close to a 1/96th scale model of a battleship).

Take a look at your hand and compare it with the size of the main turrets on Trumpeters 1/200 USS Nevada. Two of those turrets fit in your hand. Now consider the size of the hands of the model sailors in your bar, they should be able to hold at least one, maybe two of those turrets form the model in the bar ....

/ Robin

/ Robin

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Well, assume that the ship model was reasonably large, say 1/192 (or 1/16 of an inch equals 1 foot).
In the real bar the model would have a length of 1/196th of the real ship (a battleship would be 3 to 4 feet long).
Now scale down the whole bar to 1/35, i.e. divide everything by 35. The scale model which was already reduced to 1/196th would now be reduced a further 1/35th or 1/(196 x 35) = 1/6860th
I think that the smallest commercially available is 1/1200 or 1/1250 but I could be wrong.
The USS Maryland was 190 meters long, a 6 foot sailor in 1/35 is 5.2 cm tall. If we let the model of USS Maryland be 6 foot long, and that is a hefty model to squeeze in among the bottles and mirrors, the scale would be 1/3636.

A USS Maryland in 1/1250 would be 15.2 cm, nearly 6 inches which would mean 5.32 meters (or 17 feet) long.
That ship model would be as large as the bar counter.

Conclusion: Get a small scale model of the ship you would like to display in the bar and make a copy of it which is 1 or maybe 2 inches long (2 inches is close to a 1/96th scale model of a battleship).

Take a look at your hand and compare it with the size of the main turrets on Trumpeters 1/200 USS Nevada. Two of those turrets fit in your hand. Now consider the size of the hands of the model sailors in your bar, they should be able to hold at least one, maybe two of those turrets form the model in the bar ....

/ Robin

/ Robin

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Cheese and rice Robin...all that math made my head hurt!

Considering that a Spruance-class destroyer is about 120cm long in 1/144 scale, I guess you may look for 1/2400 scale stuff...

Here are some examples :

http://www.alnavco.com/2400GHQWW2.asp

http://www.alnavco.com/SBLINER.asp

You can even find 3D-printed 1/3000 scale ships...

http://www.3d-models-games.com/models.html

H.P.

I really would like to go with the Arizona or Texas , a ship built prior to 1941 .

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Well, assume that the ship model was reasonably large, say 1/192 (or 1/16 of an inch equals 1 foot).
In the real bar the model would have a length of 1/196th of the real ship (a battleship would be 3 to 4 feet long).
Now scale down the whole bar to 1/35, i.e. divide everything by 35. The scale model which was already reduced to 1/196th would now be reduced a further 1/35th or 1/(196 x 35) = 1/6860th
I think that the smallest commercially available is 1/1200 or 1/1250 but I could be wrong.
The USS Maryland was 190 meters long, a 6 foot sailor in 1/35 is 5.2 cm tall. If we let the model of USS Maryland be 6 foot long, and that is a hefty model to squeeze in among the bottles and mirrors, the scale would be 1/3636.

A USS Maryland in 1/1250 would be 15.2 cm, nearly 6 inches which would mean 5.32 meters (or 17 feet) long.
That ship model would be as large as the bar counter.

Conclusion: Get a small scale model of the ship you would like to display in the bar and make a copy of it which is 1 or maybe 2 inches long (2 inches is close to a 1/96th scale model of a battleship).

Take a look at your hand and compare it with the size of the main turrets on Trumpeters 1/200 USS Nevada. Two of those turrets fit in your hand. Now consider the size of the hands of the model sailors in your bar, they should be able to hold at least one, maybe two of those turrets form the model in the bar ....

/ Robin

/ Robin

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Cheese and rice Robin...all that math made my head hurt!

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Really required a chalkboard and a pointer.

I've done some 1/6 dioramas and 1/2000 works for that scale. But a typical /35 scale figure is 2 inches tall which equals a foot so they can be used them as 1/6.

Ryan you're right about the Marines and ships , also the helmets.
This ref photo I have was captioned " Hawaii bar 1941 " , clearly it's not , it looks more like a Marine base canteen . The structure of the building , the propped open shutters , the helmet , sodas etc The ref photo was just an inspiration for what I want to build . What I want to build is a town bar with Marine , Naval , Army and Army Air Corp patrons , so any ship will fit . When I'm along with this the main focus will be the surprise element , not telling yet no teasers .