Joe Brown’s Babylon 5 models

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The Whitestar

Joe scratchbuilt this model, and this was documented as part of the On The Bench section of this site. See part one and part two. Finished model is HERE

It has also been painted a couple times. Check out the first paint job, as well as the final paint job.

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Brakiri Heavy Cruiser

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Maintence Fury

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Centauri Vorchan

That Math Thing

I am relying heavily on Jim Mortimer’s Babylon 5 Security Manual for all of my B5 measurements, and the few scenes from different episodes which are useful to determine model scale. So if anyone out there chokes on my scales/measurements, that’s where I got my data

–Summary–

  • Scratchbuilt B5 Maintence ship, scale 1/72, based on Revell-Monogram Starfury
  • Scratchbuilt B5 Whitestar, scale 1/350, based on measurements from pg. 117, B5 Security Manual
  • Scratchbuilt B5 Brakiri Heavy Cruiser, scale 1/621, based on Season 5 episodes showing this ship with Centauri Vorchans
  • Scratchbuilt B5 Centauri Cruiser, scale 1/800 based on Nial fghter, see below
  • Agent of Gaming Minbari Nial fighter 1/770 based on measurements from pg. 78, B5 Security Manual

 

Scale data

White Star data:

If the Babylon 5 Security Manual is correct on page 117, the White Star has the following measurements:

  • Length: 266 meters – 872.70 feet – 10,472.4 inches
  • Width: 125 meters – 410.0 feet – 4,921.2 inches
  • Height: 50 meters – 164.04feet – 1,968 inches

 

1/87 (HO scale)1/207 (Maybe for Las Vegas-The Babylon 5 Experience?)

  • Length: 120.37 inchesLength: 50.59 inches
  • Width: 56.56 inchesWidth: 23.77 inches
  • Height: 22.66 inchesHeight: 9.51 inches

1/350 (Joe Brown)1/400

  • Length: 30 inchesLength: 26.18 inches
  • Width: 14.06 inchesWidth: 12.30 inches
  • Height: 5.64 inchesHeight: 4.92 inches

1/5821/635 (Anubis?) (TOS 1701)

  • Length: 18 inchesLength: 16.50 inches
  • Width: 8.45 inchesWidth: 7.75 inches
  • Height: 3.38 inchesHeight: 3.10 inches

1/750 (Warp?)1/1400 (Common Starfleet scale)

  • Length: 14 inchesLength: 7.48 inches
  • Width: 6 inchesWidth: 3.51 inches
  • Height: ?? inchesHeight: 1.406 inches

1/4,655 (Agents of Gaming)

  • Length: 2.25 inches
  • Width: 1.0625 inches
  • Height: .4375 inches

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Minbari Nial data:

refer to page 78, B5 Security Manual. I think these sizes are wrong; the flipping thing would be bigger than a current-day F-117 Stealth fighter! (the Stealth is only 65 feet long, and even that is bigger than an F-15!) But I’m going with the book on this:

  • Length: 22 meters – 72.178 feet – 866.136 inches
  • Width: 9.0 meters – 29.52 feet – 354.33 inches
  • Height: 9.0 meters – 29.52 feet – 354.33 inches

1/321/48

  • Length: 27.06 inchesLength: 18.04 inches
  • Width: 11.07 inchesWidth: 7.38 inches
  • Height: 11.07 inchesHeight: 7.38 inches

1/721/87 (HO scale)

  • Length: 12.02 inchesLength: 9.95 inches
  • Width: 4.92 inchesWidth: 4.07 inches
  • Height: 4.92 inchesHeight: 4.07 inches

1/3501/770 (Agents of Gaming)

  • Length: 2.47 inchesLength: 1.124 inches
  • Width: 1.01 inchesWidth: 0.460 inches
  • Height: 1.01 inchesHeight: 0.460 inches

 

Centauri Vorchan scale: 1/800

model measurements:

  • Length: 13.0 inches
  • Width: 18.5 inches
  • Height: 13.0 inches

Assumed ‘actual ship’ measurements

  • length: 264 meters = 866.14 feet= 10,393.68 inches
  • width: 363 meters = 1,190.94 feet = 14,291.28 inches
  • height: 264 meters = 866.14 feet= 10,393.68 inches