Establishing precise minifigure-scale is always difficult, primarily because minifigures feature such unusual proportions. Nevertheless, many Star Wars models are intended to interact with minifigures, of course.

Recent discussion surrounding 75309 Republic Gunship has prompted broader examination of minifigure-scale. This interesting topic undoubtedly warrants investigation and this article encompasses numerous significant vehicles, determining their approximate minifigure-scale.

Minifigure-scale methodology

As mentioned above, ascertaining accurate minifigure-scale is challenging because of their characteristic proportions. Scale ratios of anything between approximately 1:32 and 1:45 are therefore common, reflecting minifigures’ width and height, respectively. However, I consider a much simpler method most successful on this occasion.

75192 Millennium Falcon is constructed at minifigure-scale, measuring 84cm in length. While perfect accuracy cannot be verified, I think the Millennium Falcon appears appropriate beside minifigures and am therefore satisfied with this scale. The onscreen vessel reaches 34.75m in length, giving an approximate ratio of 1:41.369 for 75192 Millennium Falcon.

Using that figure and the following simple calculation, we can ascertain the approximate minifigure-scale for every vehicle.

Canonical measurement in centimetres* ÷ 41.369 = Approximate minifigure-scale measurement

* Measurements taken from StarWars.com, Wookieepedia.com or the most recent canonical reference book.

Minifigure-scale vehicles

Vulture Droid

• Canon length: 6.96m
• Minifigure-scale: 16.82cm
• Nearest model: 18cm (75041 Vulture Droid)

MTT

• Canon length: 35.94m
• Minifigure-scale: 86.88cm
• Nearest model: 41cm (7662 Trade Federation MTT)

AAT

• Canon length: 9.19m
• Minifigure-scale: 22.21cm
• Nearest model: 22cm (7155 Trade Federation AAT)

Bongo Submarine

• Canon length: 15.00m
• Minifigure-scale: 36.26cm
• Nearest model: 43cm (9499 Gungan Sub)

Sith Infiltrator

• Canon length: 26.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 64.06cm
• Nearest model: 38cm (75096 Sith Infiltrator)

Naboo N-1 Starfighter

• Canon length: 11.00m
• Minifigure-scale: 24.17cm
• Nearest model: 29cm (7141 Naboo Fighter)

Delta-7 Aethersprite-class Light Interceptor

• Canon length: 8.00m
• Minifigure-scale: 19.34cm
• Nearest model: 28cm (75191 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive)

Republic Gunship

• Canon length: 17.69m
• Minifigure-scale: 42.76cm
• Nearest model: 42cm (7163 Republic Gunship)
• Notes: Proportionally, I think 75021 Republic Gunship is definitely the most accurate, but the 2002 rendition is closest in size.

Hailfire Droid

• Canon length: 8.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 20.55cm
• Nearest model: 21cm (4481 Hailfire Droid)

AT-TE

• Canon length: 22.02m
• Minifigure-scale: 53.23cm
• Nearest model: 43cm (4482 AT-TE)

Geonosian Starfighter

• Canon length: 9.80m
• Minifigure-scale: 23.69cm
• Nearest model: 25cm (7959 Geonosian Starfighter)

Eta-2 Actis-class Interceptor

• Canon length: 5.47m
• Minifigure-scale: 13.22cm
• Nearest model: 17cm (7256 Jedi Starfighter and Vulture Droid)

ARC-170 Starfighter

• Canon wingspan: 19.85m
• Minifigure-scale: 47.98cm
• Nearest model: 48cm (8088 ARC-170 Starfighter)

V-wing Starfighter

• Canon length: 7.90m
• Minifigure-scale: 19.10cm
• Nearest model: 21cm (6205 V-wing Fighter)

HAVw A6 Juggernaut

• Canon length: 49.40m
• Minifigure-scale: 119.41cm
• Nearest model: 45cm (8098 Clone Turbo Tank)

AT-AP

• Canon height: 10.97m
• Minifigure-scale: 26.52cm
• Nearest model: 25cm (75043 AT-AP)

AT-RT

• Canon height: 3.45m
• Minifigure-scale: 8.34cm
• Nearest model: 8cm (75151 Clone Turbo Tank)

Belbullab-22 Starfighter

• Canon length: 6.71m
• Minifigure-scale: 16.22cm
• Nearest model: 26cm (75286 General Grievous’ Starfighter)

UT-AT

• Canon height: 23.80m
• Minifigure-scale: 57.53cm
• Nearest model: N/A

U-wing Starfighter

• Canon length: 23.99m
• Minifigure-scale: 57.99cm
• Nearest model: 44cm (75155 Rebel U-wing Fighter)

Zeta-class Cargo Shuttle

• Canon length: 35.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 85.81cm
• Nearest model: N/A

TIE/sk Striker

• Canon length: 17.20m
• Minifigure-scale: 41.58cm
• Nearest model: 41cm (75154 TIE Striker)

X-34 Landspeeder

• Canon length: 3.40m
• Minifigure-scale: 8.22cm
• Nearest model: 12cm (7110 Landspeeder)

Sandcrawler

• Canon length: 40.00m
• Minifigure-scale: 96.69cm
• Nearest model: 48cm (75059 Sandcrawler)

TIE/ln Starfighter

• Canon height: 8.82m
• Minifigure-scale: 21.32cm
• Nearest model: 23cm (75211 Imperial TIE Fighter)

T-65 X-wing Starfighter

• Canon length: 13.40m
• Minifigure-scale: 32.39cm
• Nearest model: 31cm (75301 Luke Skywalker’s X-wing Fighter)

Y-wing Starfighter

• Canon length: 16.24m
• Minifigure-scale: 39.26cm
• Nearest model: 41cm (75172 Y-wing Starfighter)
• Notes: Canon sources sometimes give a length of 23.40 metres, but that describes the fully armoured BTL-B Y-wing Starfighter deployed during the Clone Wars, rather than its later stripped-down equivalent.

TIE Advanced x1

• Canon length: 5.80m, 9.20m, 11.05m
• Minifigure-scale: 14.02cm, 22.24cm, 26.71cm
• Nearest model: 14cm (75150 Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-wing Starfighter)
• Notes: Three different lengths are commonly provided for the TIE Advanced x1. Detailed fan calculations have established that the length is nearest to the shortest of those canon measurements, which would match the design in 75150 Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-wing Starfighter.

Snowspeeder

• Canon length: 5.30m
• Minifigure-scale: 12.81cm
• Nearest model: 16cm (4500 Rebel Snowspeeder)

AT-AT

• Canon height: 22.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 54.39cm
• Nearest model: 34cm (75288 AT-AT)

AT-ST

• Canon height: 8.60m, 9.04m
• Minifigure-scale: 20.79cm, 21.85cm
• Nearest model: 20cm (8038 The Battle of Endor)
• Notes: Two measurements are frequently published for the AT-ST, although the variation between them is small and hardly affects accurate minifigure-scale.

TIE/sa Bomber

• Canon length: 7.80m
• Minifigure-scale: 18.85cm
• Nearest model: 16cm (4479 TIE Bomber)

Slave I

• Canon length (landed): 21.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 51.97cm
• Nearest model: 45cm (75060 Slave I)

Lambda-class Shuttle

• Canon length: 20.00m
• Minifigure-scale: 48.35cm
• Nearest model: 46cm (10212 Imperial Shuttle)

Sail Barge

• Canon length: 30.00m
• Minifigure-scale: 72.52cm
• Nearest model: 46cm (6210 Jabba’s Sail Barge)

RZ-1 A-wing Interceptor

• Canon length: 6.90m
• Minifigure-scale: 16.68cm
• Nearest model: 17cm (6207 A-wing Fighter)
• Notes: An alternative length of 9.60 metres is sometimes provided, but I find the shorter length of 6.90 metres more convincing. Viewing the onscreen vehicle and comparing the RZ-1 A-wing Interceptor with its successor, which measures 7.68 metres long and seems larger than the Rebel craft, provides compelling evidence.

B-wing Starfighter

• Canon length (landed): 16.90m
• Minifigure-scale: 40.85cm
• Nearest model: 39cm (75050 B-wing)

74-Z Speeder Bike

• Canon length: 3.30m
• Minifigure-scale: 7.98cm
• Nearest model: 12cm (75288 AT-AT)

TIE/in Interceptor

• Canon length: 7.70m
• Minifigure-scale: 18.61cm
• Nearest model: 20cm (6206 TIE Interceptor)

Razor Crest

• Canon length (estimated): 26.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 64.06cm
• Nearest model: 38cm (75292 The Razor Crest)

Atmospheric Assault Lander

• Canon length: 17.83m
• Minifigure-scale: 43.10cm
• Nearest model: 31cm (75103 First Order Transporter)

Upsilon-class Command Shuttle

• Canon height (landed with wings extended): 37.20m
• Minifigure-scale: 89.92cm
• Nearest model: 40cm (75256 Kylo Ren’s Shuttle)

T-70 X-wing Starfighter

• Canon length: 12.49m
• Minifigure-scale: 30.19cm
• Nearest model: 37cm (75273 Poe Dameron’s X-wing Fighter)

Resistance Transport

• Canon width: 16.18m
• Minifigure-scale: 39.11cm
• Nearest model: 33cm (75140 Resistance Troop Transporter)

Resistance MG-100 StarFortress Bomber

• Canon length: 29.67m
• Minifigure-scale: 71.72cm
• Nearest model: 39cm (75188 Resistance Bomber)

RZ-2 A-wing Interceptor

• Canon length: 7.68m
• Minifigure-scale: 18.56cm
• Nearest model: 20cm (75248 Resistance A-wing Starfighter)

TIE/vn Silencer

• Canon length: 17.43m
• Minifigure-scale: 42.13cm
• Nearest model: 41cm (75179 Kylo Ren’s TIE Fighter)

AT-M6

• Canon height: 36.18m
• Minifigure-scale: 84.46cm
• Nearest model: 35cm (75189 First Order Heavy Assault Walker)

Ski Speeder

• Canon width: 11.50m
• Minifigure-scale: 27.80cm
• Nearest model: 38cm (75202 Defence of Crait)

TIE/dg Dagger

• Canon length: 9.51m
• Minifigure-scale: 22.99cm
• Nearest model: 24cm (75272 Sith TIE Fighter)

Larger minifigure-scale vehicles

Certain memorable vehicles would be decidedly unsuitable for minifigure-scale renditions, based upon their incredible size. Nevertheless, we can establish how large they would need to be, for accurate scaling beside minifigures!

Venator-class Star Destroyer

• Canon length: 1137m
• Minifigure-scale: 2748.43cm (27.48 metres)

CR90 Corellian Corvette

• Canon length: 150m
• Minifigure-scale: 362.59cm (3.63 metres)

Imperial-class Star Destroyer

• Canon length: 1600m
• Minifigure-scale: 3867.63cm (38.68 metres)

Death Star

• Canon diameter: 160,000m
• Minifigure-scale: 386,763cm (3.868 kilometres / 2.403 miles)

Super Star Destroyer

• Canon length: 19,000m
• Minifigure-scale: 45,928cm (459.28 metres)

EF76 Nebulon-B Frigate

• Canon length: 300m
• Minifigure-scale: 725.18cm (7.25 metres)

MC-80A Star Cruiser

• Canon length: 1300m
• Minifigure-scale: 3142.45cm (31.42 metres)

Death Star II

• Canon diameter: 200,000m
• Minifigure-scale: 483,453cm (4.835 kilometres / 3.004 miles)

Starkiller Base

• Canon diameter: 660,000m
• Minifigure-scale: 1,595,397cm (15.954 kilometres / 9.913 miles)

Mega-class Star Destroyer

• Canon width: 60,542m
• Minifigure-scale: 146,346cm (1.464 kilometres / 0.910 miles)

Conclusion

The significance of minifigure-scale varies dramatically between subjects. Larger starfighters such as the T-65 X-wing or TIE/sk Striker have achieved near-perfection and that is apparent simply when looking at them, without needing any calculations. Other vehicles deviate slightly from the source material, but are ideally-suited to interaction with minifigures.

Smaller subjects, such as speeder bikes and AT-RTs are usually oversized beside minifigures. That is understandable though as recreating their actual size could restrict potential detail and functions, which must be prioritised. However, I do enjoy the smaller AT-RTs which accompany 8098 Clone Turbo Tank and 75151 Clone Turbo Tank, or the BARC Speeder from 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack.

Affordability is extremely important too, inevitably limiting which vehicles can be represented in minifigure-scale based upon their popularity. However, there are numerous examples of classic subjects which could potentially appear in scale beside minifigures, but currently remain elusive.