KStrong:
I stand--well, sit--awed at the simplicity of genius. Or is it the other way 'round? Take it as a compliment, however you take it.
Moving from working to 0.0001 and often to 0.00001" to hack marks on a wooden ruler--that's retirement the way it ought to be!
Les
kstrong wrote:The really cheap and easy way is to find any ruler that has millimeters on one edge, and take a fine-pointed Sharpie and make a tick mark every 15mm. That's all I use. Figure every 5mm is 4", so every 2.5mm is 2". What's even nicer about using existing rulers is that you're all set to scale plans from drawings, too. Many drawings are done to 3/16" = 1', or 1/4" = 1'. So, you measure the plan on the imperial side, figure out how long it is, then flip the ruler around and use the metric side to translate it to 1:20.3. (If you plans are HO or N scale, your out of luck, but...)
The really cheap and easy way is to find any ruler that has millimeters on one edge, and take a fine-pointed Sharpie and make a tick mark every 15mm. That's all I use. Figure every 5mm is 4", so every 2.5mm is 2".
What's even nicer about using existing rulers is that you're all set to scale plans from drawings, too. Many drawings are done to 3/16" = 1', or 1/4" = 1'. So, you measure the plan on the imperial side, figure out how long it is, then flip the ruler around and use the metric side to translate it to 1:20.3. (If you plans are HO or N scale, your out of luck, but...)
Great tip!
Of course you could use a CAD system and print drawings to whatever scale you wanted them to be. I guess that would be too easy though.
Rex
Later,
K
try http://www.thescalecard.com
Jack
Where can I procure a 1:20.3 ruler (or scale?) Ozark Miniatures is out of stock.
Thanks,
Les W.
Cab up and wider.
LOTS of work.
The "scale" is 1:22.5, which makes the track meter GAUGE.
You will have to widen the tender, running boards, maybe a new stack, depending on prototype.
Their 2-8-0 IS 1:20.
I think it's close to 22.5 or LGB meter scale. ( 39'' instead of 36'' ) . At the time it was brought out LGB was the "standard" & they followed. For all practical purposes it will pass for 20.3. & has been used by many modelers as such. If you are real picky you could raise the cab roof a mite. Jerry
yup, the Big Haulers are "G scale", 1:22.5
-Brian
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