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1.25 and 1.29

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1.25 and 1.29
Posted by holland on Monday, June 26, 2006 11:14 PM
i have a 1.29 lay out are 1.25 automobiles to far of scale or

i.am new to 1.29 scale[?]
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Posted by dwbeckett on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:42 AM
you can find some 1/32 and 1/24 not many if any at all in 1/29

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Posted by kstrong on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:53 AM
Mathematically, there's a 15% difference in scale between the two. Many people use 1:24 and 1:25 autos on their 1:29 railroads. Many buildings are 1:24, so the cars actually scale very well to the buildings--which works out nicely since the cars are far more often parked next to a building than they are sitting next to the train.

Bottom line, if it looks good to you, then run with it. If it doesn't, then you're fighting an uphill fight looking for appropriately scaled autos.

Later,

K

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