I'm a novice modeler so bare with me about my ignorance.
As I read and enjoy Model Railroader, I am, many times, perplexed when the magazine describes a tested scale locomotive or rolling stock (pick the scale) as being off by a scale 1" here or there, or some aspect pushed a scale inch this way or that. So here is my question.
Does a HO scale foot = 0.138" in the real world?
Does a HO scale inch = 0.012" in the real world?
Let me know if I'm right or off by a scale mile.
This question applies to all of the standard scales that are hosted within the pages of Model Railroader.
Road Fan
HO is 1/87 of full size. Therefore, 1 scale foot equals (1/87) X 1 foot equals 0.0115 feet.
1 scale foot (in inches) equals (1/87) X 12 inches equals 0.138 inches.
1 scale inch (in inches) equals (1/87) X 1 inch equals 0.0115 inch.
I say you're correct, or at least close enough.
(the real question I have is how did you manage to get three posts on the same topic?)
Concerning the 3 posts.....beats me.
I don't know if they're still being made, but I have a dial caliper that measures in HO scale dimensions, so you don't need to convert from full size to scale. I suspect many guys doing reviews use one of them to get such accurate measurements.
As a rough estimate, I use 1/8" per foot as HO scale, for my scratchbuilt structures and roadways. Bob Hahn
I use the KISS principle. Keep a calculator nearby and multiply or divide by 87 for HO scale.. For other scales, look at the below links.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ned=us&q=model+railroad+scales&btnmeta%3Dsearch%3Dsearch=Search+the+Web
Rich
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