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
Yes. You divide the measurement by the scale ratio, for HO this is 87, for N it is 160, etc.
Enjoy
Paul