about SCALE
There are many scale related questions. And many good answers. But as pictures speak louder than words … here are some 1:18, 1:24, 1:32, 1:43, 1:64, 1:76, 1:87 CARS.
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Scale Standards |
Related Scales |
Related train gauge |
Approx. length of a car |
Some explanations |
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cm |
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1:1 |
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Full-sized reference vehicle |
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1:12 |
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18 |
45 |
race & exotic cars |
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1:18 |
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11-12 |
25-30 |
cars |
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1:24 |
1:25 |
G “standard gauge” |
9 |
18-22 |
cars, trains … |
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1:32 |
1:31, 1:35 |
L |
6.75 |
14-17 |
cars, trains … |
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1:43 |
1:45, 1:48, 1:50, 1:53, 1:55 |
O |
4-5 |
10-12 |
cars, trains, planes … |
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1:64 |
1:60 |
S |
3 |
7-8 |
cars, trains … |
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1:76 |
1:72 |
OO “double O” |
2.8 |
6-7 |
cars, trains … |
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1:87 |
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HO “half O” |
2.5 |
5,5-6 |
cars, trains … |
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1:144 |
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Cars, trucks and also aircraft such as airliners and bombers |
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1:160 |
1:148 |
N |
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abbreviation for “nine millimeters”, which is the distance between the inside edges of the rails. N models are smaller by nearly a half than they are in HO scale. |
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1:220 |
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Z |
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smallest scale train set on the market |
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1:250 |
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Scales reserved for commercial and large military planes by Herpa and Schabak in order to render them 3-6 inches long |
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1:500 |
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