2 mm scale, often 2 mm finescale is a specification used for railway modelling, largely for modelling British railway prototypes.[citation needed] It uses...
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most common gauge for such railways is 32 mm (1.26 in), representing 2 ft (610 mm) gauge prototypes. This scale/gauge combination is sometimes referred...
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after the base scale as follows: no letter = standard gauge (1,250–1,700 mm or 49.2–66.9 in) m = metre gauge (850–1,250 mm or 33.5–49.2 in) e = narrow...
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Effectively the scale is 1:159, 9 mm to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), which is the width of standard gauge railway. However the scale may vary to simulate wide or...
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4 mm scale is the most popular model railway scale used in the United Kingdom. The term refers to the use of 4 millimeters on the model equating to a distance...
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3 mm scale, also known as 3 mm finescale, is a model railway scale of 3 mm : 1 ft (305 mm) used for British prototypes. Introduced as British TT gauge...
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G scale or G gauge, also called large scale (45 mm or 1+3⁄4 inches), is a track gauge for model railways which is often used for outdoor garden railways...
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7 mm scale, also known as British O scale is a model railway scale of 1:43.5 (or 7 mm to 1 ft; hence its name). The scale is thus different from American...
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HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot). It is the most popular scale of model railway in the world. The rails...
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TT scale (from "table top") is a model railroading scale at 1:120 scale with a track gauge of 12 mm between the rails. It is placed between HO scale (1:87)...
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scale-gauge combination is sometimes called IIm in European literature. In the UK, Gauge 2 was 2 inches (50.8 mm) while Gauge 3 was 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm)...
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Wikiversity has learning resources about Vernier scale Use of vernier scale in mm and cm – simulator Use of vernier scale in inch – simulator of measurement and...
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435 mm by choosing various spacings such as 30 mm (1.181 in) at 1:48 scale, 1.25 in (31.75 mm) at 1:45.2 scale, 32 mm (1.26 in) at 1:44.8 scale, 32.96 mm...
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British N gauge (redirect from British N scale)
British N gauge is a model railway scale and gauge, rolling stock is to a scale of 1:148, track is 9 mm (0.354 in) width as with all other N gauges making...
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S scale (or S gauge) is a model railroad scale modeled at 1:64 scale, S scale track gauge (space between the rails) is 0.883–0.905 in (22.4–23.0 mm)....
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"three-eighths scale", since 3⁄8 inch represents a foot. A 6 ft (183 cm) tall person is modeled as 2+1⁄4 in (57 mm) tall in 1:32 scale. 1:32 was once...
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mm to the foot" yielded the 1:76.2 size of the British "OO scale", which is anomalously used on the standard HO/OO scale (16.5 mm gauge from 3.5 mm/foot...
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Miniature model (gaming) (redirect from Figure scale)
players enact simulated battles using scale models called miniature models, which can be anywhere from 2 to 54 mm in height, to represent warriors, vehicles...
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to a scale of 1/2 inch per 6 feet of original dimension. For instance, an airplane 30 feet (9.14 m) in length would be a mere 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) long...
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5 mm to 1 foot scale (1:55.4 or 1:55) is used for modelling narrow gauge railways. 12 mm (0.472 in) gauge track is used to represent 2 ft (610 mm) to 2 ft 3 in...
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railways that are 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, while on 32 mm (1.26 in) gauge track this represents 18 in (457 mm) railways. Modelling on a scale where 7/8 inch...
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Z scale is one of the smallest commercially available model railway scales (1:220), with a track gauge of 6.5 mm / 0.256 in. Introduced by Märklin in 1972...
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HOn30 gauge (redirect from H0e scale)
or sleepers are out of scale and too close together. HOn30 track is available. HOn30 is often used to model the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railroads in the...
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(typical mid-scale principal stop): 50.4 mm [-2 ht] Normalmensur: 54.9 mm [+/-0 ht] Open diapason (broader-toned principal stop): 57.4 mm [+1 ht] Gedeckt...
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This is a list of scale model sizes, listing a variety of size ratios for scale models. Super Series - 1:1400 Scale, Modern Brands website (accessed 2017-06-21)...
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The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS) measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic...
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