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Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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Date: 
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 19:06:35 GMT
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James Powell wrote:
In Other model railroading scales:
OO 1:72
More correctly for OO is 4mm/ft :)  Some of us model to 18.83, which is exact
scale gauge OO.

4mm/ft?  Crossing measuring systems surprises me, but I can see its usefulness
in the name of accuracy.

So 4mm/ft is roughly 1:76.2 .  What does the 18.83 mean?  Is this in any way
related to the 28mm wargaming scale?

Cheers,
- jsproat

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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
 
On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Sproaticus (<3819F03B.440F8745@io.com>) wrote at 19:06:35 (...) 18.83 is the 4mm/ft exact equivalent of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches: Standard Gauge :-) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
  Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
 
(...) Oh, I forgot about 1:76 scale. Some of the newer HOish scale military models are 1:76. I'm starting to remember that 1:72 scale came about because it was a little difficult to make some of the model railroading equipment at 1:76 or 1:87 scale, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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  Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
 
In (...) More correctly for OO is 4mm/ft :) Some of us model to 18.83, which is exact scale gauge OO. (16.5, 18, 18.2,18.83,19 mm are all used with 'standard' gauge track in 4 mm :)0 (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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