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Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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Fri, 29 Oct 1999 19:39:07 GMT
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On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Sproaticus (<3819F03B.440F8745@io.com>) wrote at
19:06:35
> 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.
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> 4mm/ft? Crossing measuring systems surprises me, but I can see its usefulness
> in the name of accuracy.
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> 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?
18.83 is the 4mm/ft exact equivalent of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches: Standard
Gauge :-)
--
Tony Priestman
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| (...) On the topic of standard track gauge; I just received this post from my sister today and found it rather amusing. I was wondering if any of you know how accurate this line of reasoning is. It is curious in any case. Kim ---...--- A useless (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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