Southern_Trains_Fan Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hey all, I am planning my 00 gauge layout, and I'm in a bit of a pickle. Using the measurement tool on Google Maps, I have measured the diameter of the area I wish to model, and in 'real' scale (1:1 I'm guessing), the width is 168.48ft. Now, I want to know what this measurement would be in 1:76 scale, as this would give me the required width of the baseboards. What calculation would I need to use in order to convert 168.48ft into 1:6 scale to give me the needed baseboard width? Cheers, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmay2002 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hey all, I am planning my 00 gauge layout, and I'm in a bit of a pickle. Using the measurement tool on Google Maps, I have measured the diameter of the area I wish to model, and in 'real' scale (1:1 I'm guessing), the width is 168.48ft. Now, I want to know what this measurement would be in 1:76 scale, as this would give me the required width of the baseboards. What calculation would I need to use in order to convert 168.48ft into 1:6 scale to give me the needed baseboard width? Cheers, Matt Divide by 76 for 1:76 or if OO / 4mm scale divide by 76.2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Trains_Fan Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Divide by 76 for 1:76 or if OO / 4mm scale divide by 76.2. Ah, I feel a bit stupid now!! Thanks for this! Cheers, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Just multiply by 4 to give the baseboard width in millimetres - the scale is 4mm to 1 foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Trains_Fan Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Just multiply by 4 to give the baseboard width in millimetres - the scale is 4mm to 1 foot Ah, thanks very much for this, this will help lots! Cheers, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt.Shefford Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I use this handy site/tool for quick conversions ( http://digitalarena.co.uk/teach/model_railway_scale_calculator/#.V5ZtK1UrKUl ) - use the play online option rather than downloading it. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 4 foot X 2 foot (1200 x 600mm) is a common size for a model railway baseboard. This works out at 2mm X 1mm on a 1:50000 ordinance survey map, or 4mm X 2mm at 1:25000 (2 1/2" to the mile) for 4mm to 1 foot scale models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Trains_Fan Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 4 foot X 2 foot (1200 x 600mm) is a common size for a model railway baseboard. This works out at 2mm X 1mm on a 1:50000 ordinance survey map, or 4mm X 2mm at 1:25000 (2 1/2" to the mile) for 4mm to 1 foot scale models. Funnily enough, 4 foot X 2 foot is the size that my baseboards will be The area I want to model works out to be 2.2 foot in width, so I would have to loose about 6 cm (probably by minor 'compression') in order to fit it in. That only works out at about 3cm taken from either side of the layout, so that shouldn't really be a problem. Cheers for the information, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Trains_Fan Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 I use this handy site/tool for quick conversions ( http://digitalarena.co.uk/teach/model_railway_scale_calculator/#.V5ZtK1UrKUl ) - use the play online option rather than downloading it. Jonathan Ah, this was very simple and helped a lot! Cheers for this, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Funnily enough, 4 foot X 2 foot is the size that my baseboards will be The area I want to model works out to be 2.2 foot in width, so I would have to loose about 6 cm (probably by minor 'compression') in order to fit it in. That only works out at about 3cm taken from either side of the layout, so that shouldn't really be a problem. Cheers for the information, Matt I've built a layout with 4'x2.5' boards. They need two people to move them, but I think 4'x2' would as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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