01-24-2012, 05:24 PM
I'm sure that Harold would love to take credit for inventing it, but he didn't...
At a scale of 5.5 millimeters to 1 foot, it is in between O scale and S scale.
Regular HO track is 16.5mm gauge which is 3-feet in this scale.
In model railroading it can be confusing when it comes to the terms scale and gauge...
They are often incorrectly used interchangeably.
Scale: is the proportion of the model to the real thing.
Gauge: relates firstly to itself. The actual gauge of the track. 16.5mm, 32mm, 45mm etc...
Secondly, Gauge as it relates to the scale models that are on it. 16.5mm = standard gauge for HO / 00 scale models. The same 16.5mm gauge = 42-inch gauge for S-Scale. 16.5mm gauge = 36-inch gauge in Scale 55. 16.5mm gauge = 30-inch gauge for American O-scale, but is slightly different to UK 7mm scale. Then, 16.5mm gauge = 15-inch gauge for G-scale.
Other actual gauges of 8mm, 12mm, 14mm, 32mm etc... Scale to different modeled gauge/scales....
For a full breakdown of Gauges and Scales take a look at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://carendt.com/articles/scaleguide.html">http://carendt.com/articles/scaleguide.html</a><!-- m --> Carl's Guide to Scales and Gauges.
At a scale of 5.5 millimeters to 1 foot, it is in between O scale and S scale.
Regular HO track is 16.5mm gauge which is 3-feet in this scale.
In model railroading it can be confusing when it comes to the terms scale and gauge...
They are often incorrectly used interchangeably.
Scale: is the proportion of the model to the real thing.
Gauge: relates firstly to itself. The actual gauge of the track. 16.5mm, 32mm, 45mm etc...
Secondly, Gauge as it relates to the scale models that are on it. 16.5mm = standard gauge for HO / 00 scale models. The same 16.5mm gauge = 42-inch gauge for S-Scale. 16.5mm gauge = 36-inch gauge in Scale 55. 16.5mm gauge = 30-inch gauge for American O-scale, but is slightly different to UK 7mm scale. Then, 16.5mm gauge = 15-inch gauge for G-scale.
Other actual gauges of 8mm, 12mm, 14mm, 32mm etc... Scale to different modeled gauge/scales....
For a full breakdown of Gauges and Scales take a look at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://carendt.com/articles/scaleguide.html">http://carendt.com/articles/scaleguide.html</a><!-- m --> Carl's Guide to Scales and Gauges.
Ron Wm. Hurlbut
Toronto, Ontario, Dominion of Canada
Ontario Narrow Gauge Show
Humber Valley & Simcoe Railway Blog
Toronto, Ontario, Dominion of Canada
Ontario Narrow Gauge Show
Humber Valley & Simcoe Railway Blog