03-16-2012, 09:44 PM
OK.
A bit of calculation:
TTC subway cars came in 57' and 75' lengths. (Montreal cars were 56' and 54') Lengths up to 60' were common when the older systems were built -- this put a limit on the size of replacement cars. Newer systems were made to take longer cars.
to get a 44" model, the 57' car would be built at 44/57" to the foot (.77" to the foot) or about 1:15 proportion.
the 75' car would be 44/75 or .59" to the foot or about 1:20.4
1:20.3 is a common scale for garden railways (called G gauge) but G is not a fixed scale. Others on here can help with that.
3/4" scale is known but I'm not sure how common.
A bit of calculation:
TTC subway cars came in 57' and 75' lengths. (Montreal cars were 56' and 54') Lengths up to 60' were common when the older systems were built -- this put a limit on the size of replacement cars. Newer systems were made to take longer cars.
to get a 44" model, the 57' car would be built at 44/57" to the foot (.77" to the foot) or about 1:15 proportion.
the 75' car would be 44/75 or .59" to the foot or about 1:20.4
1:20.3 is a common scale for garden railways (called G gauge) but G is not a fixed scale. Others on here can help with that.
3/4" scale is known but I'm not sure how common.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.