03-31-2012, 08:49 PM
Using the door on the right side as a guide, I count 13 siding boards in the height of the door. The door appears to be a standard 6 feet 8 inches tall. So, that's 80 inches. 80 inches divided by 13 is 6.15 inches for the height of each siding board. If you are doing HO scale, then we divide 6.15 by 87 and we get .071 spacing for the clapboard.
Of course, if you are only 30 minutes from the prototype, how about taking a tape measure over there and measuring the siding? Then divide by whatever scale you are building in.
Of course, if you are only 30 minutes from the prototype, how about taking a tape measure over there and measuring the siding? Then divide by whatever scale you are building in.