ajy
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Post by ajy on Mar 17, 2007 22:15:28 GMT -5
how long would a 45' van trailer be in 1/25 scale.
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maintech1
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Post by maintech1 on Mar 17, 2007 22:28:08 GMT -5
I came up with 21.6 inches. Bob
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Post by 9900ix on Mar 17, 2007 22:51:25 GMT -5
Yup 21.6
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Post by Rustycab on Mar 17, 2007 23:08:37 GMT -5
Catch a fish - feed a man Teach a man how to fish and he can feed himselfn with that said~ rather than just give you the answer here is how we arrived at the answer given remember this about 1/25 or 1/24 th scale or any scale for that matter Lets use 1/25 Every 25 inches equals 1 foot--- SO 45' x 12 " = 540 inches 540 inches divided by 12" = 21.6 " is how long your scale 45' trailer will be
Hope this helps Print this off and put it somewhere you can use as a reference
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Post by dieseldoc on Mar 17, 2007 23:25:04 GMT -5
Wow that's to much work for me I had to enter in in scale Calc for the answer. but the answer is the same 21.6" in 1/25 scale and in 1/24 scale it comes out to 22.5
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Post by mad4trucks on Mar 18, 2007 0:47:35 GMT -5
Catch a fish - feed a man Teach a man how to fish and he can feed himselfn with that said~ rather than just give you the answer here is how we arrived at the answer given remember this about 1/25 or 1/24 th scale or any scale for that matter Lets use 1/25 Every 25 inches equals 1 foot--- SO 45' x 12 " = 540 inches 540 inches divided by 12" = 21.6 " is how long your scale 45' trailer will be Hope this helps Print this off and put it somewhere you can use as a reference I think Rustycab meant this 1/25 scale means that for every 25 real inches you have 1 scale inche (not foot) with that, the math works like this: 45 feet x 12= 540" (this operation is to convert from feet to inches) from here you take your inches divided by the scale (inches/25) 540/25=21.6 inches (1/25th) 540/24=22.5 inches (1/24th) Personaly for my modeling needs I use the metric system (yeah us Canadian's) why? cause for 1/25th scale it's a easy as 1 inche= 1 millimeters (well it's actually 1.016mm, I round this off to 1) so if I need 19", I measure 19mm (the differrence in rounding off the 1.016mm to 1mm is nothing to fret about, were talking about 1.6mm over 100 inches (real inches)) Also I use an app called Scale Calc, as mentionned by Dieseldoc. Get it, it's works wonder. here is the URL: www.clubhyper.com/reference/calculatorfc_1.htmHope this helps Dave (Sorry Rustycab, I didn't mean to step over your post)
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Post by dieseldoc on Mar 18, 2007 1:05:35 GMT -5
I also use the metric system for the most part because it is easier to remember and work with in modeling applications and I'm not Canadian. also thanks for posting that URL Dave. I forgot where I downloaded it from I've had it so long.
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Post by easy5 on Mar 18, 2007 7:30:10 GMT -5
Just wondering why?The standard today is 48' and 53'.Just curious.
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Post by ajy on Mar 18, 2007 11:04:35 GMT -5
im runnin outa shelf room.gota start makin shorter models.
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Post by dieseldoc on Mar 18, 2007 12:07:17 GMT -5
Looks like you could add a few more shelves between the 2 that are already there. OR....... You could be like Tim over at the plastic cowboy and put an addition on your house that will strictly be a model room
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Post by chevymaniac on Mar 18, 2007 19:36:05 GMT -5
The easy way is to use the scaleCalc program but if you don't want to run to the computer... and you don't have a calculator, here's the math...simplified
1/25 = 1 over 25 = 0.04 (this is the scale factor for 1/25) 1/24 = 1 over 24 = 0.042(this is the scale factor for 1/24) 1/32 = 1 over 32 = 0.031(this is the scale factor for 1/32)
I marked those scale factors on my ruler with a marker so I don't have to look for them.
To use the scale factor 45' * 0.04 = 1.8'
The reason I like using scale factors is because it does not matter what kind of unit you use, if you use inches, you get an answer in inches if you use mm your answer is mm. I find it's easy to multiply a number if you can't find a calculator than doing long division on paper.
a 45' trailer measures 13716 mm (45*304.8)
13716 * 0.04 = 548.64 mm
to verify this answer 548.64/25.4(25.4mm in 1 inch)=21.6" or 1.8'
hope this in not too confusing, I'm so used to it that It's hard to explain.
Later Dan
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Post by dieseldoc on Mar 18, 2007 20:34:03 GMT -5
Lighter material are used now days to build the tractors and trailers and any weight you can shave from the tractor and trailer can now be put in to the load. Heavier load mean more dollars.
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Post by easy5 on Mar 20, 2007 19:33:50 GMT -5
Mabey coe's will help with the shelf space.
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Post by roadwarrior on Jul 22, 2007 0:39:50 GMT -5
Catch a fish - feed a man Teach a man how to fish and he will need a boat, truck to pull it, fuel, fishing tackel, permit, license, safety equipment etc... etc... etc...
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Post by caddyman338 on Jul 22, 2007 3:36:14 GMT -5
ok ok stop withe math yall are makeing my head hurt yall forget i am just hired mucle i aint a brain i just stand in front of the door and look scary and check for fake id
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