Ratio for Scale building trailers

[CorbettTrailers]

Someone once post in an old thread the ratio on how to figure the length of trucks and trailers to scale. Does anyone know who that was? Or the equation?
Thank you,
John Corbett

[fhhhstix]

Your length in inch's divided by the scale you want. ex 1:14 you would divide by 14 that would give you the length in in to build your trailer.

40ft trailer X 12 in per foot = 480 in 480in divided by 14in = 34.29in

So in 1:14 scale a 40ft trailer would be 34.29in long.

Travis

[CorbettTrailers]

Thank you Travis.

[Izzy]

Not to squash your thinking but our trucks tend not be a perfect scale.... So double check things relative to your ride .... For example width versus plate height versus ground clearance......

[fhhhstix]

Your length in inch's divided by the scale you want. ex 1:14 you would divide by 14 that would give you the length in in to build your trailer.

40ft trailer X 12 in per foot = 480 in 480in divided by 14in = 34.29in

So in 1:14 scale a 40ft trailer would be 34.29in long.

Travis

Not to squash your thinking but our trucks tend not be a perfect scale.... So double check things relative to your ride .... For example width versus plate height versus ground clearance......

That is why I used 1:14 as an ex not a definite scale.:p:D
Travis

[CorbettTrailers]

I needed a starting point and got it. Thank you.

[mack kid]

I found this on google search "jimbob" scale calculator
http://jbwid.com/scalcalc.htm hope it helps

[fhhhstix]

Nice find mack kid that calculator could help a lot of members on the forum.:cool:

Travis

[CorbettTrailers]

Perfect Mack Kid. . . . . .Thanks!!!

[mazdaparts]

bookmarked that handy link.

[SonoranWraith]

Not to squash your thinking but our trucks tend not be a perfect scale.... So double check things relative to your ride .... For example width versus plate height versus ground clearance......

Yeah I have seen a lot of scales next to Tamiya and I like larger scale than smaller but am not so much a rivet counter. I have modeled some stuff in 1/13.5 that I like, but I haven't taken the plunge on a serious project in in yet.

[td9clyde]

that is an awsome tool on that site i like the scale set up it is an east way to figure it