Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

Thank you Travis.

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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......

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Travis

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

bookmarked that handy link.

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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.

Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
 

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