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Old 03-26-2011, 06:21 PM
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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?
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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.

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Old 03-26-2011, 06:40 PM
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Thank you Travis.
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Default 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......
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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.

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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.
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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.
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I needed a starting point and got it. Thank you.
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I found this on google search "jimbob" scale calculator
http://jbwid.com/scalcalc.htm hope it helps
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Nice find mack kid that calculator could help a lot of members on the forum.

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Perfect Mack Kid. . . . . .Thanks!!!
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bookmarked that handy link.
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Default 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
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