flatheadgary Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 i am in the process of building a frame of my 1-1 car and it is made of 2x3 tubing. doing the math seems the size is .080x.120. is this correct? my math is not all that good anymore since i retired. i believe you divide the 2x3 by 25. any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Yes, it's that simple: Just divide the 1:1 dimension by 25, and you'll have your 1:25 scale dimension. One inch equals one millimeter in 1:25 (or close enough anyway) so the quick and dirty way is to use standard dimensions when measuring the 1:1 car, and use metric dimensions when you build the model. Most Evergreen material I have seen will have standard and metric dimensions printed on the bag, so what you need to look for is a 2x3 mm rod. Edit: I just looked at Evergreens web site ( http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com ) and they have a .080 x .125 (2,0x3,2mm) rod that should be close to what you need. There's also a neat scale conversion chart for other dimensions ( http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/conver...ersion%20Charts ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatheadgary Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 thank you olle f. that is exactly what i needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 You're welcome! I forgot to add that I have a metric steel ruler and digital calipers that can be switched between standard and metric. These are very useful tools when you scratch build things in 1:25 scale as you don't have convert any dimensions, you just use inches and millimeters one-for-one. For example: If you're measuring something that's 6" on your 1:1 car, you make it 6 mm on your 1:25 model. Simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I keep it absurdly simple. For 1/25 or 1/24 (close enough for me) .040 on a model car = 1 inch on a real car. I also use the metric system, 1 mm is .03937 which is close to .040 as you can get. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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