Determining scale

[misterNNL]

I found an odd scale '48 Chevy model in the lawn and garden section of a local big box store a few years ago. It is a little crude,resin cast of a really hard material, and overall not too bad. For $ 10.00 I decided to bring it home as a future project. The overall model is 12" long and it's obviously an odd scale. Some interweb searching reveals that a real '48 Aerocoupe fastback is about 197" bumper to bumper. So if I divide that 197 by 12 I get an answer of about 14. Does that mean the model is 1/14 scale? No,math never was my strong suite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GRiN]

you got the overall length. 14 feet long.

[Plowboy]

It would be 1/16 scale. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Think of it this way...the real car is 197 inches long.

The model is 12 inches long.

If you divide 197 by 12, you'll find out how many models will fit within the length of the real one...which tells you the actual scale.

It's 16.42, so your model is 16.42:1 scale.

[misterNNL]

5 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Think of it this way...the real car is 197 inches long.

The model is 12 inches long.

If you divide 197 by 12, you'll find out how many models will fit within the length of the real one...which tells you the actual scale.

It's 16.42, so your model is 16.42:1 scale.

Thanks Bill. I thought that would be right. I've never seen another one of these anywhere. I plan on a stock body,lowered stance and custom wheels and tires. Now I need to find some 16.42 scale skins and rims;-)