Peterbilt359 Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 I found aluminum tubing for stacks for my rig models. I want to try to keep to scale and my math skills are not that great. What size tubing will I need to emulate 5” straight stacks and keep to scale? Thanks Mike
peteski Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) This is very simple grade-school level math. If the pipe diameter in 1:1 is 5" then divide it by 24 or 25 (depending on the scale of your model). So, 5 / 25 = 0.2" in 1:25 scale. Or 5 / 24 = 0.208" in 1:24 scale. There probably isn't a 0.2" diameter tubing available, so pick the next closest size. Edited May 19, 2020 by peteski
Chariots of Fire Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 Five inches in 1/25 scale is pretty close to 5 millimeters. Try going metric and no conversion is necessary. Just use a metric ruler. Your stack would be 5 millimeters in diameter.
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