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Started by Chatzi473, April 28, 2009, 11:00:48 PM

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Chatzi473

if the on30 freight cars where full sized how long would they be in Feet? just need a rough estaminet. 

az2rail

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Just measure them. The first O stands for O scale, which is a quarter of an inch equals a foot.

Bachmann's beer reefers are 6' 5/16"s, and would be 25"3" in real life.

This hold true for all the O scale manufactures.

Bruce
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Chatzi473

THANKS

i knew what the O meant i just do not have a car near by to measure now long in Inches to do that math so i figured it would be faster to post here

El Loco

Purchasing a good stainless steel scale ruler is a great investment!  They come in very handy. :)

SideTracked

An architect's 1/4" scale works wonders.
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HarryHotspur

Just a note -

O Scale is 1/4" = 1 foot (or 1:48) in the US.  In England, O scale is 1:43.5, and in Europe it is 1:45.