Scales
- For a more complete list of scale model sizes, see List of scale model sizes and Rail transport modelling scales
Rail transport modellings have unique scale/gauge designations, such as: Z; N; H0; 00; EM; P4; 0; S; 1. Model figure scales are usually expressed as the height of a six-foot (1.83 m) figure; for example: 54 mm. Other model scales are generally given as a ratio which expresses what a measurement on the model represents on the actual object. When buying a model train, scale sizes are referred to by letter name, not number ratio.
For hydraulic models, specific scale rules are applied in order to obtain the correct reproduction of physical phenomenae.
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