sizeing down

[1/32 farmer]

bill can you help me

how do you scale down to 1/32 from full size  to make a model

[JC]

bill can you help me

how do you scale down to 1/32 from full size? to make a model

Divide it by 32!

[FB]

bugger beat me to it...knew i shouldnt have used the spell check  :D

[1/32 farmer]

Divide it by 32! dont work to big

[JC]

example; 40' into 1/32 scale

40' = 480" divided by 32 = 15"

[SMurF]

Roughly 9.6mm to the foot or 3/8 of an inch to the foot

[1/32 farmer]

all my measure ments are in MM and all ways come out .something do you round up or down

[Lord Ferguson]

all my measure ments are in MM and all ways come out .something do you round up or down

I'd say the usual rules apply ie. 0.1-.049 round down 0.51- 0.99 round up - 0.5mm I would work too if you can most things are available in .25mm increments - (From my limited knowledge though it has to be said) - Nearest as you can is the rule I suppose.  I bought myself a digital vernier gauge recently (?20 I think) - best investment I've made in a long while for model work

[1/32 farmer]

so if its 1000 mm divide dy 32 =31.25 you would round down

[Lord Ferguson]

so if its 1000 mm divide dy 32 =31.25 you would round down

- Me personally...yes .25mm is not a lot really - hardly noticable to the naked eye - or even an eye with clothes on

[1/32 farmer]

thanks marky look like i will be busy over the hols making a model ;)

[Lord Ferguson]

thanks marky look like i will be busy over the hols making a model ;)

Would prefer it if one of the experts gave you their opinion really 1/32 - That's the way I would work - It works for spud boxes and barns but I'm not sure the same rules apply for conversions - Any takers chaps 

[1/32 farmer]

its for a low loader so it will do and the eye is better than a rule

[Lord Ferguson]

Godd luck then... and post some piccys of your progress please

[NCC]

My best kept secret this:

http://www.modelcars.iwarp.com/tips/scalebot.htm

Does all the hard work for you ;) ;)

[SMurF]

This may help a little for measurement of the materials

http://www.urbaneagle.com/data/plastruct.html

but if you want to do an exact replica measure in mm then devide by 32    eg 2400mm / 32 =75mm then you will still have to take the nearest material size to suit

hope this helps a little

                                  SMURF

[Lord Ferguson]

My best kept secret this:

http://www.modelcars.iwarp.com/tips/scalebot.htm

Does all the hard work for you ;) ;)

Thanks NCC - I've bookmarked that one 

[THEBRITFARMER]

Thanks NCC....I would be 2.24 inches high in 1/32 scale    :D