Guest quangova Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Been looking up info on the net about building models, and came across this scale converter http://users2.ev1.net/~jimbobwan/scalcalc.htm Not sure if it is accurate or useful, so can some of the scratch build boys post some opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Seems Ok to me "Q", they are very simple equations though afterall. What are you going to make then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thats as good as i seen, easy great find, i've checked a couple of mine and spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quangova Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Yep its only a case of dividing the original by 32 which i checked against the calculators results and the answer was the same, just might be handy if doing a lot of measurements when planning a model. Got lots of ides for models at the moment (don't you always) and thought it was about time i had a go. ?Probably something simple first, but would like to do some retro implements like a 5 leg Howard ParaPlow. Any tips or useful links to info on resin casting & suppliers would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quangova Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just in case antones wondering what the ParaPlow looks like a posted some pics here a while back (4th set of photos) http://www.britains-tractors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2519.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 very useful site there Q , as you say when lots of dims are required. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Handy little page there Q a great find, will be useful for those irregular measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Yep its only a case of dividing the original by 32 which i checked against the calculators results and the answer was the same, just might be handy if doing a lot of measurements when planning a model. Got lots of ides for models at the moment (don't you always) and thought it was about time i had a go. ?Probably something simple first, but would like to do some retro implements like a 5 leg Howard ParaPlow. Any tips or useful links to info on resin casting & suppliers would be appreciated Funny you should mentiion a ParaPlow Q. I was about to rely to 1972farming post with his TW-20 saying it would look good with one of these on the back, I said Claas forager in the end never having seen a 1/32 ParaPlow before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I have a pic somewhere of a County 1474 with a Paraplow that performed at the County Day in Armagh in 2004. Absolutely hideous thing! (the Paraplow, not the 1474!) Give me a Dowdeswell reversible any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Kevernland!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quangova Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I have a pic somewhere of a County 1474 with a Paraplow that performed at the County Day in Armagh in 2004. Absolutely hideous thing! (the Paraplow, not the 1474!) Give me a Dowdeswell reversible any day! The para plow is a subsoiler, not a conventional plough. I used one for 3 seasons on heavy Essex clay soils and it was low on HP requirements and broke the pan without bringing up large clods, especially when you lifted out and the end of each bout. The only downside was the amount of wearing parts that had to be replaced all to regularly and this was one of the factors that lead to its demise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Same here Q, we had a four furrow at college which we all had a play with. Pulled by none other than an MF1200, now that was an outfit to see!!! Wish I had taken photo's of my college days in hindsight now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 The Britains lorry bed is 31cm long, do I times that by 32 to get the real life lenth? Or 0.31 x 32. ... I am not getting the answer I expected and my maths isn't the best. I want to find out it's real life length so I know how much to extend it by for a conversion. Any help would ne just magic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 That comes out at 32 1/2 feet or 9.9metres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 That comes out at 32 1/2 feet or 9.9metres Yeah thats what I got, doesn't sound right for a single axle rigid to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 The Britains lorry bed is 31cm long, do I times that by 32 to get the real life lenth? Or 0.31 x 32. ... I am not getting the answer I expected and my maths isn't the best. I want to find out it's real life length so I know how much to extend it by for a conversion. Any help would ne just magic!! Multiply it by 32 to scale up and divide by 32 to scale down. The britains flatbed is 21 cm long or 6.72 metres in real scale which means you have earned yourself two numpty's in a day!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Bu66er it. . . I've made the cuts now!!! Keep them Numpties rolling in Deere-est I hear you all say!! ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Bu66er it. . . I've made the cuts now!!! Keep them Numpties rolling in Deere-est I hear you all say!! ;D ;D I'm just off to check all your posts over the last 24 hours... see how many more I can find!! : : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 The Britains lorry bed is 31cm long, do I times that by 32 to get the real life lenth? Or 0.31 x 32. ... I am not getting the answer I expected and my maths isn't the best. I want to find out it's real life length so I know how much to extend it by for a conversion. Any help would ne just magic!! Oh Deere-est!! :D :D :D Muhahahahahaha :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Oh Deere-est!! :D :D :D Muhahahahahaha :D Erm ... . . .. . . .... . .. . . . .. . . . . I'll get me coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 hahaha 2 in a row :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Been looking up info on the net about building models, and came across this scale converter
http://users2.ev1.net/~jimbobwan/scalcalc.htm
Not sure if it is accurate or useful, so can some of the scratch build boys post some opinions
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