List of scale model sizes

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Comparison of the sizes of model train scales.
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Comparison of the sizes of model train scales.

This is a list of scale model sizes, comprised of a variety of size ratios for scale models.

See also: Rail transport modelling scales
Ratio Scale foot Comments
1:2500 0.122 mm A European size for naval wargaming ship models.
1:2400 0.127 mm A British and American size for naval wargaming ship models.
1:1250 0.244 mm A European size for ship models.
1:1200 0.254 mm A British and American size for ship and harbor models.
1:1000 This is a scale used by Germans for pre-finished airliner models. Herpa produces several models in this scale.
1:720 0.423 mm This was a standard size for ship models.
1:700 0.435 mm This is the scale that Tamiya, Aoshima, Hasegawa, and Fujimi chose to produce the largest series of waterline plastic model ships and submarines. Later Skywave joined in.
1:600 0.508 mm Popular for ships, especially liners and capital ships. This is the traditional scale for comparative drawings of ships, used by the Royal Navy because it's about one-tenth of a nautical mile to the foot.
1:570 0.535 mm This scale was used by Monogram for some ship models because it was one-half the size of the standard scale for wargaming models used by the US Army.
1:500 0.610 mm This is a scale used by Europeans for pre-finished airliner models. Trumpeter produces ships in this scale.
1:432 0.706 mm The scale used during the Second World War by the US Navy for aircraft recognition.
1:400 0.762 mm A European size for ship and submarine models and die cast aircraft.
1:350 0.871 mm A Japanese size for ship models.
1:288 1.058 mm A scale for aircraft and rockets.
1:285 1.070 mm The US Army scale for sand-table wargames.
1:250 1.219 mm Used by Heller for model ships.
1:220 1.385 mm Same as Z gauge.
1:160 1.906 mm American and European model trains in N scale.
1:150 2.032 mm Used by Heller for model ships, and proposed by the Japanese to supersede 1:144 scale trains.
1:144 2.117 mm Popular for aircraft, spacecraft. Also, British and some Japanese N scale trains.
1:128 2.381 mm A few rockets and some fit-in-the-box aircraft are made to this size.
1:108 2.822 mm An historic size for ships, also used for rockets and spacecraft.
1:100 3.048 mm A Japanese scale for aircraft, spacecraft, and giant robots.
1:96 3.175 mm An historic scale for ships, also used for spacecraft.
1:90 3.387 mm A scale proposed by some European manufacturers to supersede HO scale.
1:87 3.503 mm Civilian and military vehicles. Same as HO scale.
1:82 3.717 mm An intermediate scale (H0/00) intended to apply to both H0 and 00 scale train sets.
1:76 4.011 mm Military vehicles. Same as 4 mm scale (OO gauge, etc.).
1:75 4.064 mm Used by Heller for model ships.
1:72 4.233 mm Aircraft, military vehicles and smaller shipping. Now the most prolific small scale (i.e. less than 1:35) for plastic injection AFV models
1:64 4.763 mm Ships, die-cast cars. Same as S gauge. Also called 3/16in. scale.
1:50 6 mm Many european diecast construction vehicles and trucks.
1:48 6.35 mm Known as quarter scale. Mainly military aircraft but in 2005 Tamiya launched a new series of armored fighting vehicle models in this scale. It is used by Americans with the 0 scale.
1:45 6.773 mm This is the scale which MOROP has declared must go with the 0 scale, because it is half the size of the G-gauge model railways made by German manufacturers.
1:43 7.088 mm Still the most popular scale for die-cast cars worldwide, metric or otherwise. It originates from the scale that the British use with the 0 scale.
1:40 7.62 mm The very early models of the British Coronation Coach and a few other horse-drawn wagons were made in this scale. Cheap soft plastic soldier figures are also made to this scale; there are a few kits to make vehicles for them.
1:35 8.709 mm The most popular scale for military vehicles and figures. It was originally conceived by Tamiya for convenience of fitting motorised parts and batteries.
1:32 9.525 mm Military vehicles; 54 mm toy soldiers are supposed to use this scale as well. Same as Gauge 1.
1:29 10.514mm American model trains running on 45mm Gauge 1 track.
1:28 10.89 mm Biplane fighters.
1:25 12.2 mm Cars, figures. AMT (now combined with Ertl), Revell, and Jo-Han made cars in this scale. This is preferred in Europe to 1:24. Holland has whole toy villages in this scale.
1:24 12.7 mm Cars, figures. Monogram made cars in this scale; Tamiya still does.
1:22.5 G Scale trains made by German manufacturers.
1:20 15.24 mm Cars.
1:19 16.04 mm 16mm scale live steam model railways. This is also the scale for those "four-inch" adventure movie figurines.
1:18 16.93 mm Cars made from kits; there are also pre-assembled toy military vehicles, fighter planes, and helicopters.
1:16 19.05 mm Live steam trains (ridable), Figures
1:12 25.4 mm Figures, Cars, Live steam trains (ridable)
1:8 38.1 mm Live steam trains (ridable)
1:6 50.8 mm Figures, motorcycles, Rail Cannons, Armored Vehicles, Military Dioramas.