List of scale model sizes
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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. |
| 1:152 | 1.906 mm | 2mm scale railway modelling. |
| 1:150 | 2.032 mm | Used by Heller for model ships, and proposed by the Japanese to supersede 1:144 scale trains. |
| 1:152 | 1.906 mm | British N scale railway modelling. |
| 1:144 | 2.117 mm | Popular for aircraft, spacecraft. Also 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 armored fighting vehicle (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 (AFV) models in this scale. It is used by Americans with the 0 scale. Also the most popular Lego scale, know as minifig 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. |
