1:32 scale
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1:32 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures, in which one unit (such as an inch or a centimeter) on the model represents 32 units on the actual object. It is also known as "three-eighths scale", since 3/8-inch represents a foot. A man is 2-1/4 inches tall (55 mm) in 1:32 scale.
1:32 was once so common a scale for toy trains, autos, and soldiers that it was known as "standard size" in the industry. It is the scale for Gauge 1 toy and model trains, more commonly called "Standard Gauge" by American collectors. It was the scale of some of the earliest plastic model car kits. It is a common scale for figure modeling, where it is called 54 mm scale, from the height of the human figure. 1:32 was used for equipment to match 54 mm toy soldiers for miniature wargaming and was common in scale military modeling until it was largely replaced by 1:35 scale.
Today, 1:32 is associated with slot car scale. A standard for tabletop rail-racing in the mid-1950s, it was adopted by the original slot car manufacturers, Victory Industries and Scalextric.[1]
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- ^ Dempewolff, Richard F, "Table-Top Car Racing", 1st Ed. 1963
