https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/g-scale-sf-cable-car.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=g-scale-sf-cable-car Model railroads and model trains Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/g-scale-sf-cable-car.html#comment-4085 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:46:52 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2600#comment-4085 John, Google http://webpages.charter.net/sinkwich/sdventure/html/sd_scalecalc2.htm
It is a great conversion calculuator. Real to scale, scale to real or scale to another scale.
You do have to convert feet to inches ie 50′ = 600″ and 40′ = 480″. 600″ converts to 6.89″ @ 87.1 and 480″ is 5.51″ This makes a 50 by 40 foot building 6.89 by 5.51 inches in HO. Also does metric.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/g-scale-sf-cable-car.html#comment-4082 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:41 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2600#comment-4082 I have had trains in my younger years, But this the frist I have tried to do scenery & make look realastice
Your ideals have proved very helpful in many ways.
Thank You very much. My ? Is and I know that HO scale is 1/87 but what I
want to know just the simple trem in inches what that is in laments terms like from feet to inches
(Example a house is 50’x40′ real life what size is that in inches for the HO set up?
I’m trying to do a lot of my own building work myself.
So I need to know the foot to inch ratio for the HO SCALE.
As I learn more myself and use different materials I will gladly pass all info. I collect.
I have found out that some material that is QUITE COMMON around the house can be used and works great for different projects.
Thank You Very Much
John Vires

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