scots region Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hello all, I decided yesterday that for a laugh I would try and calculate just how long a scale length 00 gauge East coast main line would be. Research told me that the ECML is 632KM long, I try to work in metric as often as possible as it is the field in which I have the most experience, So 632km = 6320 meters, now according to research on another forum, in 00 gauge 1M = 13MM, but when 6320 is divided by 13 it equals 486.15 meters which when translated into imperial is 302.09 miles. To cut a long and tedious story short I found out that the actual scale length is 5.17 miles. Now for someone who wants to work to scale this is a serious problem, so how have I managed to be so off? Also How do you convert metric/imperial measurements into 1:76/4MM? What is the formula? For both metric and imperial. ScR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Divide any measurement by 76 and you get the scale measurement, measured in the same units, in 4mm scale. 632km is 632,000m. Divide it by 76 and you get 8,315m or 8.315km. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 20, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2011 Whatever figure you reached for metres you would have to multiply by 13 and not divide as each metre is represented by 13mm. This answer would also be in mm so would need converting back to metres. 486.15 meters which when translated into imperial is 302.09 miles. I'm at a loss as to how you reached the 302.09 miles figure. That makes the world record for 400m of 43.18 seconds quite impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 It's the difference between breaking up for the Summer holidays and going back to school. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meil Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 632km = 632000m in 4mm scale 632000 = 632000/76.2 = 8293.96m which equals 8293.96/1609.344 = 5.15 miles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 ... how long a scale length 00 gauge East coast main line would be... This is not an arithmetic problem, but an aesthetic question. And the answer is 'Sublime' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 20, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2011 Or go for Settle to Carlisle. Divide any measurement by 76 and you get the scale measurement, measured in the same units, in 4mm scale. Just under 72 miles in length Just under 1 mile in 4 mm. Simples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DIW Posted July 20, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2011 OK I'll ask it....since it is in OO, shouldn't it be 12.37387% shorter to match with being that much narrower than P4? I'll get my coat..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 still anything over 1/16th of a mile is very,very,very long you might be able to do it in a warehouse going up and down it. now do it with the upr (union pacific railroad) its around 6000 miles long! dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 my dads just worked it out at 4.9 miles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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