Thread: Ratio for Scale building trailers
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Old 03-26-2011, 07:20 PM
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Default Re: Ratio for Scale building trailers
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Originally Posted by fhhhstix View Post
Your length in inch's divided by the scale you want. ex 1:14 you would divide by 14 that would give you the length in in to build your trailer.

40ft trailer X 12 in per foot = 480 in 480in divided by 14in = 34.29in

So in 1:14 scale a 40ft trailer would be 34.29in long.

Travis
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Not to squash your thinking but our trucks tend not be a perfect scale.... So double check things relative to your ride .... For example width versus plate height versus ground clearance......
That is why I used 1:14 as an ex not a definite scale.
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