List of model scales

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The list of model scales shows the reduction scales of scale models that are customary in international model making :

( For model railways → main article: Scale of the model railroad )

scale Inches per foot Millimeters per foot Main distribution Usage and examples
1: 20000 0.015 mm Injection kits of the original very large Zentradi spaceships from the anime - science fiction series Macross of Arii.
1: 7000 0.044 mm Scale around which the "sliding scale" of the game Star Wars Armada and many ships of the game Star Trek Attack Wing are arranged
1: 4800 0.064 mm Fictional spaceships for the board game Star Cruiser by Citadel Miniatures .
1: 3900 0.078 mm Star Trek toys.
1: 3000 0.102 mm Science fiction models for the parlor game Starmada by Brigade Models.
1: 2500 0.122 mm Europe Wargame ship models as well as fictional spaceships e.g. B. from Star Trek .
1: 2400 0.127 mm USA and UK Wargame ship models in the UK and USA.
1: 2000 0.152 mm "Sailing men o'war" from the "Fighting Sail" series by Valiant Enterprises.
1: 1250 0.244 mm Europe Ship models.
1: 1200 0.254 mm USA and UK Ship and port models from Airfix .
1: 1000 0.305 mm Germany and Japan Airplane models from Herpa and Hogan Wings as well as spaceship models Space Battleship Yamato 2199 from Bandai . Nominal size TY . Model railroad without rotating wheel sets.
1: 900 Japan Nominal size TY . Model railroad without rotating wheel sets.
1: 800 0.381 mm Aircraft carrier models and die-cast models of airplanes.
1: 720 0.423 mm Standard size for ship models from Revell and Italeri .
1: 700 0.435 mm Ship models and submarines from Tamiya , Aoshima , Hasegawa and Fujimi and later from Skywave, Matchbox , Dragon and Trumpeter .
1: 600 0.508 mm GB This is the Royal Navy's traditional ship drawing scale, 1/10 of a nautical mile being roughly one foot . Often used for large ships. Airfix warship models . Airplane models from Schabak / Schuco.
1: 570 0.535 mm Revell ship models that are half the size of the standard US Army wargame models .
1: 500 0.610 mm Used by the military for wargame ship models during the Second World War . Plastic ship models from Japanese companies such as Nichimo Co Ltd. and Fujimi Model . Die-cast models of airplanes.
1: 480 0.635 mm Nominal size T , in which a model gauge of 3 mm corresponds to the normal gauge in the original.
1: 450 0.677 mm Japan Nominal size T , in which a model gauge of 3 mm corresponds to the original Cape gauge . Hasegawa ship models.
1: 432 0.706 mm United States Used by the US Navy for aircraft detection during World War II .
1: 400 0.762 mm Europe Ship and submarine models as well as die-cast airplanes from Heller .
1: 350 0.871 mm Japan Ship models
1: 300 1.016 mm Similar to the 1: 285 scale . The smallest scale for micro armor . "6 mm Figure Scale " for miniature wargames.
1: 288 1.058 mm Planes and missiles.
1: 285 1.069 mm Also known as the "6 mm Figure Scale" used by the US Army for sandpit games. Often used alongside 1: 300 models in miniature wargames. Also common with Micro Armor .
1: 250 1.219 mm Model ships from Heller .
1: 239 1.275 mm Some aircraft models.
1: 220 1.385 mm Nominal size Z .
1: 200 0.06 ″ 1.524 mm High quality model airplanes and detailed paper model ships. "9 mm Figure Scale" for miniature wargames.
1: 182.88 1.667 mm A newer benchmark for ancient, fantasy and sci-fi hobby miniature wargames. "10 mm Figure Scale" for miniature wargames.
1: 160 1.905 mm American and European model trains in N scale . Commonly used for mini armor . "10mm to 12mm Figure Scale".
1: 152 2.005 mm GB 2 mm Scale / British N scale .
1: 150 2.032 mm Model ships from Heller . Proposed in Japan as a replacement for 1: 144 model trains.
1: 148 2.117 mm GB British N scale .
1: 144 1/12 "(0.083") 2.117 mm Nominal size W for ships, planes, rockets and spaceships. Occasionally used for NASCAR models. Also for Japanese Cape Gauge railway models of nominal size N as well as for giant Japanese robots and toys. Doll houses in 1:12 doll houses. Mini armor . 12 mm, and 12.5 mm figure scale for wargames.
1: 128 3/32 "(0.094") 2.381 mm Few missiles and fit-in-the-box planes.
1: 121.92 2,500 mm Very common for Hobby Miniature Wargames . "15 mm Figure Scale" at Wargames.
1: 120 0.1 ″ 2.54 mm GDR Nominal size TT .
1: 110 2.771 mm Model ships, planes and die-cast cars.
1: 108 2.822 mm Previously common for ships, rockets and spaceships. "15 mm Figure Scale" for wargames .
1: 101.6 GB Nominal size TT3 . British variant of the nominal size TT, in which the model standard gauge tracks have a track width of 12 mm.
1: 100 3.048 mm Spaceship kits. Japanese planes, spaceships and giant robots. "15 mm Figure Scale", Flames of War / Battlefront , Axis & Allies Miniatures , The Face of Battle , Plastic Soldier Company , Zvezda , Forged In Battle , Skytrex Models and I Ain't Been Shot Mum! .
1:96 1/8 ″ (0.125 ″) 3,175 mm Formerly for ships and spaceships.
1: 91.44 3.333 mm Widely used for World War II Hobby Wargames. "20 mm Figure Scale" for wargames.
1:90 3.387 mm A replacement for nominal size H0 suggested by model construction companies like Wiking .
1: 87.1 3.5 mm Calculated nominal size H0 (half of nominal size 0 with 7 mm = 1 foot)
1:87 3.503 mm Nominal size H0 for railways, houses and cars. Originally "25mm Figure Scale" although the model of a 6 foot tall human is closer to 20mm in scale.
1:82 3.717 mm A compromise between sizes H0 and 00 for models that can be used with both sizes. Also for military vehicle models.
1:80 3.810 mm Tomytec cars, buses and trucks .
1: 76.2 4,000 mm GB Nominal size 00 , also: 4 mm scale
1:76 4.011 mm Military vehicle models.
1:75 4.064 mm Model ships from Heller .
1: 73.152 4.167 mm Hobby Sci-Fi Miniature Wargames such as Striker , Gamma World , MechWarrior , Classic Battletech RPG and Dungeons & Dragons .
1:72 1/6 ″ (0.167 ″) 4,233 mm Often used for aircraft, vehicles and watercraft as well as figures e.g. B. from Airfix ., Revell, HäT, Italeri, Waterloo1815, Esci, Plastic Soldier Company, Strelets, Zvezda, radio controlled vehicles. "20 mm Figure Scale" at Wargames.
1:66 Die-cast car models from Schuco , Mercedes-Benz passenger cars from Conrad Modelle .
1:65 4.689 mm Ships and Die Cast Cars. Similar to 1:64.
1:64 4.763 mm S scale . Ships and die-cast cars from Matchbox and Hot Wheels , although their actual scale varies from 1:55 to over 1: 100. Also called the 3/16 inch scale .
1: 60.96 5,000 mm Hobby miniature wargames until the 1970s. "28 mm Figure Scale" to "30 mm Figure Scale" for wargames.
1:60 0.2 ″ 5.080 mm Nominal size Z0 . Used for Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures . Few Japanese giant robots from Bandai and planes. Unusual railway models from Germany.
1:56 5.442 mm "28 mm Figure Scale" for Wargames from Wargames Factory , Die Waffenkammer / JTFM Enterprises, NZWM / Army Group North, Force of Arms, Perry Miniatures, Victrix, Kings of War, Saga, Fireforge Games, Bolt Action and many more tabletop game systems.
1:55 5.644 mm Siku cars and trucks . Disney's " Cars " toys from Mattel .
1:50 6.096 mm Europe Die-cast construction vehicles and trucks. Few Japanese airplane kits and handmade airplane models. "25 mm Figure Scale" for wargames.
1:48 1/4 ″ (0.25 ″) 6,350 mm American nominal size 0 . Known as the quarter scale on dollhouses because it is a quarter the size of a standard 1:12 dollhouse. Military aircraft models. From 2005 for Tamiya armored vehicles . Architectural models, as this scale is often used for drawings in the USA. Lego scale, also called a minifigure . "40 mm" Figure Scale .
1:45 6.773 mm Nominal size 0 of MOROP , because it is half of nominal size 2 .
1: 43.5 7.02 mm Calculated nominal size 0 with 7 mm = 1 foot.
1:43 7.088 mm Most widely used worldwide for die-cast model cars. British nominal size 0 .
1:40 0.3 ″ 7.620 mm Very early models from the British Gold State Coach . Cheap plastic soldiers.
1:36 8.467 mm Ship model: 1 inch = 3 feet.
1:35 8.709 mm Military vehicles and soldiers from Verlinden Productions and Tamiya to use batteries. "54 mm Figure Scale".
1:34 8.965 mm United States Historic and modern truck models from First Gear, Inc. Also in Australia and Europe since the 1990s.
1:33 9.236 mm Paper models of airplanes.
1:32 9.525 mm Nominal size 1 . Military vehicles. "54 mm Figure Scale. Stablemate Size for horse models. Agricultural models from Siku and other manufacturers.
1: 30.5 10 mm An alternative for 1:32.
1:30 0.4 ″ 10.16 mm Toy soldiers and military vehicles from King & Country and Figarti.
1:29 10.51 mm United States American railways on track 1 rails.
1:28 10.89 mm Biplane aircraft.
1:25 12.19 mm Europe Cars and figures from AMT , Ertl , Revell and Jo-Han . Preferred over 1:24 in Europe. In the Netherlands there are whole model cities on this scale. Models of theater stages.
1:24 1/2 ″ (0.5 ″) 12.70 mm Nominal size H . Cars and figures from Monogram and Tamiya . American dollhouses. Die-cast vehicles from Danbury and Franklin Mint . American model trains from Delton Mfg. and Aristocraft Classics. "Little Bit Size" for model horses.
1: 22.5 13.55 mm Germany Nominal size 2 . Playmobil
1:20 0.6 ″ 15.24 mm Models of Formula 1 racing cars.
1: 20.32 United States Nominal size F .
1:19 16.04 mm 16 mm scale . Real steam model railways.
1:18 0.67 ″ 16.93 mm Car kits, children's dollhouses. GI Joe: A Real American Hero .
1:16 3/4 "(0.75") 19.05 mm Real steam model railways. Farm and construction vehicles from Ertl . Remote controlled tanks from Tamiya, Heng Long, Matto, AsiaTam, WSN and Torro. Model kits from Trumpeter, Eduard and Kirin.
1:15 0.8 ″ 20.32 mm Animal figures and car models.
1:14 21.77 mm Vehicles from Tamiya and King Hauler. Remote controlled trucks.
1: 13.71 22.225 mm Self-built narrow-gauge model railways with ⅞ inches per foot on tracks with 45 mm model gauge for 2 feet (610 mm) original gauge.
1: 13.5 Nominal size M . Nominal size formerly part of the NMRA standards
1:13 23.44 mm "Monster Scenes" and "Prehistoric Scenes" kits from Aurora
1:12 1" 25.40 mm Model cars and motorcycle models, live steam trains, dollhouses for adult collectors, "Classic Scale" for horse models.
1:10 30.48 mm Motorcycles, remote-controlled cars and museum models.
1: 9 1.2 ″ 33.87 mm Motorcycles. "Traditional Scale" for horse models.
1: 8 1½ ″ (1.5 ″) 38.10 mm Cars, motorcycles and trains.
1: 7 43.54 mm Japanese anime characters. The scale of a Lego building block with 4 × 2 studs compared to a normal brick with 9 × 4½ × 3 inches (22.8 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm).
1: 6 2 ″ 50.80 mm Remote-controlled cars. Barbie dolls. GI Joe
1: 5 60.96 mm Remote-controlled cars
1: 4 3 ″ 76.20 mm Parking trains and remote-controlled cars
1: 3 4 ″ 101.60 mm Nominal size P , Super Dollfie
1: 2.4 5 ″ 127.00 mm Liliput railways where the model gauge of 15 inches (381 mm) corresponds to the original of narrow-gauge railways with 3 feet (914 mm)
1: 2 6 ″ 152.40 mm My Size (3 feet) fashion dolls
1: 1 12 ″ 304.80 mm Original size

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Miniatures Page: All About Scales.
  2. ↑ Tim Francis: The Definitive 1/72 Scale Model Census . www.72scale.com. December 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2007.