discussion This is going to sound stupid.

[Guest]

Just got back into the whole RC cars after about 4 years.

Dug out my Carson, and love it.

But, I have no idea on the scales!

Par example;

1/8

1/10

Which one would be the larger one?

And what are they into porportion with?

Any help appreicated!

Matt.

 

[jspitza]

Hello Matt:

No such thing as a stupid question, just a stupid answer! I have no idea either so I'd also love to hear the info!

 

[Guest]

Can we have some more information on which 1/8th and 1/10th scale cars you are refering to? Do you mean to interchange a body from 1 1/10th scale car with a 1/8th?

Normally 1/8th is used for larger ic powered cars and 1/10 for the small eletric powered off-road buggies.

i.e. a 1/8 scale model is 8 times smaller than the size of it's real life (1/1 scale) counterpart.

 

[Guest]

Can we have some more information on which 1/8th and 1/10th scale cars you are refering to? Do you mean to interchange a body from 1 1/10th scale car with a 1/8th?Normally 1/8th is used for larger ic powered cars and 1/10 for the small eletric powered off-road buggies.

i.e. a 1/8 scale model is 8 times smaller than the size of it's real life (1/1 scale) counterpart.

Well, i'm wanting to buy an HPI RS4, and that is 1/10 and just wanted to know what size that would be in comparison to something!

 

[Guest]

Hi Matt and welcome to the site,

Alan has nicely explained the difference between the sizes above.

Hope all is going well with the car, it won't be too long before I will be prepping mine ready for running again this year. Hopefully we will see some good weather to have some fun.

The HPI RS4 is a popular model so you won't go wrong with that one.

Regards.........Mark

 

[Guest]

I know this isn't really following the post, but I found this site:-http://basementbanditos.com/players/thoog/figures/scale.htm

I always have a hard time trying to convert from system to system.

 

[Guest]

I know this isn't really following the post, but I found this site:-http://basementbanditos.com/players/thoog/figures/scale.htmI always have a hard time trying to convert from system to system.

Scale for model railways can be fun too as the scale is related to the gauge too - so running on 32mm track at 16mm/1ft representing at 1/20th 2.0ft gauge, on the same track you could also run 7/8"/1ft representing 18" gauge rolling stock, same size track but representing different scales and gauges. Then you have 45mm track and narrow gauge scaled to run on n gauge track...gah...

thats a real pain!

And I can guarantee that the above paragraph made no sense to me either!

 

[Guest]

Me neither well above my head!!, all I wanted to know was what scale are 15mm figures. All I knew was 20mm figures are approx 1/72nd scale.

Much searching later and 15mm=1/108 scale, and the worst of it is I can't remember what I wanted this info for in the first place....

Got the link saved for when I remember!