Noticed some buildings that I am interested in. Available in both 28mm and 32 mm scale. Never dealt with that before. Did some research and found that 28 mm scale is close to a large s scale or perhaps a traditional size layout while the 32mm would fit better with full o scale equipment. Opinions, thoughts and experiences welcome.
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O Scale in the U.S. is 1/4" to the foot, or 1/48. S Scale is 3/16" to the foot, or 1/64.
Converting to metric you get:
Unless I've messed this up somehow neither of your choices is particularly close for either situation.
Mike
FWIW, I suspect those buildings are made for tabletop miniature wargaming (my primary hobby). 28mm was the standard size, measured base of foot to top of head, for miniature soldiers for many years until the largest gaming company in the world “upscaled” their minis to “heroic 28mm”; now more formally known as 32mm. Most 3D printed buildings for wargamers come with options to print at 28mm or 32mm.
That’s the reason they don’t fit either model RR scale.
We wargamers have often lamented that our scales don’t align with model railroading. It sure would be nice if we could use the vast array of model RR terrain and buildings on our tabletop battlefields.
A 32mm figure is about a equal to a 5 foot figure in 0 scale, just about 1.25 inches tall.
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