I'd like to take a Walthers HO structure kit (Coal Flood Loader # 933-3051), lay the pieces on a copy machine, and enter an enlargement % so it comes out in O scale dimensions (or at least close).
I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box when it comes to figuring this kind of stuff out, can anyone help me out. I need to tell my local office supply copy center to enlarge it by ........%
Any help would be appreciated.
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HO stands for HALF O SCALE.
Double the HO dimensions.
HO is 1:87 and O scale 1:48 so if you can adjust the copier to 180 % or best 182 % it will perfect ( actually it's 181.5 % but the copier will not take it )
HO is half O , but the half O of the Marklin O scale at the time 1:43.5 Our track are not even on 1:48 scale as they are scale 5 feet wide instead of 4'8½" someone mess up the number many years ago.
Thanks...
From a layout perspective, double the radii and elevations. For structure/equipment dimensions, multiply by 1.8125 to get the 1:48 dimensions.
Thanks Matt
Harry makes a good point about a dimensional reference, except don't assume doors are 36" wide. You can however, assume 99% of the time that they are 80" high.
...except for the 84" door height for a modern modular 'storefront'.
HO stands for HALF O SCALE.
Double the HO dimensions.
Using millimeters, HO is 3.5mm per foot. O is 6.35mm per foot. This slight difference adds up once the dimensions start getting larger. For example, doubling the dimensions of an HO 40 foot boxcar, which is 140mm, to 280mm for O would give you a nearly 48 foot 40 foot boxcar.
Just doubling dimensions won't work.
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