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trackchatter44OGR Forum Member

The s-2 switcher form Aristocraft is 10 inches long, Is this too short for1/ 48 scale? thanks Bob

8/24/152:39 PM

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D500OGR Forum Member

Well, you could do a little pleasant Internet research and discover the length of the real S-2, then, using a ruler (1/4 inch on the model = 1 foot on reality; 1:48, y'know) determine exactly how long the model is per reality.

(Hint: the real S-2 was 41'6" from pilot to pilot - I looked it up - and disregard the oversized couplers on the model...so that would be 41.5 "quarter-inches"...)

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Scale size for the S-2 Switcher in 1:48 would be 11.5".

Lionel's Legacy S-2 is 12 1/4" long for reference, so maybe it's oversized.

I suspect Lionel is measuring the couplers as well.

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