when you buy a model car/plane and it says the scale is 1:48 or 1:70 or something, what does that mean?

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when you buy a model car/plane and it says the scale is 1:48 or 1:70 or something, what does that mean?

2006-06-17 22:25:18 · 3 answers · asked by origchick 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts

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It is the ratio by which the model is smaller than the thing in real life, eg. a model car with the ratio 1:48 is one 48th the size of the real car.

2006-06-17 22:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by mel_b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

That is the ratio of the size of the model to the real full sized car ot plane. I.e. 1 inch on the model is equal to 48 inches on the real thing, or whatever the measurement units are. Am. standard, metric .

2006-06-18 05:29:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

means it is 1/48 = 48 times smaller than scale(real size) so you would have to enlarge it 48 times to be same as a real one.

2006-06-18 05:30:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋