RE: Scales again (was: RE: The GZG Digest V2 #289)
From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 08:42:13 +0000
Subject: RE: Scales again (was: RE: The GZG Digest V2 #289)
>US N Gauge is 1:160
Yes, I think you're quite right. 1/120 was a slip of the brain..... ;-)
IIRC this equates to more like 12mm in wargame terms.
Jon (GZG)
>
>Michael Brown
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ground Zero Games
>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 3:44 PM
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Scales again (was: RE: The GZG Digest V2 #289)
>
>>The new CAV miniatures from Reaper are also in "N"scale. This seems to
be
>>a growing
>>trend.
>>
>>Kirk
>
>BUT..... the discussion was originally about the Gropos minis, which
have
>been quoted as 10mm scale; "N" is NOT 10mm. N is, IIRC, normally taken
as
>around 1/120 scale. 10mm is approx 1/200; the nearest corresponding
model
>railway scale is Z, at 1/220.
>
>Jon (GZG)