Jerry B44 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I have a model of 844 I stretched from a Pacific. I want to make a centipede tender for it. I have a MTH tender I can take measurements from. I do have some USA BB tender parts, the side frames and the front tender truck. I ordered some wheels from Gary Raymond(nice guy!). So help my art brain to scale up my 1/32 measurements to 1/29. thanks, Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 well if you have something that measures in inches, multiple inches by 32 and then divide by 29. Might be a faster way but that's what popped up in my brain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I always heard to add 10% and I think that works? Cool project Jerry! Last I asked a complete centipede tender from Ro was $900....and that was when Sr. was still with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Thanks. Since 1/32 is 3/8" and 1/29 is 7/16" just count how many 3/8'd I have and measure out that many 7/8" Should work, I think, make a ruler maybe. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 When I bashed the LGB Amtrak Amfleet passenger car from 1:29 to 1:32, I cheated as I didn't change the length, was only about .750" difference, so I just changed the height. Yes, going the other way, I would take the height of the model and times by 32 and that gives you the prototype height. Then take the true height and divide by 29 and that will give you the height of the 1:29 model. I am saying the same thing as the other contributors. It's easier to go from 1;29 to 1:32 because you are removing plastic, rather than having to construct a piece to enlarge it to 1:29. This is something that I would never do myself as I am strictly 1:32 Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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