Scale — Model railway
TT scale
TT scale
1:120
At 1:120 a person is 14.6 mm tall and a 19 m locomotive is 15.8 cm long. Everything below is drawn at 1:120, by an atelier that builds architectural models at the scales either side of it.
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Scale1:120
Subjectcarriage, locomotive, person
Grid1 cm on the model
DrawnAtelier AMOD
Sheet18 / 20
Person14.6 mm1.75 m
Track gauge12 mmbetween the rails
Carriage20 cm24 m long
Locomotive33.3 mm4 m tall
01Converter
Real size,
Real size,
1:120 size
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| Standard track gauge 1.44 m | 12 mm |
|---|---|
| A person 1.75 m | 14.6 mm |
| A locomotive, height 4 m | 33.3 mm |
| A signal 6 m | 50 mm |
| A locomotive, length 19 m | 15.8 cm |
| A carriage 24 m | 20 cm |
| A 12-carriage train 300 m | 250 cm |
| 1 mm on the model | 12 cm |
|---|---|
| 1 cm on the model | 1.2 m |
| 5 cm on the model | 6 m |
| 10 cm on the model | 12 m |
| 30 cm on the model | 36 m |
| 50 cm on the model | 60 m |
| 1 m on the model | 120 m |
02Table top
At 1:120
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Track gauge
12 mm: standard gauge at 1:120. TT stands for table top.
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Where it is used
Popular in Germany and Central Europe; between N and HO in size.
III
For architecture
1:120 lies between the architectural scales 1:100 and 1:150.
03One figure, every scale
The same person
The same person
at every scale
Architecture
Model railway
04From the archive
Built near 1:120
The archive's models at 1:100 and 1:150, the architectural scales closest to 1:120.
05The scale rule
Every scale
Architecture ↑Model railway ↓
06Questions
On 1:120
What is the ratio of TT scale?
TT scale is 1:120. One millimetre on the model is 12 cm in reality and one centimetre is 1.2 m. 12 mm: standard gauge at 1:120. TT stands for table top.
How tall is a person in TT scale?
A person 1.75 m tall is 14.6 mm in TT scale, and a child of 1.2 m is 10 mm. A 4 m locomotive stands 33.3 mm above the rails.
How long is a train in TT scale?
A 24 m passenger carriage is 20 cm and a 19 m locomotive 15.8 cm. A twelve-carriage train of 300 m would be 250 cm.
Can TT scale figures be used in an architectural model?
1:120 lies between the architectural scales 1:100 and 1:150.
Your building, at 1:120, built by hand.