Scale — Model railway
N scale
N scale
1:160
At 1:160 a person is 10.9 mm tall and a 19 m locomotive is 11.9 cm long. Everything below is drawn at 1:160, by an atelier that builds architectural models at the scales either side of it.
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Scale1:160
Subjectcarriage, locomotive, person, signal
Grid1 cm on the model
DrawnAtelier AMOD
Sheet19 / 20
Person10.9 mm1.75 m
Track gauge9 mmbetween the rails
Carriage15 cm24 m long
Locomotive25 mm4 m tall
01Converter
Real size,
Real size,
1:160 size
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| Standard track gauge 1.44 m | 8.97 mm |
|---|---|
| A person 1.75 m | 10.9 mm |
| A locomotive, height 4 m | 25 mm |
| A signal 6 m | 37.5 mm |
| A locomotive, length 19 m | 11.9 cm |
| A carriage 24 m | 15 cm |
| A 12-carriage train 300 m | 187.5 cm |
| 1 mm on the model | 16 cm |
|---|---|
| 1 cm on the model | 1.6 m |
| 5 cm on the model | 8 m |
| 10 cm on the model | 16 m |
| 30 cm on the model | 48 m |
| 50 cm on the model | 80 m |
| 1 m on the model | 160 m |
02Small rooms, long trains
At 1:160
I
Track gauge
9 mm. In Britain N is 1:148 and in Japan 1:150, on the same 9 mm track.
II
Where it is used
Long trains and whole landscapes in a small room.
III
For architecture
1:160 is close to 1:150: N figures and vehicles are a near fit for architectural models at that scale.
03One figure, every scale
The same person
The same person
at every scale
Architecture
Model railway
04From the archive
Built near 1:160
The archive's models at 1:150 and 1:200, the architectural scales closest to 1:160.
05The scale rule
Every scale
Architecture ↑Model railway ↓
06Questions
On 1:160
What is the ratio of N scale?
N scale is 1:160. One millimetre on the model is 16 cm in reality and one centimetre is 1.6 m. 9 mm. In Britain N is 1:148 and in Japan 1:150, on the same 9 mm track.
How tall is a person in N scale?
A person 1.75 m tall is 10.9 mm in N scale, and a child of 1.2 m is 7.5 mm. A 4 m locomotive stands 25 mm above the rails.
How long is a train in N scale?
A 24 m passenger carriage is 15 cm and a 19 m locomotive 11.9 cm. A twelve-carriage train of 300 m would be 187.5 cm.
Can N scale figures be used in an architectural model?
1:160 is close to 1:150: N figures and vehicles are a near fit for architectural models at that scale.
Your building, at 1:160, built by hand.