@Rich Melvin posted:I have always had a problem accepting the term “semi-scale.” It doesn’t mean anything and is, in a way, an oxymoron. It’s like being “semi-pregnant.”
Every model is built to a some sort of scale. It may not be set perfectly accurate to a given scale, but it is built to SOME scale of the real thing. “Semi-scale” conveys absolutely nothing about to what scale a particular model is built. It’s a silly, nonsensical term.
I agree that semi-scale has no fixed definition. But I disagree with "Every model is built to some sort of scale" In a general sense, yes as applied to length, but that implies a consistent scale. Various parts of the prototype are compressed different amounts and therefore different "scales" to suit the needs of track gauge, minimum radius, fitting the motor in, manufacturing, etc. Maybe this is is nit-picking. Maybe manufactures should say, instead of "semi-scale", 90% of scale length or something.
