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I was looking online for various sources of scaled vehicles to add to my project.  I found a number of reasonable sources.  However, be sure the scale is exactly what you are looking for.  There is a massive difference between companies and their perspectives on what is 1/48 scale, 1/50 scale, O gauge, etc...  Note the pictures.  The front tractor trailer is a 1/48 scale.  The next tractor trailer is a 1/50th scale.  The tank car is an O Scale. The container off of the inter-modal unit is also O Scale.  Not claiming anything except the variations are interesting and something to be aware of.

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BAMBAMMorris posted:

There is a massive difference between companies and their perspectives on what is 1/48 scale, 1/50 scale, O gauge, etc....

Just because the label states a scale does not it really is accurate to any specific scale - trust your ruler and real scale prototype measurements.

"The front tractor trailer is a 1/48 scale.  The next tractor trailer is a 1/50th scale."

Think about what you just said. The "next tractor trailer" is larger than the "front" one which you say is 1/48, so, it can't be 1/50. 
I came across some of this "scale" labeling last week looking for birthday presents for my grandson. One line was labeled as 1/64 [ S ] and it was clearly closer to 1/87 [ HO ]. So, use your head before you buy.

Until the mid-1980s, the legal width of highway trailers in the US was 96".  It is now 102".  1:48 scale trailers should be somewhere between 2 inches and 2 1/8 inches wide.  Individual modelers may accept anything they want.   John in Lansing, ILL

 

Corrected 7PM CDT 5-25 thanks to gentle prodding by two astute forum members.  Thanks gents.  John

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Big Jim posted:

"The front tractor trailer is a 1/48 scale.  The next tractor trailer is a 1/50th scale."

Think about what you just said. The "next tractor trailer" is larger than the "front" one which you say is 1/48, so, it can't be 1/50. 
I came across some of this "scale" labeling last week looking for birthday presents for my grandson. One line was labeled as 1/64 [ S ] and it was clearly closer to 1/87 [ HO ]. So, use your head before you buy.

Can I claim a case of anal cranial inversion?  LOL  You are correct. 

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