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Some RailKing locos are labeled "near scale" or "RailKing scale."  These are very close to 1:48.  Many of the steam locos are free-form and not strictly to any scale.  They are smaller than full-scale O (1:48), but larger than S (1:64).  So you could approximate with a number like 1:50 or 1:54.  Hope this helps!

If it says "RailKing Scale", it is a 1:48 model using old Premier tooling that does not meet the detail expectations of the current market. (These are almost all diesels/maybe electrics, and can represent real bargains, even when new. The RK USRA 0-8-0 is a 1:48-sized model with basic detailing.)

Most non-scale RK items - and that is nearly all of them - are not "proportioned"/scaled to any precise ratio, it seems. Some are toy-like, some are better-toy-like and some are very presentable. I always mention the RK Triplex here, which has scale-sized cab, cylinders, pilot, general girth and so on that are found on a shorter machine with smaller drivers - it looks like a 1:48 model of a smaller Triplex. Very nice piece.

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