Scale sizes – Model Rigging Materials

 

 

Size and type

  Actual Diameter

 

Scale diameter –
1:350

Scale diameter-
1:144

Flytying Thread

 

 

 

3/0

.012”  approx only

Approx. 4”

Approx. 1-3/4”

6/0

.006”  approx only

Approx. 2”

Approx. 7/8”

8/0

.003”  approx only

Approx. 1”

Approx. 7/16”

 

 

 

 

Hair

 

 

 

Black

Approx .006-.007”

Approx. 2 to 2-1/2”

Approx. 7/8 to 1”

Brown

Approx .0015-.002”

Approx.  ½ to ¾”

Approx .¼ to ½”

 

 

 

 

Nitinol/Flexinol

 

 

 

.001”

.001”       .025 mm

3/8”

1/8”

.0015”

.0015”     .038 mm

½”

3/16+”

.002”

.002”       .050 mm

11/16”

5/16”

.003”

.003”       .075 mm

1”

7/16”

.004”

.004”       .100 mm

1-3/8”

9/16”

.005”

.005”       .125 mm

1-3/4”

¾”

.006”

.006”       .150 mm

2”

7/8”

.010”

.010”       .250 mm

3-1/2”

1-7/16”

 

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Cable

 

 

 

.25 mm fiber optic

.010”       .250 mm

3 ½ “

1-3/8”

.50 mm fiber optic

.020”       .500 mm

6-7/8”

2-7/8”

.75 mm fiber optic

.030”       .750 mm

10-3/8”

4 ¼”

 

 

 

 

Monofilament Fishing Line

 

 

 

  2 lb test

.006”       .145 mm

2”

7/8”

  4 lb test

.008”       .200 mm

2 ¾ “

1-1/8”

  6 lb test

.010”       .250 mm

3 ½ “

1-3/8”

  8 lb test

.011”       .285 mm

4”

1-5/8”

12 lb test

.012”       .310 mm

4 ¼”

1 ¾”

16 lb test

.016”       .400 mm

5 ½ “

2 ¼ “

20 lb test

.018”       .450 mm

6 ¼”

2 ½ “

25 lb test

.020”       .500 mm

6-7/8”

2-7/8”

30 lb test

.022”       .570 mm

7-7/8”

3 ¼”

50 lb test

.030”       .740 mm

10 ¼”

4 ¼”


(Note - some materials are also suitable for modeling handrails, jackstays, conduits, piping and hull ribs)

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