High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term 'scale' refers to the proportion of actual size the replica or model represents. Scale is usually expressed as a ratio (e.g. '1:35') or as a fraction (e.g. '1/35th'). In either case it conveys the notion that the replica or model is accurately scaled in all visible proportions from a full-size prototype object. Thus a 1/35th scale model tank is 1/35th the size of the actual vehicle upon which the model is based. Models generally make no attempt to replicate scale weight, only size. Scales for commercially produced kits include 1/9, 1/16, 1/24, 1/35, 1/48, 1/72, 1/87 (railroad HO scale), 1/144, 1/250 and 1/300. However, 1/35 and 1/72 are by far the most popular. A relatively new trend led by Tamiya is military vehicle kits in 1/48 scale — a popular scale for military aircraft models. Scratchbuilt models may be in any scale but tend to follow the most popular kit scales due to the ease of finding kit components which may be used in the scratchbuilt model.

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