Figure Height Scale Chart
A reference chart of model figure heights across every common modelling scale, calculated from an assumed real-world height you can change.
Figure height at every common scale — 1,800.00 mm real height
| Scale | Ratio | Figure height (mm) | Figure height (in) | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Scale | 1:148 | 12.16 | 0.48 | |
| TT Scale | 1:120 | 15.00 | 0.59 | |
| HO Scale | 1:87 | 20.69 | 0.81 | |
| OO Scale | 1:76 | 23.68 | 0.93 | |
| 1:72 | 1:72 | 25.00 | 0.98 | |
| 1:64 | 1:64 | 28.13 | 1.11 | |
| 1:56 | 1:56 | 32.14 | 1.27 | |
| 1:50 | 1:50 | 36.00 | 1.42 | |
| 1:48 | 1:48 | 37.50 | 1.48 | |
| O Scale | 1:43 | 41.86 | 1.65 | |
| 1:35 | 1:35 | 51.43 | 2.02 | |
| 1:32 | 1:32 | 56.25 | 2.21 | |
| 1:24 | 1:24 | 75.00 | 2.95 | |
| 1:22 | 1:22 | 81.82 | 3.22 | |
| 1:20 | 1:20 | 90.00 | 3.54 | |
| 1:18 | 1:18 | 100.00 | 3.94 | |
| 1:16 | 1:16 | 112.50 | 4.43 | |
| 1:12 | 1:12 | 150.00 | 5.91 | |
| 1:10 | 1:10 | 180.00 | 7.09 |
Heights are calculated by dividing the assumed real-world height by the scale denominator. Figure height is usually measured from the base to the top of the head, but some manufacturers measure to eye level instead, and body proportions vary between sculptors. A figure sold as the same nominal size can therefore differ by a millimetre or two.
Assumed height and measurement convention
The chart defaults to an assumed real-world height of 1,800 mm (approximately 5 ft 11 in) measured from the soles of the feet to the top of the head. Exactly 6 ft is 1,828.8 mm and is offered as its own option, because 1,800 mm and 6 ft are often confused: at 1:76, exactly 6 ft is 24.06 mm while 1,800 mm is 23.68 mm.
Figure heights are quoted in different ways. Some manufacturers measure to eye level rather than the top of the head, and body proportions vary between sculptors, so a figure labelled 28 mm may not match another maker's 28 mm figure. Eye level is proportionally about 93% of full height on a typical adult, but that figure is not universal — use it as a rough guide only, and always check the manufacturer's stated convention before comparing scales.
Formula
Real height ÷ scale denominator = figure height
To convert the other way — from a measured figure back to the real height it represents — multiply the figure height by the scale denominator, for example 25 mm × 72 = 1,800 mm.
Reading the chart
Nominal figure sizes sold in shops — 28 mm, 32 mm, 54 mm — are not scale ratios and are often measured to eye level, so they sit slightly off the ratios shown here. Where a manufacturer quotes a scale such as 1:56 or 1:72, use that ratio: it is the only figure that lets you compare two models reliably.
Built by the team behind scalemodelfigures.co.uk. All measurements are converted to millimetres before calculating and results are rounded to two decimal places.