Scale

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		Stature [eye height]			
ft-in	6′	≈5′11″	5′10″		
㎜	1828.8	1800	1778	  Basis  	Notes
1∶32  	57 [54]	56 [53]	56 [53]	 ³⁄₈″ ≡ 1′	auto (slot cars, etc.) “standard size”
1∶35  	52 [50]	51 [49]	51 [48]	    —    	military (Tamiya, etc.)
1∶36  	51 [48]	50 [48]	49 [47]	   1″ ≡ 3′	GURPS
1∶38.1	48 [46]	47 [45]	47 [44]	  8㎜ ≡ 1′	Lego® Minifigure
1∶43  	43 [40]	42 [40]	41 [39]	    —    	{{abbr|auto (die-cast)|rounded from 1∶43.5}}
1∶43.5	42 [40]	41 [39]	41 [39]	  7㎜ ≡ 1′	0 scale (UK)
1∶45  	41 [39]	40 [38]	40 [38]	    —    	0 scale (EU)
1∶48  	38 [36]	38 [36]	37 [35]	   1″ ≡ 4′	O scale (US)
1∶50  	37 [35]	36 [34]	36 [34]	    —    	die-cast trucks
1∶55  	33 [32]	33 [31]	32 [31]	    —    	auto (Disney, etc.)
1∶60  	30 [29]	30 [29]	30 [28]	   1″ ≡ 5′	d20, 30㎜
1∶64  	29 [27]	28 [27]	28 [26]	³⁄₁₆″ ≡ 1′	S scale, matchbox (nominal)
1∶72  	25 [24]	25 [24]	25 [23]	   1″ ≡ 6′	—
1∶87.1	21 [20]	21 [20]	20 [19]	3.5㎜ ≡ 1′	{{abbr|H0|Half zero}} scale
1∶90  	20 [19]	20 [19]	20 [19]	    —    	—
1∶285  	6.4 [6.1]	6.3 [6.0]	6.2 [5.9]	    —    	US Army (¹⁄₄″ ≈ 5′11″, 6㎜ ≈ 5′7″)
1∶288  	6.4 [6.0]	6.3 [5.9]	6.2 [5.9]	 ¹⁄₄″ ≡ 6′	
1∶300  	6.1 [5.8]	6.0 [5.7]	5.9 [5.6]	    —    	NATO (6㎜ = 1.8m)
1∶304.8	6.0 [5.7]	5.9 [5.6]	5.8 [5.5]	  6㎜ ≡ 6′	
Scale Name Gauge Std. 1′ Notes
1∶220 Z 6.5 ㎜ Int. ‌3⁄55″
1∶160 N 9 ㎜ Int. ‌3⁄40″
1∶148 N† 9 ㎜ UK ‌3⁄37″
1∶144 () 9 ㎜ — ‌1⁄12″
1∶120 TT 12 ㎜ Int. ‌1⁄10″
1∶90 () — — ‌2⁄15″ 1∶45 ×½
1∶87 HO 16.5 ㎜ Int. 3.5 ㎜ “half 0”
1∶76.2 00† 16.5 ㎜ UK 4 ㎜
1∶64 S 22.4 ㎜ Int. ‌3⁄16″ 1∶32 ×½
1∶60 () — — ‌1⁄5″ d20
1∶55 () — — ‌12⁄55″
1∶50 () — — ‌6⁄25″ 1 m = 2 ㎝
1∶48 O 1¼″ NMRA ‌1⁄4″ 1 1⁄4″ figures
1∶45 0 32 ㎜ MOROP ‌4⁄15″ mean
1∶43.5 0 32 ㎜ UK 7 ㎜ “0” < №I
1∶43 () — — ≈7.1 ㎜ 1 2⁄3″ figures
1∶38.1 L† 37.7 ㎜ — 8 ㎜ L-gauge
1∶36 () — — ‌1⁄3″ GURPS
1∶32 №I/#1 32 ㎜ Int. ‌3⁄8″ aka “standard size”
1∶24 ½″ — — ‌1⁄2″ 3″ figures
1∶22.5 №II 64 ㎜ MOROP ‌8⁄15″ 1∶45 ×2
1∶20.32 F 71 ㎜ NMRA 15 ㎜
1∶18 () — — ‌2⁄3″ 4″ figures
1∶16 №III 89 ㎜ MOROP ‌3⁄4″ 1∶48 ×3
1∶12 1″ 121 ㎜ NMRA 1″ 6″ figures
1∶11 №V 127 ㎜ MOROP 1 1⁄11″ 1∶55 ×5
1∶8 №VII 184 ㎜ MOROP 1 1⁄2″ 1∶55 ×7
1∶5.5 №X 260 ㎜ MOROP 2 2⁄11″ 1∶55 ×10

Human height

From Preliminary Human Factors Guidelines for Traffic Management Centers (July 1999) FHWA, U.S. DoT
Males (North America)
  5th % 50th 95th
Stature 5′ 3 5⁄8″
161.5 ㎝
5′ 8 1⁄4″
173.5 ㎝
6′  3⁄4″
185 ㎝
Eye height 5′  3⁄4″
154.5 ㎝
5′ 4 3⁄4″
164.5 ㎝
5′ 8 5⁄8″
174 ㎝
Sitting height 2′ 9 1⁄4″
84.5 ㎝
2′ 11 3⁄4″
90.5 ㎝
3′ 2″
96.5 ㎝
Body width 1′ 6 3⁄4″
48 ㎝
1′ 8 7⁄8″
53 ㎝
1′ 10 3⁄4″
58 ㎝
Females (North America)
  5th % 50th 95th
Stature 4′ 11″
150 ㎝
5′ 2 7⁄8″
160 ㎝
5′ 7 1⁄8″
170.5 ㎝
Eye height 4′ 9 1⁄4″
145.5 ㎝
5′  1⁄4″
153 ㎝
5′ 5 1⁄4″
166 ㎝
Sitting height 2′ 6 7⁄8″
78.5 ㎝
2′ 9 3⁄8″
85 ㎝
2′ 11 3⁄4″
90.5 ㎝
When standing normally (i.e., with some slump), eye height lowers ∼1.6″ (4 ㎝) for males and ∼1.2″ (3 ㎝) for females.
Extrapolating, eye height is ∼95% of stature, and body width is ∼30% of stature.

6mm

6 ㎜ ∶ 171 ㎝ ≡ 1 ∶ 285
6 ㎜ ∶ 67 1⁄2″ ≡ 1 ∶ 285 3⁄4
6 ㎜ ∶ 172 ㎝ ≡ 1 ∶ 286 2⁄3
‌1⁄4″ ∶ 6′ ≡ 1 ∶ 288
1″ ∶ 25′ ≡ 1 ∶ 300
6 ㎜ ∶ 180 ㎝ ≡ 1 ∶ 300
6 ㎜ ∶ 6′ ≡ 1 ∶ 304.8