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{{Short description|Railway modeling finecast scale}} {{about|a specification used for railway modelling|the 2mm wargaming scale|miniature wargaming#Scale}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox Model Rail Scale | name = 2 mm finescale | image_filename = 2mm scale steam locomotive.jpg | image_caption = A 2 mm scale [[steam locomotive]] in unpainted condition | widthpx = 300px | scale = 2 mm to 1 ft | ratio = 1:152 | gauge = {{RailGauge|9.42mm}} | prototype_gauge = [[Standard gauge]] | website = [http://www.2mm.org.uk/ 2mm Association] }} '''2 mm scale''', often '''2 mm [[finescale]]''' is a specification used for [[model railway|railway modelling]],<ref name=WoR/> largely for [[modelling British railway prototypes]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} It uses a scale of 2 mm on the model to 1 foot on the prototype, which scales out to 1:152.<ref name=WoR/> The track [[rail gauge|gauge]] used to represent prototype [[standard gauge]] (4 feet {{frac|8|1|2}} inches) is {{RailGauge|9.42mm}}.<ref name=amrg /> Track and wheels are closer to dead scale replicas than commercial British N.
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