Ho Scale Feet on Regular tape mesure/ ruler??? - Model Railroader Magazine

As I sit here, happily measuring 1:80 of the given metric dimensions of my prototype with:

• A meter stick.
• A 12" school ruler with a metric scale on one edge.
• A (Japanese-made) 3.5M tape.

I can't help feeling for you scrambled-dimension modelers.  (Why measure English-measurement prototypes in Metric-measurement?)

The only method which will allow you to measure quickly and retain your sanity is to acquire a proper scale rule.  Then use it to mark the back side of a flexible tape, so you can measure longer dimensions easily.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)