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Z = 1:220	N = 1:160
TT = 1:120	HO = 1:87 (1:87.1)
OO = 1:76 (1:76.2)	S = 1:64
O = 1:48(1:43.5)	G = 1:32,1:29,1:22.5
1/2 = 1:24	1" = 1/12
A = 1:120	Use the A scale to make an Ark mailbox. (My scale)

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Enter the 'Scale' e.g. for 1/120th scale enter a 120, or for 1/76th scale, enter a 76.
In the box marked 'Real Size' enter the measurement of a original object in either inches or centimeters.
Press the button labeled 'inch' (inches) or 'cm' (centimeters) to calculate.
The scaled down size of that object is displayed in the box marked 'Scale Size'.
Recalculate the result by pressing the 'inch' or 'cm' output button.

EXAMPLE: For N scale (1:160), enter 160 in the 'Scale' box. If a real-sized building is 20 foot (240 inches) long you would enter 240 in the 'Real Size' box and click the nearby 'inch' button. To convert to 'Scale Size' click the next 'Inch' button to reveal the correct conversion to 1.5 inches. So, in N scale you would make your 20 foot long building 1.5 inches long.

Example: To make a scale model of Noah's Ark: Enter 120 for the scale size. Enter 5420 in the Real Size box. This will give you a length of 45.16". The Ark was 450' long which equals 5420". Enter 120 for the scale size again. Enter 900 in the Real Size Box. This will give you a width of 7.5" wide. The Ark was 75' wide which equals 900". Enter 120 for the scale size again. Enter 540 in the Real Size box. This will give you a height of 4.5". The Ark was 45' in height which equals 540".

The window was 1 cubit or about 18". If you convert this to the above scale its less than 1/8 of a inch. This would not be something you would want to add to the ark because it would be too small to see.
Instead get an 8' by 1" piece of cabinet trim. Cut it in half and add it to the top center of the Ark to represent and area for venting etc. (This part is speculation but the Ark must have had venting.)

I chose the scale of 120 because it would make an acceptable ark "mailbox". The mailbox door is about 4.5 " high and the width is 7.5 " which is big enough for letters and Acts & Facts Magazine (FREE) etc. The length on the inside only needs to be about one foot. So just add another small piece of wood on the inside of the Ark about 1' back from the door.

Also get some surface mount hinges for the Ark "mailbox" front door to open and close. Use maybe 2 3/4" by 2 1/8". Also get a knob of some kind for the front door of the Ark "Mailbox". Cut door height 4" to allow for top cut 1" overhang. Use woodfile to \ angle top of door and bottom of overhang for a snug fit when door is closed.

You can get these both at lowes or home depot cheap for less than 3 dollars.

I decided to use cedar boards from home depot. 3/4 " x 5 1/2" x 6' Western Red Cedar Fence Board $3.35 each These are easy to cut and have a minimal tendency to warp or shrink. Also naturally protects against mildew, rot and decay. Easily accepts paint or stain, if desired over the timeless graying look of naturally aged cedar (typically a 2-3 year aging process) Get a small box of 1 1/2 "galvanized rust-resistant nails.

You can make things almost any scale. You must know the original length, width and height and convert these to inches or centimeters to enter into the calculator.

Its important to make the Ark to scale. By doing so it becomes evident just how large Noah's Ark was that God told Noah to build and save his family from the worldwide flood.

(Creation.com/cartoon-ark)
The Hebrew word used for the Ark of Noah (which only had to float, not travel like a ship) is tebah (תבה) meaning box-shaped or chest. It is not the Hebrew term used for boat or ship, e.g. ’onîah (אניה) in Proverbs 30:19, or tsî (צי) in Isaiah 33:21. Its Hebrew synonym is ’arôn (ארון), used for the Ark of the Covenant, another box-shaped item or chest, emphasizing the shape of Noah’s Ark.3 Both words are translated as kibōtos (κιβωτός) in the Greek of the Septuagint and the New Testament, showing they have an overlapping semantic range. And the NT never uses kibōtos for ship or boat.

How ‘delightful depictions’ of Noah's Ark downplay the Deluge—and Christianity by Phil Robinson

The cartoonification of Noah’s Ark by Phil Robinson

Noah's Ark Mail Box

A Visual Presentation of Creation

In Genesis 6, God gives us the overall size and a few features of the Ark. Using an 18-inch cubit (a minimum size), the Ark was 450 feet long, 45 feet high, and 75 feet wide, with three interior "stories" and a "window" on top. Other details are speculative.
A scale of one inch equals 160 inches is recommended because it is "N" gauge in model railroad terms, and many objects in that scale are readily available for comparison. With this scale, the model is 33.75 inches long, 3.375 inches high, 5.625 inches wide. The finished model and platform at this scale are small enough for easy transport, but large enough to make an impression.
The "N" gauge scale is used because scale people, animals, and trees may be purchased in a model railroad store.
The "A" scale can be used to make a scale model of Noah's Ark and incorporate a mailbox into it for display near your driveway. I'm am sure it will get people's attention. Some will know what it is and some may not. When someone wants to know what the Ark "Mailbox" represents you can tell them what it says in Genesis and why Noah built the Ark.
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The pitch for Noah’s Ark
The biblical account of the Flood is a warning of the judgment of God upon sin and of the final coming judgment. God has provided a way of escape from this judgment through Jesus paying the penalty for our sins by His death on the Cross.
Modeling the size of Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark Questions and Answers
Ark Encounter (ArkEncounter.com)
Noah’s Flood: Washing away Millions of Years (AnswersInGenesis.org)
How Long Was the Original Cubit?
WorldwideFlood.com
Noah's Ark - from the minds and hands of model makers around the world.
God in his mercy gave the needed dimensions of the Ark to Noah. Had the Ark been taller it could become unstable, longer and it could break, either wider or shorter and it could become dangerously uncomfortable.
Proportions of Noah's Ark
Hull Type Comparison
General arrangements for air delivery within the Ark
Noah Ark FAQ
The "look" of the Ark for form, fit and function. (Proposed Hull Forms)
Comparing Noah's Ark Sizes
A Resource for Answering the Critics of Noah's Ark (ICR.org)
How Could Noah Have Built the Ark All by Himself?
Why Christians Should Believe in a Global Flood
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Genesis 6:13-17

6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

6:15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

6:16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

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Noah's Ark Mail Box

A Visual Presentation of Creation

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