Possible scale cars

A few years ago I collected the millennium falcon from this company I did get all the parts but havn't got around to building it my flat is too small and i got fed up of all the add on parts to make it 'acurate' it is a good kit just too many parts for the space and money I have.


Aside from this I still get bulletins / ads / junk mail from them and i scan the pages once in a while to see what they are doing.

So the reason for this post : I know that some of the car kits are not exactly to scale 1/8 but I did notice a race car at 1/7 scale which if nothing else might make a background prop for a large diorama. Try the link and see what you guys think.



https://www.model-space.com/gb/model-cars/page


Ps I was nearly sucked into the Thunderbird 2 model a few weeks ago but I've just not got the time or space.

I'm liking the look of that Shelby Mustang

Wait. I don’t get how that works. So you can’t just buy the complete kit? You have to get a 12-month subscription at 80 pounds each. Maybe I’m reading that wrong...

So close! For that price, I'd want them to be more than background accessories in photos, but something you could fit a figure in and really interact with. And it looks like all the 1/7 ones are like that Formula 1 type, where the 1/8 civilian cars might have a lot more use, but are probably too small. Still really wish there were more 1/6 car options.

Stryker2011 wrote:Wait. I don’t get how that works. So you can’t just buy the complete kit? You have to get a 12-month subscription at 80 pounds each. Maybe I’m reading that wrong...

I think you can buy outright or pay in installments.

Nice finds, Delanie! Ouch that's one pricey dio prop!
1/6 RC racecars are way cheaper, yeah not as detailed as those kits but as long as they're 1/6.

Dug up this 2010 pic from my photobucket...

rollo, that looks pretty good. Let's also not forget the various Barbie cars (I only have the two Mini Coopers). Here are a couple of photos from various posts on this forum. There is also the more detailed and complete coverage in The Accident thread on the old forum. They can be used as is (thought slightly undersized) but do benefit from some sprucing up, as in my photos.

There is an RC Mini Cooper on Alibaba that is very reasonably priced. The model is 65cm long while the full-sizes ones are just under 4 metres so they seem pretty close to 1:6 scale.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/RC-Car_293891635.html

Only downside is that you have to buy more than one. Often the stuff on alibaba can also be purchased on aliexpress in smaller quantities but I can't find this.

I looked at a few of those RC Cars like the Hummer & the Mustang they look really good and great detailing but too small and very expensive.

For price of just one of those RC Vehicles I would rather buy a fleet of New Bright 1/6 RC Vehicles, granted they have less detailing but more
affordable.

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They look closer to 1:8 rather than 1:6

shazzdan wrote:They look closer to 1:8 rather than 1:6

Well they have 1/6 stamped on the frames.

A full-sized Hummer H2 is a little over 5 meters long. A one-sixth model would need to be at least 83 cm long. The one you have in that photo is smaller than that. At 1:8 scale it would be around 63 cm long which seems pretty close to the one in your photo (assuming the figures are 11-12 inches).

Rastar did some 1/6 RC cars. There was a nice BMW that I nearly bought. It was in a clearance store with a damaged box and the price kept going down and down. As always, when I decided I was going to bite the bullet, I found someone else had beaten me to it! That was to scale as well.

CHEERS!

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Nice wheels, Bad Wolf! Dammit now you have me wanting a yellow Humvee and paint "3" on it for VTS Tallahassee!

Rogerbee wrote:Rastar did some 1/6 RC cars. There was a nice BMW that I nearly bought. It was in a clearance store with a damaged box and the price kept going down and down. As always, when I decided I was going to bite the bullet, I found someone else had beaten me to it! That was to scale as well.

CHEERS!

First time to hear of Rastar... thanks, Roger!
Whoa! They do have a 1/6 yellow Humvee!

Someone also did a Lincoln Navigator that was to scale, that thing was enormous! Shame TRU are gone as they had a few from time to time.

CHEERS!

New Bright did a number of vehicles in 1:6, or pretty close to it.

The one I missed, that I've been kicking myself in the ass continually about was a Mercedes Benz G55.



I even saw one in a store and walked past it thinking, "I can always come back..."

DUMBASS.

In any case, they've done numerous trucks in the past. Sadly, Wally World or Target are about their only retail outlets left.

Yeah, I regretted the Beemer, the Lincoln and that Merc. They were way less than any HT would be.

CHEERS!

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Nice wheels, Bad Wolf! Dammit now you have me wanting a yellow Humvee and paint "3" on it for VTS Tallahassee!

Thank you, a few yellow Humvee show up on eBay occasionally, I'm still kicking myself for not bidding higher on a red Hummer.

nice finds!

I agree the price for the formula 1 is a bit high to get something that is not the exact right scale, but if you still plan to use it as a background prop it should work perfectly.

I only remember one legendary car made in 1/6 it was a superb lincoln all crafted in metal by "fullmetal" metalJon, that was a real masterpiece...