[Closed] Just received my 2nd issue of the Diecast-X magazine via Joe Kelly and

I noticed that before. It's just like 1/24 is being phased out, less and less every edition. And, from anything that I can find, 1/24 still by far has the greatest interest and following.

1:18 and 1:43 dwarf (and have always dwarfed)...

...1:24 scale interest to a great degree. 1:43 is the world's scale and 1:18 is and always has been by far the most popular scale in North America. To say that 1:24 has the greatest interest, is (innocently) ignorant, at best. Where did you learn that non-fact, anyway? Just curious.

P.S. I do not prefer one scale over another, myself, and have casually (read: only as an afterthought, not being judgmental here) never fully understood collectors that only collect one scale.

Never seen the mag, but if I were to subscribe, it would have to highlight 1.24.

Well Randy, I'd be one of those you don't understand then. But here is my rational...

1.1's only come in 1.1 scale, so whatever diecast scale I'd choose would have to all be the same. And as you know, I only collect 1.24, for the primary reason that they most respresent the 1.25 scale kits and promotional models I grew up with in the 60's.

To mix any other scale with 1.24 on my shelf would be like wearing to different size shoes...they just don't go together.

But to each their own. For those that can mix and enjoy different scales, the important thing is that, they are enjoying their hobby and collection. Bottom line that is what it is all about.

And hey Randy, I'd politely dispute your ccomment that 1.18 and 1.43 have always dwarfed 1.24 in popularity. Perhaps in the last 20 years or so, but I'm hard pressed to ever remember seeing either scale in abundance back before diecast became the rage a couple of decades ago.

But of course, I may be completely uninformed, so will stand correct if I'm wrong.

I subscribed to it before I did the Car Room.

I let my subscription drop because I felt like it didn't do enough coverage of 1:24 scale and also they covered a lot of items that I wasn't interested in. I see that it hasn't changed.

Cannot relate at all, sorry.

You will have to take my word for it since you do not know a thing about 1:18 or 1:43, on purpose, and I do. Truth be told the only scale that are more popular than those 2 scales is 1:64. 1:24 is a distant 4th.

In the 40's George it was slush cast By Banthrico, 50's AMT was doing plastic 1/25th others joined by the late 50's (Revell, MPC, JoHan, Hubley, Monogram & others) but never were they(1/24th-1/25th) the #1 scale. Dinky, Matchbox, Lesney, Corgi, Tekno & LLedro all did 1/43rd - plus a smattering of 1/48th and then along came Brooklin also 1/43rd. If you had friends in Japan there were several available 1/43rd models of Japanese Cars. Motor City and several other up market came into being in the 70's & 80's.

I agree with you about scale in moving from 1/25 to 1/24th that was an easy move. I collected 1/24th Diecast to start with after a huge collection during my growing up years of 1/25th but when I could not get some images well I went to 1/43rd and a few 1/18th. Assuming they were all traveling a 1/24th Highway then the 1/18th's are TOO BIG and 1/43rd are TOO SMALL! But we are not creating Metropolis are we? I have a few Diorama's for some diversion but not the norm.

Thanks Randy...I take your word for it.