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28/10/2011 6:35 pm
The wonders of scale interpretation....
Ferrari 348TB. Declared scale - 1/43.
To the left- a Century by Andre-Marie Ruff, white metal. A cheaper AMR line produced and distributed by Danhausen.
To the right - Heco Modeles, a resin model from France. This is Heco's early model, not as detailed as their later offerings.
At the time the models were produced, both manufacturers were considered to be top of the line.
Something is wrong, don't you think? 
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28/10/2011 8:15 pm
Albert, this problem appears in all scales. I'm not certain why; in this age of "technological......
...amazement" (for lack of a better term) how this kind of this thing can continue is beyond me. It's really just basic math (fraction conversions) isn't it?
Drives me crazy! As prices climb "we" deserve better. Don't you agree?
29/10/2011 1:17 am
So which firm got it right - here are the dimensions of the real car .....
Wheelbase: 96.9 in - 2,450
Track: 1,502 mm front
1,578 mm rear
Length: 166.5 in - 4,230mm
Width: 74.6 in - 1,894mm
Height: 46.1 in - 1,170 mm
http://www.dropbears.com/f/ferrari/348tb.htm
Chris
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK
29/10/2011 6:38 am
The production dates might have some bearing on how "technical" the measurements were.
If they were made in the 20th Century (doesn't that sound a bit odd to those of us who grew up in that bygone time?), they were hard to get accurate and minor differences had major impact. In today's environment when many models can be digitally re-interpreted, such differences are hard to explain.
29/10/2011 6:43 am
Strange this - because Dinky, Matchbox et al using .....
zinc alloy managed to get scale right in the 1950's!
My guess is the lack of understanding in shrinkage when using mould methods applied to resin and white metal.
The technology has always been there.
Chris
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK
29/10/2011 8:01 am
AMR models were always known to not be exact 1:43 scale....
and most were over sized.
Topic starter
29/10/2011 8:22 am
Hm-m-m... Interesting.
Real Length: 4,230mm
1/43: 98.37 mm
AMR Actual - 100mm
I have packed up Heco away, but looks like it would have been shorter than 98mm by a little bit. The truth is in between, but Heco will be closer.
29/10/2011 2:32 pm
I agree Chris...1 divided by 43 is not rocket science!
29/10/2011 3:42 pm
There is one other - the plastic Herpa
I measured it at a 97mm overall length, so it could be a tad small. Nice features include opening doors (real aspect, not dog-leg hinges) and engine cover with super-fine shutlines. Top lifts off too.
29/10/2011 3:43 pm
Exactly right guys. 1/4 scale movie models were used 20's. Again, why are there issues? Why?