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AMW – German 1:87 scale (HO) plastic, mostly trucks and buses/coaches with authentic liveries. Name was changed to AWM. Anguplas – Spanish 1:87 scale maker from the early 1960s [2] Anker – Plastic toys from East Germany 1960s-1970s. Name later changed to Piko [3] Anson – Mostly 1:18 scale from Hong Kong, mostly European vehicles. Engine ...
Diecast Collector is a British magazine dedicated to the hobby of collecting diecast metal vehicles. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Published monthly, it is a thick, glossy magazine featuring a variety of articles on toy and model cars , trucks, and buses, and aircraft .
A scale proposed by some European manufacturers (e.g. Wiking) to supersede HO scale. 1:87.1: 3.5 mm: Model railways (HO/h0) Exact HO scale (half O of 7 mm = 1 foot) 1:87: 3.503 mm: Model railways (HO/h0) Civilian and military vehicles. Often used to describe HO scale. Original nominal 25 mm figure scale; though a 6-foot human in 1:87 is closer ...
For toys, many European pre-war cars and trucks were made to display with railroad layouts, making 1:87 (1 to 2 inches, or HO scale) or 1:43 (about 4 inches long, or O scale) common scales. Other companies made vehicles in variations around 1:40 to 1:50 scales.
With moveable wheels and incredible detailing, the accuracy was the result of the use of the AMT Corporation's 1/25-scale Customline, which was used as a master. Released at the same time were a 1949 Ford F-1 pickup truck, panel truck and stake truck, all pantographed off 1/32-scale models made by National Products.
In March 1978, the magazine officially became a monthly publication, and in 2013, 4-Wheel & Off-Road celebrated its 35th anniversary. It was published by the Motor Trend Group. On December 6, 2019, magazine-publishing industry news outlet Folio: reported the magazine was among 19 publications to be discontinued by Motor Trend Group by the end ...
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Founded in 1932, traditionally the company was based post-World War II in West Berlin. Later factories were also used in Buer (near Essen) and Kiel. Now owned by German Siku Toys, in Lüdenscheid, the company specializes in models of cars and trucks dating from the 1950s to the present day. Almost invariably models are produced in 1:87 "HO" scale.