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1:24 scale model of the Ford GT, at rear, behind 1:32 and nominal HO models, illustrate the traditional slot car scales. 1:24 scale is a size for automobile models such as injection-molded plastic model kits or metal die-cast toys , which are built and collected by both children and adults.
Unassembled parts of a Hasegawa 1/72 F/A-18E kit. The frame surrounding the various parts is called the injection moulding "runner" or "sprue" The first plastic models were injection molded in cellulose acetate (e.g. Frog Penguin and Varney Trains), but currently most plastic models are injection-molded in polystyrene, and the parts are bonded together, usually with a plastic solvent-based ...
Marqueart – Suppliers of high-quality, hand-built 1:43 scale model cars. Martino Models – Handbuilt white metal models made by Marty Martino. Martoys – Larger 1:24 scale line made 1975–1976, then became Bburago. Marusan – Japanese plastic, tinplate, and diecast toys, founded by Matsuzo Kosuge.
Models were made in China, usually in batches of between 1,000 and 5,000 pieces. [4] The normal scale produced was 1:24, but models were also issued in 1:43, 1:18 and even a very large 1:8 for the 1885 Daimler (Single Track) Reitwagen and the 1885/1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen. [1] [5]
They produce many model car kits including road cars, sports racing cars, World Rally Championship cars, and Formula One racing cars. Usually these are 1/24 scale although the Formula One kits are 1/20 scale. A few street, racing, and F1 kits are also produced in 1/12 scale including the Ferrari 641/2, McLaren Honda MP4/6, and Williams Renault ...
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Revell pioneered the plastic model car in the late 1940s with their Maxwell kit, which was basically an unassembled version of a pull toy. Derek Brand, from England, pioneered the first real plastic kit, a 1932 Ford Roadster for Revell. He was also known for developing a line of 1/32 scale model car kits in England for the Gowland brothers.
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