1:43 scale
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This scale is associated with O scale
O scale
O scale is a scale commonly used for toy trains and model railroading. Originally introduced by German toy manufacturer Märklin around 1900, by the 1930s three-rail alternating current O gauge was the most common model railroad scale in the United States and remained so until the early 1960s...
model trains which come in 1:43 scale (British and some European O scale) and 1:48 scale
1:48 scale
1:48 scale is popular among modelers both as diecast models, plastic models made from kits, and construction toys. It is especially popular with manufacturers of model airplanes and model trains...
(American O scale), as well as 1:45 scale (NEM European 0 scale). It is only slightly larger than 1:50 scale
1:50 scale
1:50 scale is a popular size for diecast models from European manufacturers such as Conrad, Tekno, NZG, WSI and LionToys. Typically they produce scale models of construction vehicles, tower cranes, trucks and buses. These are often the official models distributed by the manufacturers of the real...
, a relatively common die-cast scale. Items in all four scales are sufficiently similar in size that they are commonly used together on O layouts.
The first model car made exactly to 1:43 scale seems to be French Dinky Toys 24 R Peugeot 203, released in 1951 (Schellekens 2009).
There are also 1:43 scale electric slot car
Slot car
A slot car is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle that is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. A pin or blade extends from the bottom of the car into the slot...
s on the market, though they are a relatively recent development in the hobby compared with the established 1:24, 1:32, and traditional HO size (1:87 to 1:64) slot cars. 1:43 scale has little organized racing competition of the kind that is common in the larger scales, and currently (2007) 1:43 is largely marketed as toy or starter sets.
See also
- Diecast toy
- Model commercial vehicleModel commercial vehicleA model commercial vehicle is a scale model or die-cast toy that represents a commercial vehicle: truck , bus, etc.-Overview:Like model cars, model commercial vehicles are sold both as kits for the enthusiast to construct and paint and as pre-built, pre-painted collectible models...
- Model carModel carA model car or toy car is a miniature representation of an automobile. Other miniature motor vehicles, such as trucks, buses, or even ATVs, etc. are often included in the general category of model cars...
- Scale modelScale modelA scale model is a physical model, a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, which seeks to maintain the relative proportions of the physical size of the original object. Very often the scale model is used as a guide to making the object in...
- Model railroading
- O scaleO scaleO scale is a scale commonly used for toy trains and model railroading. Originally introduced by German toy manufacturer Märklin around 1900, by the 1930s three-rail alternating current O gauge was the most common model railroad scale in the United States and remained so until the early 1960s...
- Slot carSlot carA slot car is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle that is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. A pin or blade extends from the bottom of the car into the slot...
- Rail transport modelling scalesRail transport modelling scalesRail transport modelling utilises a variety of scales to ensure scale models look correct when placed next to each other. Model railway scales are standardized worldwide by many organizations and hobbyist groups...
- Model railway scales