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You guys stay on top of these type of finds pretty well but here’s one if you hadn’t seen them.   While checking out at Lowe’s today.  Ironically buying paint for the layout room.  I stumbled upon these Dodge Ram trucks that seem very close to 1/48 scale.   I was pleased to discover my eyes did not fail me as these measure in at 1/46 scale.   Very close and unusual.   It’s even marked on the bottom as were all the diecast on the rack.   Sadly this was the only one that would be believable enough for me.   For 5.99 It’s a steal.   Tailgate even word as well as the doors.   My 3 year old approves.   This one I’m afraid will find the toy box not the layout.   Gotta be quicker at putting things away next time! 5AA198D4-F4F6-47D3-89B5-61138A6CFC3F8E413CD4-B924-48DD-B2B2-FFC73AB30838ED4B3E61-CAFD-4B45-8F1D-B092A355E1E829817C38-92A6-4101-A1EC-F9B866FE2B5Aimage

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@breezinup posted:

Interesting. I'm no expert, but I don't believe I've ever heard of anything done in 1/46th scale. There probably are such things, but if so they must be rare.

Kinsmart and other mass market diecast makers don’t adhere to a particular scale. They essentially make them to a certain length, usually around 5 inches. The scale can vary from 1:35 to 1:55, depending on the model.

Maisto used to call their product the 5-inch line as they marketed it to wholesalers at trade shows.

To describe the early days of plastic ship modeling, the term used is box scale.  A manufacturer established a box size designed to efficiently occupy space on retail shelves.  All the ship kits were then designed to fit that box, so you ended up with PT boats and destroyer escorts being the same size as battleships and aircraft carriers.

Ironically, as the hobby then matured, the manufacturers later deliberately made kits in these awkward and obscure scales regardless of the box size.  Revell was champion of this development.

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