Why 12, 18, 24, 32, 43?

[Slix.Salakshya]

(05-21-2012 03:13 PM)ilike43 Wrote:  As far I know 1:43 are the near reproduction of the design ...the design drawings are prepared in approx to 1:43 of actual automobiles..and it become a standard in Europe and later in US. But again the origin is from the toy trains and railroad modelings which were using scales 1:48, 1:45, 1:43.5 etc

Thanks for your response, that drawing part actually makes a lotta sense. Artists generally stick to 3-4 inch drawings & that's how big a 1:43 is.

[karansharma8783]

Hmmm....thanks for sharing that with us ilike43....now it's beginning to make some sense

[manishalive]

Guys,

Here is some food for thought and some nice discussion

http://www.automotiveforums.com/t93034-d...cale_.html

http://ninfinger.org/models/rms_tips/rmsfaq.3.html