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2:56 pm
January 9, 2013


fongkx

Charlotte, NC

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Pardon the dumb question…or as some people may say, there are no dumb questions, just dumb people.

 

I had a question about scale sizing and what the ratio is referring to.  When the Mattel cars are 1:55, does that mean that if I were to put 55 of a particular car together it would be equal to what 1 "real life" car would be?
Doesn't seem like it would add up or even be to close the appropriate size.

3:19 pm
January 9, 2013


RodredlineM19

New York

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Maybe they could fit the size of the wheel… Wink

 

But that measures the scale of the model. For example, real life cars are 1:1 scale. Disney Store's Cars releases are 1:43 scale, and Mattel's are 1:55. Hot Wheels are 1:64, and so on.

Ya did what in yer cup?

12:08 am
January 10, 2013


metroxing

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Scale can also be represented by a percentage so 1:64 means 1/64 the size of the original …

4:23 am
January 10, 2013


John in Missouri

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Post edited 4:24 am – January 10, 2013 by John in Missouri
Post edited 4:28 am – January 10, 2013 by John in Missouri
Post edited 4:31 am – January 10, 2013 by John in Missouri
Post edited 4:33 am – January 10, 2013 by John in Missouri


Not a dumb question, but you have gotten some dumb answers! Let me actually ANSWER your question…

You would need 166,375 Cars to equal a real life car:

55 Cars lined up side-by-side TIMES 55 Cars front-to-back TIMES 55 Cars high

Well that would really give you a rectangular prism, but you would still need THOUSANDS of Cars.

Hopefully NOW you understand the size of scale.

(and sorry for all the edits, I guess *I* am dumb when it comes to Smartphones)

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