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I recall some years back there were kit reviews of a certain model where they criticized the small block Ford engine (289) for being undersized for accurate scale. I can't however remember what kit that was. I'm working on a tight fit engine bay and a slightly smaller small block would be a boon. Does anyone remember what kit this was or know which kit has the smallest 289/302 Ford?

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There might be one in the old Revell '34 Ford 3-window (with the too-short wheelbase) that's pretty small, too. I'd have to take another look at it.

Correct. You win a rubber duck.

The engine in that kit   Image result for revell buttera ford t    and in its cousins like the the Buttera T   Image result for revell buttera ford t is pathetically underscaled.

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IT IS NOT CORRECT AT ALL. It's WAY UNDER SIZED and looks ridiculous to anyone who is familiar with what a 1/25 smallblock Ford engine should look like.

Try making the engine bay fit a correctly-scaled engine. We do it on real cars all the time.  ;)

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Try making the engine bay fit a correctly-scaled engine. We do it on real cars all the time.  ;)

Thanks Ace, for the answer to my question. Will check my "T" kits.  Okay, that being said, what is the most accurate 289 kit engine?

And a big "thank you" for all the replies so far. Great information. A big help.

 

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The ones in the Revell kits are pathetically underscaled, so they might work well when space is an issue.
I can't remember what the one in the Sunbeam Tiger is like, but it might be one to check out as well.

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There might be one in the old Revell '34 Ford 3-window (with the too-short wheelbase) that's pretty small, too. I'd have to take another look at it.

Oh, the wheelbase isn't the only "off" thing about it. :lol: The engine in it is indeed undersized, but the worst knock against it, appearance-wise, are the valve covers. Swap some better ones on and it can become a nearly-credible looking SBF with a little detail work. 

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Still really kinda amazes me that several "scale model" engines, all models of the same engine and all in the same "scale", can be different sizes.

I guess the definition of "scale" as I know it isn't held to be a hard and fast rule for the "professionals" who make these things.

Just in case there's any confusion about this quandary of mine...to make a "scale" model, all you do is measure the real one and divide by the scale you want your model to be.

Therefore, if you know how to use a measuring tape (duh) and can divide and get the same answer every time (better check the batteries in the calculator or smart-phone, 'cause God knows it's impossible to divide with a pencil and paper anymore) EVERY "scale" engine should be just about identical.

But somehow, they're not.  :huh:

Measuring and dividing must be a LOT harder than they seem.

Must be Chinese time zones new math production constraints artistic interpretation language barriers etc. ;)

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