Jack L Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 it looks small I have nothing to scale it to . Thanks Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Have you got any specs on the actual car (length, width, wheelbase)? If you can find any of that information, checking the scale of the kit will be cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack L Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 pics but no specs been looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jack L said: pics but no specs been looking WHEELBASE 92" LENGTH 162" HEIGHT 42" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack L Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 thanks Ace it over a scale foot to small in the wheel base and more in OL. length too bad now to find the 1/20 one maybe it will be closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I'd bet it's closer to 1/32 scale, with the 1/25 scale description being an error (or done deliberately to get people to buy one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) I dug out the kit. Its wheelbase is 85.73mm approximately, about 3 3/8", or 3.375" The real car's wheelbase of 92" divided by the kit wheelbase of 3.375" gives a scale of 27.26 to 1, or approximately 1/27 scale. No telling why such an oddball scale was used, or why it's labeled as 1/25. Still, it's close enough to be stretched to correct the dimensions with a reasonable amount of careful work. Edited August 22, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Entex had a LOT of kits labeled 1/25 but were 1/28, a scale the Japanese loved. Most Entex kits of the era are just reboxed kits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: I dug out the kit. Its wheelbase is 85.73mm approximately, about 3 3/8", or 3.375" The real car's wheelbase of 92" divided by the kit wheelbase of 3.375" gives a scale of 27.26 to 1, or approximately 1/27 scale. No telling why such an oddball scale was used, or why it's labeled as 1/25. Still, it's close enough to be stretched to correct the dimensions with a reasonable amount of careful work. I have diecasts that scale out to 1/26 and 1/27. If they're shaped right (and if they weren't I wouldn't have bought them), I let them sit proudly on my 1/25 scale. They "fit in" better than the 1/24s, to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Snake45 said: I have diecasts that scale out to 1/26 and 1/27. If they're shaped right (and if they weren't I wouldn't have bought them), I let them sit proudly on my 1/25 scale. They "fit in" better than the 1/24s, to my eye. Yup, but I still have a difficult time getting my head around why accurate measuring, scaling, and labelling seems to be such an elusive goal. I've got lotsa stuff marked 1/25 that isn't, 1/24 that isn't, ad nauseum...and kits that include parts in a couple of kinda close scales. I'd prefer to live in a world where numbers have absolute objective meanings, and not fuzzykindasorta gibberish. Must be one of those geezer things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 They seem to think scaling is in the same category as horseshoes and hand grenades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 9 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: I'd prefer to live in a world where numbers have absolute objective meanings, and not fuzzykindasorta gibberish. Must be one of those geezer things. Don't worry, it's not just a geezer thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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