PierreR89 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 This is the weirdest kit i have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 If anyone built one of those I would love to see a pic of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/7/2018 at 2:23 PM, PierreR89 said: This is the weirdest kit i have. That thing got a Hemi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Nope, just boring electric motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/7/2018 at 9:23 AM, PierreR89 said: This is the weirdest kit i have. One really has to wonder what somebody thought the market was for this thing. 1/200 isn't even a railroad scale, is it? Or is it? Hey, is this the same thing that was in Ripley's Believe It Or Not in yesterday's Sunday comics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, Snake45 said: One really has to wonder what somebody thought the market was for this thing. 1/200 isn't even a railroad scale, is it? Or is it? Same scale as this other oddball Revell-Germany kit, the North Cormorant Oil Platform. Even in 1/200, you need a LOT of room to build and display this one. I've read that scratch-builders bought these to get a good supply of structural-type parts: tresses, beams, etc. This is one of many kits that seem to go in and out of production pretty often. It seems to be available right now. Tower has it for $152.95, and so do some Amazon vendors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, Snake45 said: One really has to wonder what somebody thought the market was for this thing. 1/200 isn't even a railroad scale, is it? Or is it? I, for one, would love to have one since I'm into strange and unusual subjects. As for your question of if this is in a railroad scale, being a model railroader as well, it is not. The most common scales in model railroading, when it comes to layouts anyway, are: O gauge 1/48th scale HO gauge 1/87th scale N gauge 1/160th scale A couple other somewhat common scales, though not quite as popular as the three above, are G Gauge 1/22.5th scale, though it sometimes depends on manufacturer and can range from 1/20th to 1/32nd scale S Gauge 1/64th scale Z scale 1/220th scale Even though I don't really consider this "weird", it is how sometimes my model railroading combines with my car modeling. This is an N scale tow truck I picked up only because it was something that appealed to me because everything I have in my model railroad collection is HO scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Z Scale trains are approximately 1/200 (1/220, to be precise). Diecast and plastic commercial model aircraft, large scale model ships and some other assorted floo-flah are made to this scale. Revell AG also produced this baby which could bookend the excavator on your shelf. Pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, Mike999 said: Tower has it for $152.95, and so do some Amazon vendors. Saw it on eBay a few minutes ago for $99 + $30 shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I have that oilrig to. Just need an oiltanker in the same scale to make it look right The oiltanker is Revell's Esso Glasgow in 1/400 (You can also see a part of Revell's colombo express in 1/700 but i dont count that as weird) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 If you happen to have a spare $335.95 (plus $141.24 to cover shipping and import charges) burning a hole in your pocket, this Texaco Oslo can be yours. It's 32" long, which scales out to 1/215 and is identical to your Esso Glasgow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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