A question of scale

[El Roberto]

I just bought a Revell 1/24 scale GMC 4/4 pickup with the big tires.  Wow, it's really big in comparison with 1/25 scale cars.  Are 1/24 that much bigger than 1/25, or is this a fluke? 

[Fat Brian]

It's a decent difference, compare the Monogram 70 GTX/Roadrunner to the AMT 68/69 GTX/Roadrunners or the Monogram 32 Ford to the Revell 32 Fords.

[Snake45]

The difference is 4%. But some 1/24 cars seem to be on the large size, and some 1/25 cars seem to be on the small size, which makes the difference even worse. 

For example, compare the Monogram '70 Boss 429 Mustang to the AMT/ex-MPC '69 Mustang. It's hard to put them on the same shelf. 

[BubbaBrown]

I have two shelves with a total of 39 cars all done and parked next to each other that are supposed to be 1/25 scale. I don't know what they measure out to but the term 1/25 is used Very liberally . I probably have about a dozen 1/24 kits I mostly bought for parts and they are bigger but not by much .

[El Roberto]

This GMC kit is a LOT bigger. You could almost put a 1/25 32 ford in the bed. 

[gtx6970]

I guess Im sort of a scale snob. I cant or ' will not buy or build a 1.24th scale kit. No matter the subject.

 

The difference may be minor , but sitting side by side the difference is VERY apparent

[El Roberto]

On ‎4‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 3:43 PM, gtx6970 said:

"I guess Im sort of a scale snob. I cant or ' will not buy or build a 1.24th scale kit. No matter the subject.

The difference may be minor , but sitting side by side the difference is VERY apparent"

 

Fortunately this one is a stand alone model. The local model club is having a Mad Max type contest, so that's what I'm building the pick up for.

 

Edited May 1, 2018 by El Roberto
added punctuation

[Spruslayer]

This is from a new guy perspective but when i "discovered modeling" again, i did not give scale a second thought as i am into figures and sci-fi.

That however dident last long as i began to notice things to be out of scale

Now that I've branched into vehicles i notice details that are out of scale and wonder why was this not fixed befor producing the retail kit.

 

 

[Jantrix]

I really kind of enjoy the Monogram 1/24 kits. They tend so be simpler, low parts count. Usually very inexpensive and I don't feel bad cutting them up. 

Sometimes the scale difference can be a good thing. 1/25 V10 in a 1/24 car. Looks perfect. Fit like a glove.