model scale question (NEWB ALERT)
Buddah
06-07-2003, 04:20 PM
I am currently building a 1/25th scale Revell 240Z. What I want to know is how much of a size difference is a 1/24th scale car model. Is the size difference really noticeable if a 1/25th and a 1/24th were compared side by side? I want to know this because there is alot of nice models out there only in 1/24th size and i want all my future models to be close to the same size as each other.
Veyron
06-07-2003, 04:27 PM
Welcome! There is a noticable difference, and it varies between companies, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Foreign companies like Tamiya, Fujimi and Aoshima have traditionally been 1/24, Revell has done some 1/24 but mostly 1/25 as well as AMT. There is almost no way to keep your collection all the same scale and still build all the cars you like. :)
hirofkd
06-08-2003, 12:58 AM
Here is a comparison between Revell's 1/25 scale DC2 Acura Integra and Fujimi's 1/24 DC2 Integra JDM.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/961081p1140021.jpg
When you put them side by side, the scale difference is noticeable, so some people place 1/25 scale car behind 1/24 scale car to create the depth of field effect.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/961081p1140021.jpg
When you put them side by side, the scale difference is noticeable, so some people place 1/25 scale car behind 1/24 scale car to create the depth of field effect.
weaponCIVIC
06-08-2003, 08:23 PM
well some of my models are 1/24 and 1/25 and i really cant tell the difference that easily, some models are differnt though but all my 1/25 1/24 models are basically the same.
Jay!
06-08-2003, 11:53 PM
:wave: Welcome to AF!!
rcmaxx
06-09-2003, 12:01 AM
welcome to AF. you really should'bt bother between 1/25 and 1/24. the difference is not enought to make a difference.
it only really becomes weird when you going from 1/24 to 1/20, then the difference is big.
it only really becomes weird when you going from 1/24 to 1/20, then the difference is big.
Murray Kish
06-09-2003, 09:43 AM
Welcome, from another relatively new guy.
Generally the scales are pretty close, but as you can see in the pics posted above, there is a difference. I try not to use 1/25 pieces on a 1/24 kit just because they are a bit smaller and when it all goes together *I* see the difference. I have used 1/24 pieces on 1/25 kits and that looks OK to me. The pieces are a little 'bigger' in scale and seem to appeal to my eyes a bit more. I'd rather see a car with an oversized alternator instead of a teeny-tiny one that doesn't look right.
Build em the way you like. Have fun!!
Murray
Generally the scales are pretty close, but as you can see in the pics posted above, there is a difference. I try not to use 1/25 pieces on a 1/24 kit just because they are a bit smaller and when it all goes together *I* see the difference. I have used 1/24 pieces on 1/25 kits and that looks OK to me. The pieces are a little 'bigger' in scale and seem to appeal to my eyes a bit more. I'd rather see a car with an oversized alternator instead of a teeny-tiny one that doesn't look right.
Build em the way you like. Have fun!!
Murray
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