Re: [box-art] Abridged summary of box-art@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

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I also remember seeing pocket size aircraft carriers in 1/1700 scale back in the 80's. I think that they were Japanese manufacturers, then later was Revell?

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From: FredKitMaker <fred.b...@kitmaker.net>

Date: 10/27/25 9:46 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: Box Art Den <box...@googlegroups.com>

Subject: Re: [box-art] Abridged summary of box...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

John, that's great information concerning architect and engineering rulers!   That's too cool.  Thanks for educating me.  It makes sense considering there were 1/30 tanks (Bandai) and 1/40 vehicles (Revell, Adams, etc.).

1/96 is half of 1/48, or 1/8" per foot.  

HO/1"87, 1/43 and no doubt the others are European/metric scales, a ratio of a scale foot sized to millimeters.  1/43 - 7mm per foot, HO 3.5mm, etc.  

In terms of 1/350, while I am certain there were models in that scale long ago, I don't recall any.  I recall that 1/700 came first in the late 1960s or early 70, and 1/350 seemed to pop up in the 80s.  I would not bet my stash on that so if anyone can correct me, please do.  The big scale ship I recall from the 70s (excluding the 1/72 Fowler-class, and the Lindberg 1/125 "Blue Devil" destroyer) was the Nichimo 1/200 Yamato; I recall other 1/200 ships from Japan at the time.

I recall in Mr. Tamiya's biography that he said the 1/35 came from the Panther, which was scaled as a box scale, yet it was such a smash hit that Tamiya decided everything following was to be 1/35.

Enjoying the discussion and apologize for the tangent.

Thanks,

Fred

On Monday, October 27, 2025 at 2:22:05 PM UTC-4 Joseph Brown wrote:

I'm usually the quiet spaceship guy, but I love me some Roco armor.  If I'm not too late, I'd love to purchase these!

 

-Joe Brown

On 10/23/2025 3:34 PM EDT Joseph Friedman <joe.han...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

Yes, I remember the Roco Minitanks - I used to have a parking lot full of them... I still have a box of them, and a bunch of the soldier figures - mortar and MG crews, and artillery crews... hit me up if anyone would like to have them. 

On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 10:26:28 AM UTC-5 jaime hudson wrote:

Thanks! Charles,
I recall those mini tanks sold in hobby shops a long time ago.
Could not think of the brand name but I had a few back then.
- Jaime Hudson






On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 09:42:01 PM PDT, 'C DAVENPORT' via Box Art Den <box...@googlegroups.com> wrote:





Just buy Roco Minitanks. They're in the correct HO scale.

Major Charles Davenport, USAF (Ret) There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. ~Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes






On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 12:05:16 AM EDT, 'jaime hudson' via Box Art Den <box...@googlegroups.com> wrote:





Fred,
Thanks! for the info on various scales. I want to do a train layout some day and wish to
incorporate some tanks and/or aircraft into the scenery. Good to know what will work.
Keep 'Em Flying!
-Jaime Hudson






On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:18:41 PM PDT, FredKitMaker B <fred.b...@kitmaker.net> wrote:





Hi Jean,

Sorry to go off the topic but model scales - you hit one of my passions (or white whales)! Incidentally, Fujimi chose 1/76 as their military scale. Like you pointed out, OO is 1/76, which the British also call 4mm scale because 4mm = 1 scale foot, but uses HO scale track. (I recall true OO track is available but most people use HO track.) HO, which is 1/87, is 3.5mm per foot. O scale is, as you said, 1/48. Or is it?? In the UK it is 1/43.5, or 7mm. "HO" is "half O". Also, some in Continental Europe scale O to 1/45. For that matter, British N scale is different than N scale elsewhere in the universe, the British using 1/148 instead of 1/160. Don't get me started on G scale/gauge. And incidentally, talking about model train sizes, there's a distinct difference between "scale" and "gauge". I won't go there unless other people want to know. Let's just say that it can be somewhat confusing and the way I explain it is think of what "box scale" means when talking about model airplanes/ tanks / car /ships.

The only scale I'm interested in for which I've not been able to crack a ratio is 1/700. I've accepted it is a made-up scale that the Japanese used for the ship models, probably a box scale based on the metric system, a box scale that became a standard/universal scale - like 1/35.

For me, it's fun to talk about scales sometimes. Now, back to Matchbox's cool models!

All my best,

Fred Boucher

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