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A scale model is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object being represented. Very often the scale model is smaller than the original and used as a guide to making the object in full size. more...
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Types of scale models
Scale models are built or collected for many reasons including:
in engineering for testing the likely performance of a design object at an early stage without the expense of building a full-sized prototype.;
in architecture for showing the look of a new construction before it is built, this is called architectural model;
on TV and in the movie industry for constructing objects or sets that cannot be built in full size;
in promotion of new products such as heavy equipment and automobiles and other vehicles;
as die-cast models of vehicles for use as toys and collectibles;
as injection molded kits to be assembled by the modeler;
in model railroading;
in remote control vehicles;
in wargaming and fantasy collectibles;
as model ships and ships in bottles;
See also: List of scale model sizes and Rail transport modelling scales
Model aircraft
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In static models, popular scale for model aircraft vehicles is 1:72. Airliners and other large aircraft are at 1:144, with a few at 1:288. A scale with more room for detail is 1:48 scale, which is a preferred scale for single-engine World War II aircraft. Other, arguably more detailed, models are available at 1:32 and 1:24. A few First World War aircraft were offered at 1:28 by Aurora. Other scales which failed to catch on are 1:64, 1:96, and 1:128. Repressings of old moulds are often revived in these scales, however. There are also the most common carrier aircraft at the scales of their ships (see below). Many older plastic models, such as those built by Revell do not conform to any established scale, are sized to fit inside standard sized boxes. These kits, often called "box-scale," are often reissued still in their original(and unusual) scales, such as their 1:39 Wright Flyer.
Herpa and other makers produce promotional models for airlines in a number of scales, including 1:200, 1:400, 1:500, 1:1000 and more. These are also suitable for older children as toys.
1:48 scale has become popular with several die-cast toy manufacturers including Armour Models (now Franklin Mint in the US) and Corgi as well as some Chinese makers for scale models in this size, which is also a very common size in plastic model kits.
Although the Soviets did not supplant 1:48 with their 1:50 scale, nor 1:32 with their scale 1:30, the Japanese tried to offer the scale 1:100. Many Japanese and Korean kits can still be found in 1:100 scale. There is a major European project to bring about 1:150 to replace 1:144, just as they have small toy airliners in decimalized scales. And the French firm Heller SA, unlike any other in the world, offers models in the scale 1:125.
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