Scale (ish) vehicles
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:21 am
The subject of scale vehicles for 16mm (or lack of) has found its way into a number of threads recently. I've been playing around with the Universal Hobbies 1:18 Land Rover Defenders as they looked a close approximation to what was needed. I've measured the 110 Defender and compared to my own 12":1 foot version and it comes out at 1:18.4 which I can accept as a reasonably close approximation. The good news is that it is to this ratio in all planes. My UH 110 started life as a Police 'Battenburg" (as they are relatively cheap) and will be the subject of another thread as it is in the process of being transformed into a 110 Utility (Puma version).
I also picked up a "90" Station Wagon for £40 with the intention of chopping it up but the model is of such good quality that I decided to see what could be done whist retaining the exterior paint. So this one has just had the roof off, an interior repaint, the rear seats removed, a floor and bulkhead fitted - roof back on with a new headlining- and weathering of the shiny silver engine and under body.
I've tried to add some well known cues into the below images so that you can judge scale for yourselves. The Locomotives are a Roundhouse Harlech Castle and "Jack". The stock are Binnie flats and slates wagons. The cases are Trenarren Models, churns are Pendle Valley and the figures are Motley Minatures. Trolley is from Roundhouse. Track is SM32.
Also, a note about model cars and 1:18. 1:18 can vary quite a lot! I've included an image of a "90" and the semi-bashed "110" on a trailer. Although they don't appear it (and actually this is true when they are next to each other on the bench too) the "90" and "110" look to be to different scales - they are not - the casting from the front to the B Post is identical. However, the trailer is also "1:18". It may be so - but it would be a very large trailer! Compared to a standard Ifor Williams car transporter it works out at 1:14.8 but actually it's not really proportional across the model. I've bought it for the wheels, axles and mudguards - which are pretty close to 1:18 and will form the basis of an Ifor Williams style GP trailer once the razor saw comes out.
I also picked up a "90" Station Wagon for £40 with the intention of chopping it up but the model is of such good quality that I decided to see what could be done whist retaining the exterior paint. So this one has just had the roof off, an interior repaint, the rear seats removed, a floor and bulkhead fitted - roof back on with a new headlining- and weathering of the shiny silver engine and under body.
I've tried to add some well known cues into the below images so that you can judge scale for yourselves. The Locomotives are a Roundhouse Harlech Castle and "Jack". The stock are Binnie flats and slates wagons. The cases are Trenarren Models, churns are Pendle Valley and the figures are Motley Minatures. Trolley is from Roundhouse. Track is SM32.
Also, a note about model cars and 1:18. 1:18 can vary quite a lot! I've included an image of a "90" and the semi-bashed "110" on a trailer. Although they don't appear it (and actually this is true when they are next to each other on the bench too) the "90" and "110" look to be to different scales - they are not - the casting from the front to the B Post is identical. However, the trailer is also "1:18". It may be so - but it would be a very large trailer! Compared to a standard Ifor Williams car transporter it works out at 1:14.8 but actually it's not really proportional across the model. I've bought it for the wheels, axles and mudguards - which are pretty close to 1:18 and will form the basis of an Ifor Williams style GP trailer once the razor saw comes out.
