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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: v_lazy_dragon on April 28, 2024, 08:58:20 PM

Title: Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks?
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on April 28, 2024, 08:58:20 PM

Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks? I  FoA did, but they went OOP. Company B does... anyone else? Bonus poinrs if they are 70s/80s/90s style square bodies rather than modern ones.
Any pictures of how well the Majorette 1/55 diecast actually scale up would also be appreciated!

Title: Re: Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks?
Post by: CapnJim on April 28, 2024, 09:52:50 PM

Empress makes this one:   https://www.empressminiatures.com/technical-vehicle-only-873-p.asp

Spectre makes these 2:  https://spectreminiatures.com/collections/civilian-vehicles/products/technical-alfa  and  https://spectreminiatures.com/collections/civilian-vehicles/products/technical-bravo

And Mantic made this one in their walking Dead line (I added the MG and gunner):

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/62/16550-280424214603.jpeg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/62/16550-280424214533.jpeg)

Miniature Building Authority makes this:  https://www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MBALV-021A   I know it's not a pickup, but...

Title: Re: Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks?
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on April 29, 2024, 03:49:40 PM

Thanks! All look to be around the 1/50th-1/48th range, but given differences in truck bed lengths/etc that might not notice

Title: Re: Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks?
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on April 29, 2024, 04:44:01 PM

You will probably need to go 3D.

Rubicon only has M151 and trucks.

Rubicon https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/1-56th-post-wwii (https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/1-56th-post-wwii)

Title: Re: Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks?
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on April 29, 2024, 04:48:43 PM

Quote from: v_lazy_dragon on April 29, 2024, 03:49:40 PM

Thanks! All look to be around the 1/50th-1/48th range, but given differences in truck bed lengths/etc that might not notice

The scale difference can be very obvious:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf9MmMD_DERBPIbXdei7hcu3HeDnxsJehgrY49k4tl9_2D0q0D5a4u4iqYXLJjbvAIEHZei5eMc1FLcaV67U6EGS15CdRV4NWNuHpbySshO_Sb02A6IfSIHpi1ukVNvd6PFV7uW3FgnQP/s1600/vwcompare3scales.png)
Company B VW 82E (1/56); Tamiya VW 82E (1/48) and a die cast VW Beetle (1/43).

Title: Re: Who makes 1/56th pickup trucks?
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on April 30, 2024, 11:33:07 AM

Quote from: Ultravanillasmurf on April 29, 2024, 04:48:43 PM

The scale difference can be very obvious:

Thanks for that - and it certainly can be! Hoping though that I might get away with 1/56th & 1/50th mixed together as long as I don't have two scales for the same type of vehicle...