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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Wirelizard on June 11, 2008, 07:06:23 AM

Title: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: Wirelizard on June 11, 2008, 07:06:23 AM

Lucked onto a batch of the long out of production Matchbox Models of Yesteryear vehicles - eight all told.

Three roadster-style cars, four trucks/vans. They're really slightly oversized for 28mm, but nice all the same, and they increase our supply of vehicles for 45A significantly!

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2569140673_ffed4906a4.jpg) (http://flickr.com/photos/wirelizard/2569140673/)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2569967118_1c20d0dfc7.jpg) (http://flickr.com/photos/wirelizard/2569967118/in/photostream/)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/2569141703_58bb798c05.jpg) (http://flickr.com/photos/wirelizard/2569141703/in/photostream/)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2569142305_e2d720fff7.jpg) (http://flickr.com/photos/wirelizard/2569142305/in/photostream/)

I'll get some better pictures in better light later this week. I should also finish painting the eyeballs of my figures - the all-white staring-zombie look is a bit creepy...

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on June 11, 2008, 08:53:34 AM

Quote from: Wirelizard on June 11, 2008, 07:06:23 AM

I should also finish painting the eyeballs of my figures - the all-white staring-zombie look is a bit creepy...

That was starting to worry me  lol

Good find with the vehicles. They do look a bit large, but not enough to bother about. In a couple of years, the scale creep with any new 28mm figures will mean they will be too small  ;)

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: gauntman on June 11, 2008, 02:30:40 PM

Those are great looking rides.  I am extremely jealous... :-*

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: Doomhippie on June 11, 2008, 04:09:22 PM

Damn, I had one of those as a kid but blew it up some New Year's Eve...  :-[ :-[

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: Wirelizard on June 11, 2008, 07:10:34 PM

One of these vehicles was still in it's original box, which says "Scale: 47:1" on it. That would explain the slightly oversized look next to 28mm - most people think 28mm is best served by either 1:56 or 1:60, both of which are a good bit smaller.

Interestingly, although Matchbox put a whole bunch of other information on the bottom of each vehicle, they didn't put any scale.

Still, the cars will work regardless, and I'll use the trucks for now, secure in the knowledge that if I find more in-scale trucks later, I can sell these on EvilBay for fairly stupid prices!  :D

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: odd duck on June 11, 2008, 08:57:30 PM

Great score Guy!! So we can expect a car chase in your next game report?Oh and as regards scale you'll find most large manufacturors are willing to fudge scale as long as the model will fit into standardized packaging. so you will find variations in scale even in models from the same maker.

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: joroas on June 26, 2008, 10:27:10 AM

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as regards scale you'll find most large manufacturors are willing to fudge scale as long as the model will fit into standardized packaging. so you will find variations in scale even in models from the same maker.

Yes Lledo are like that, too.

Title: Re: Pulpish Automobiles
Post by: mpennock on June 27, 2008, 06:52:10 PM

The infamous "box scale"...

I've got a few of the Matchbox cars myself, and they do work very well with 28mm figs.