Hot Wheels vehicle

[kickem98]

I think Hot Wheels and Matchbox trucks can be ok for HO scale. However, the cars are substantially larger when compared to actual HO scale cars. I do have some of those trucks on my layout.

 

[49fordv8f4]

The Mini-Metals HO trucks that I have, have great detail, but the beds tend to be oversized. The cab and chassis of the trucks scale correctly for 1/87 scale, but the beds are over 9 feet wide and generally way too tall.

 

[Jaz avalley]

So do a lot of people use hot wheels on their layouts? If so is it obvious? I am closer to 70 than 65 and working on a bucket list set up so that means if I can find an acceptable alternative to $20 each cars I can spend a little more elsewhere.

I do not have hot wheels but model 00 which is 1:76 so could easily use them

 

[Jaz avalley]

You can put them on the layout away from the h0 so that the difference is not easily picked out, I regularly run items not actually my scale, percentage wise it’s small but just about all my plant machinery Is only h0 while the layout is 00

 

[Jaz avalley]

Never been called out on it

 

[PNKFLOYD]

i was out shopping with my wife last week and next to the shop was a heavy equipment dealer.
Different size tracked vehicles and bull dozers for large and small jobs.
So, construction vehicles of slightly different sizes are easy to explain, even trucks.
Three different sized '57 Chevys next to each other are harder to explain.

 

[Jaz avalley]

i was out shopping with my wife last week and next to the shop was a heavy equipment dealer.
Different size tracked vehicles and bull dozers for large and small jobs.
So, construction vehicles of slightly different sizes are easy to explain, even trucks.
Three different sized '57 Chevys next to each other are harder to explain.

Horses for courses…smug cow runs……

 

[Jaz avalley]

I found an iffy home made frozen curry in the freezer sniffed it, thought what the hell,added some salt,yogurt and sliced roasted almonds and it was tastier than it looks,freezer diving …

 

[kjd]

I found an iffy home made frozen curry in the freezer sniffed it, thought what the hell,added some salt,yogurt and sliced roasted almonds and it was tastier than it looks,freezer diving …

Is it the right scale? Or is it measured on a different scale?

 

[Twinboystrains]

Measurements in “Oh” scale. Oh what did I eat to give me gas….