The Hot Wheels 38' Ford COE (and also a '56 Ford COE) are really 1/72 scale and would look kinda silly alongside 1/64 scale models. Unfortunately a lot of people list everything Matchbox and Hotwheels ever made as "1/64 scale" although some of it is raelly as small as 1/100! What can you do with it if you have one (aside from putting it back on Ebay or giveing it to your kids)? If you have a road or street running near your backdrop, especially if it has some of the Walthers printed HO building flats or unmodified DPM buildings along it, that is an ideal place for these vehicles providing some "forced perspective". A second issue is that they have rather funny "customized" bodies which are pretty unlikely for an actual freight hauling rather than a car show exhibit. Placing the vehicle so only the cab shows around another building or behind some trees or a board fence can help.
The Ertl REA cab and tractor look like a mis-match (notice the trailer floor slants down ad the trailer wheels look really small compared to the tractor). I've seen the Ertl tractors with a larger trailer, they are definitly about 1/43 scale (too bad, they have several nice 1950's trucks in the line). The trailer might be usable in S. Pieter --- In [email protected], T Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wrote to some of the eBay sellers that are advertising "S scale" > vehicles that I'm not familiar with. > I received several very prompt replies > > Item: *1938 Ford COE Coca-Cola Delivery hot wheels HW S SCALE* > (6033057886 > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=6033057886&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1>) > > This message was sent while the listing was *active*. > impushstart is the *seller*. > > Front fender width is 1-3/16, Box is 1-1/4 x 3-7/16,Highth ground to top > of box 1-1/2, Overall length is 4-5/8 from bumper to bumper, Its made by > Hotwheels and they call it 1/64th, Thats all I know , Thanks > > Sounds plausible for S scale, perhaps very slightly small. 1-1/4" wide > equals 6'8" wide, vs typical 8' wide for a large highway truck. > > tem: * S SCALE RARE MOBIL OIL 58 CHEVY APACHE PICKUP TRUCK * (6033067045 > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=6033067045&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1>) > > This message was sent while the listing was *active*. > bonifides is the *seller*. > > 3 cm or 1 1/4 in. wide > thanks for looking! > > A typical 6 foot wide pickup is 1-1/8" wide to be S scale. Therefore > this sounds slightly oversize. > > > Item: *REA TRACTOR TRAILER BY ERTL---S SCALE* (6033577562 > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=6033577562&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1>) > > This message was sent while the listing was *active*. > trainbug47 is the *seller*. > > Both the width of the trailer, and the width of the truck across the > fenders is 1-1/2inches, exactly. Thanks for your interest. > > 1-1/2" wide is correct 8 foot wide for the trailer. The tractor in the > photo LOOKS a bit oversize for the trailer though. If the price is > right, go for it just to get a short S scale trailer!!!! If the tractor > is right, that's bonus. > > -- > Ted Larson > > Still using W98SE? See > http://groups.msn.com/hardwarejunkies > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
