Yat-ming 1:43 cars on an 0/27 layout....

[anjdevil2]

Found these at Target, Hot Wheels G series 1:50 scale.  At $4.50 with tax each, it's something I can afford!!!

 

[fifedog]

All together now...BIGGER CARS to the front of the layout; SMALLER CARS to the back of the layout.

[spankybird]

I'm a diecast car fanatic, and most of my 1:43 cars fall in the $20.-$30. catagory (I even have one at $99., another at $140.). That being said, Yat-Ming makes some great looking cars that I have...costing only $4.95 from  www.diecastdirect.com . My favorites are the "49 Cadillac convert., '48 Ford Woody, and '58 Studebaker Hawk. Many of their other cars are very nice also, but the whitewalls are too thin for the time period. The size of Yat-Ming cars appear "right" to me. Joe

Joe - I have to agree with you, Yat-Ming does a very goog job of being to correct scale for the money.  As many folks here on the forum will tell you, my diecast collection is about equal to my train collection in dollar value. I have about 50 Franklin Mint and around 100 Matchbox collectables and many many others all in 1/43 scale.

[trigtrax]

When yer train rides on rails that are a foot or more high how close to scale do yer cars need to be.

I had this sort of conversation with my cousin back in the early sixties when he traded in his Lionels for HO. He said the trucks and wheels on the boxcars were too big.. I didn't care then and I don't care now.. His HO's are long gone.. my trains still run.

[Joe Hohmann]

I'm a diecast car fanatic, and most of my 1:43 cars fall in the $20.-$30. catagory (I even have one at $99., another at $140.). That being said, Yat-Ming makes some great looking cars that I have...costing only $4.95 from  www.diecastdirect.com . My favorites are the "49 Cadillac convert., '48 Ford Woody, and '58 Studebaker Hawk. Many of their other cars are very nice also, but the whitewalls are too thin for the time period. The size of Yat-Ming cars appear "right" to me. Joe

[spankybird]

Since MTH and Lionel are both selling cars with 1:43 autos on them they don't look out of place although they are technically slightly out of scale.  That being said, they look fine and are an economical and good-looking way to populate those roadways and towns.

That is if you are considering that the cars are to a TRUE SCALE, which most lower priced ones are not.

Look at the differance in length of these cars. All said that they were 1/43 scale.

[Anonymous]

Since MTH and Lionel are both selling cars with 1:43 autos on them they don't look out of place although they are technically slightly out of scale.  That being said, they look fine and are an economical and good-looking way to populate those roadways and towns.

[spankybird]

Yat-ming makes some very nice diecast cars ranging from $5.00 to $15.00 each

The three of these were made by them.

 The fire trucks from last week were also made by them

 

[FJ and G]

What are yatmings? Sounds like a Chinese rodent. Any pictures?

[Dr. John]

I have several Yat Ming cars and they look fine to me. A lot of it has to do with placement on your layout.

[dwiemer]

As Bob has suggested, they should look fine and will also work with other vehicles on your layout. You will have to play "mix and match" as some will not look "right" next to each other. One idea is to use bigger vehicles close to the viewing area, and use smaller ones farther away from the viewer.
Dennis

[Bob Keller]

I would say "Close enough for government work."

I've got 1/43, 1/48. 1/50, and I think one or two oddball 1/55 vehicles on my layout and they look fine to me. The only real oddballs are those 1/64 scale tractor trailers Lionel used to put on their TOFC cars. I don't place the tractors on the pike, but will place the trailers.

[Jumijo]

I have some on our 027 layout and they look great.

Jim 

[trigtrax]

I picked up a bunch of Yatming tractor trailers. In fact in the earliest of the Lionel Catalogs showing the Lionel Tractor Trailer it was actually a Yatming although the final product wasn't.

[johnjay2]

Has anyone used the 1/43 yat ming cars on an o gauge layout? Im curious if they look like the right scale. Any feedback on this would be apprecaited.

 

Thanks    JJ