Like stamp collecting, coin collecting and antique collecting, model cars are also a source of great interest to collectors. It is popular among car lovers. Carmakers followed suit, rolling out new models as well as new ones. In 1925, Buick mini car model appeared, and then, the United Kingdom, France and other European countries also appeared various brands of car models. Toys are different. As long as the lines are similar to the original car and have movable functions, they tend to pursue fun and meet the psychology of the game. In addition, more high-end models in the body paint, engine, gearbox, wheels, lights, mirrors and other production are similar to the real car
Origin of car model
In 1914, in order to compete with General Motors, Ford Motor Company produced the world's first model cars. While selling Model T cars, Ford also gave buyers a small model of exquisite model T cars as gifts. Since then, car manufacturers have launched models of the same model at the same time as new cars. Nowadays, collecting car models has become a new fashion, and collectors can taste the rich car culture from the fantastic car model kingdom.
Scale of car model
The proportion of the car model refers to the proportion multiple that the car model manufacturer reduces strictly according to the size of the real car. Common proportions include 1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:24, 1:43, 1:64, in addition to HO proportion, N proportion, etc. Take the car as an example: 1:12= 40cm or so, 1:18= 25cm or so, 1:24= 18cm or so, 1:43= 10cm or so, 1:64= 7cm or so, other models can be found out the real car size after dividing by the corresponding proportion and get the model size.
Types of car models
Resin model
Resin car model is now popular with many model lovers, because the work of resin model is more and more exquisite. Although the material is not alloy, it is mainly made of resin material, but due to the limited number and rich details, it has great collection value.
Alloy model
The most used is iron and steel materials, such as various specifications of iron and steel, steel pipe, plate, sometimes there are a small amount of aluminum alloy and other metal materials. The production of metal model materials mainly considers mechanical properties and cost factors. The mechanical properties are mainly considered from the strength, elasticity, hardness, stiffness and impact tensile properties of metal materials. Metal model processing technology mainly includes cutting, welding, die casting, forging and so on. Due to the limitation of laboratory processing conditions, there are few technological choices for metal models.