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Originally Posted by KDLadage
I cannot say this loudly enough:
SCALE SCALE SCALE SCALE SCALE SCALE
The original game (1" = 15') was good for its day, but the x3 scale they used was all wrong (in my not so humble opinion). This is a game about CARS! It is a word that deals in VISUAL IMPACT when rating the quality of a game.
...I am surprised that the last version did not do this.
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Um, did you look at the latest version of the game? It
is in matchbox scale. Take the original 1" cars, multiply all dimensions by 3 (in effect, x9). You get a car 3" long, 1.5" wide.
Now pick up your $0.85 matchbox toy from WalMart... measure it. You'll find it's nearly exactly 3" long, and 1.5" wide. Too close to be coincidence - somebody was thinking about this.
The original scale is good for one thing - big events. Hammer Downs or any of the "use-all-the-road-bits-you-have" race tracks are simply too large for the average player to setup in matchbox scale. I discovered that a really well-stocked model-railroad store will sell scenery for N scale - which is 1" = 15 feet. The only downside to the perfect little plastic cars is their price. Seems N scale isn't very popular amoung railroad-enthusiasts, so each cheap-plastic car costs about $5.00. sigh.
***EDIT***
I dug out one of my matchbox cars and actually measured it. My little replica Ford Mustang is 3" long, but only slightly more than 1" wide. I think the scale still fits, since real cars are not usually 1/2 as wide as they are long. 1/3 seems more appropriate (except perhaps for something like a HUMMER)