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1G-16-100. MICRO PLA-MODEL SERIES. really small. 1970's. contains 6 of each: VW, MINI COOPER, PORSCHE, FIREBIRD. less than a 1/4" each. old style box logo. unusual kit, Japanese issue only. parts mint & factory sealed. box vg.

will be interesting to see..
will this then be the new contender for your 'mini-est' mini model ian? :lol:

Hee hee , they arrived today .... They are 1/4 inch long :shock:

Photo's will follow later when I figure out how to take a clear photo of something small enough to be driven by a flea :roll:

They are fairly well detailed and easily identifiable as a mini too .

Ask Tiny, he has to try getting 1/4 inch out everyday :lol:

Author:	sports850 [ Thu May 29, 2008 11:10 pm ]
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I've just bought this pack from a US website pretty much sight unseen , does anyone know anything about them ? This is the description from the site , Quote: 1G-16-100. MICRO PLA-MODEL SERIES. really small. 1970's. contains 6 of each: VW, MINI COOPER, PORSCHE, FIREBIRD. less than a 1/4" each. old style box logo. unusual kit, Japanese issue only. parts mint & factory sealed. box vg. And the picture , I figured for US$29 posted to my doorI can't go wrong as it's an interesting looking box anyway but am I reading it right in that they are 1/4" long or is 1/4" a referencee to the scale ? According to the description there is 6 of each car type in the sealed pack so maybe they are really that tiny ??? 1/4" scale is O scale (railway) or 1:43 scale , but I don't see how a box of 24 (6 of each of 4 types of car) 1:43rd scale models would sell for US$20 or be posted airmail to Australia for US$9 , but then again 1/4" long would be absolutely tiny (but still fun to have ) ....

Author:	simon k [ Fri May 30, 2008 2:55 pm ]
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gasolinealleyantiques 'eh... it is on their 1:43 scale page, I reckon he's saying less than 1/4" scale. Pity they don't give a box measurement or something to reference the box against I guess you'll find out soon enough

Author:	sports850 [ Fri May 30, 2008 3:08 pm ]
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Yep , it's on it's way , I'm assuming the 1/4" is in reference to being railways O scale but surely they'd be charging more for a sealed pack of 24 models than $20 .... All 4 car's are popular enough to make it more valuable than that .

Author:	Caponix [ Fri May 30, 2008 3:08 pm ]
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will be interesting to see.. will this then be the new contender for your 'mini-est' mini model ian?

Author:	sports850 [ Fri May 30, 2008 3:14 pm ]
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Caponix wrote: will be interesting to see.. will this then be the new contender for your 'mini-est' mini model ian? Well it has these to compete with , they are a little over 10mm long .

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Author:	Caponix [ Fri May 30, 2008 3:22 pm ]
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thats crazy!! its pretty detailed for something that small too

Author:	sports850 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:12 pm ]
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Hee hee , they arrived today .... They are 1/4 inch long Photo's will follow later when I figure out how to take a clear photo of something small enough to be driven by a flea They are fairly well detailed and easily identifiable as a mini too .

Author:	Matt68 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:36 pm ]
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Look forward to seeing them, I tried to buy some from the same site, (hoping they had multiple sets), but they only had the one!! Cheers Matt

Author:	Flute [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:40 pm ]
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gotta be happy with that!

Author:	simon k [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:12 pm ]
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sports850 wrote: Hee hee , they arrived today .... They are 1/4 inch long Photo's will follow later when I figure out how to take a clear photo of something small enough to be driven by a flea They are fairly well detailed and easily identifiable as a mini too . ohhhh wow.... lucky...

Author:	chopchop [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:58 pm ]
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Ask Tiny, he has to try getting 1/4 inch out everyday

Author:	Blokeinamoke [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:15 pm ]
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chopchop wrote: Ask Tiny, he has to try getting 1/4 inch out everyday the judge from Nigeria gives you 9

Author:	sports850 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:22 pm ]
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Would you like a saucer of milk to go with that catty comment ... Well , here are the photo's , I've had to use the previously smallest mini model for comparrison , I tried to use a corgi mini but the camera couldn't focus/find the smaller model . I've also zoomed right in on the computer for an extreme closeup . This is the type of model I'm using for size comparrison , they are about 1/2" long , And these are the new models , around 1/4" long Check out how HUGE the 5 cent piece looks .

Author:	Caponix [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:58 pm ]
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they dont look too bad mate! pity bout the mould lines though through the wheels etc

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Author:	sports850 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:01 pm ]
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Well , after discussing it on the IMMCC it seems it's a Z guage railways model car pack , 1/220 scale . The blue one I used for comparison is N guage , 1/160 . Knew there had to be a reason for it being so small .... Here's some scans of the front and rear of the box too in case anyone wants to give me a translation , Front , Back ,