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Die cast model cars manufactured in various scales
like 1:18, 1:24, 1:48, and 1:43,
featured no opening parts whatsoever. but companies began to improve
the quality with plastic windows, interiors, separate wheel/tire assemblies,
working suspensions, opening/moving parts, headlights, mask-spraying or
tampo-printing, and low-friction wheel/suspension aggregates.
Larger-scale premium models are generally made with attention to details which
replicate a real model, such as a working steering which steers the wheels in
larger models, doors, trunk/boot, and hood/bonnet that open (the latter showing
a detailed engine complete with things such as an exhaust system and/or other
items contained in a typical car engine), and tyres mounted on a workable
suspension system. In smaller scales some of the details are often eliminated.
So, e.g. in 1:32, 1:48, or 1:43 scale cars, the steering and wheels generally do
not work. Likewise, only the front doors and hood might be functional, with
non-opening rear doors and trunk.
Examples die-cast model car brands and manufacturers include Maisto, Hot Wheels,
Matchbox, Corgi and Yat Ming. Those making premium models include the Franklin
Mint, the Danbury Mint, and Fairfield Mint.
Athearn , Bachmann Industries , Back to the Future , Boley Corporation , Corgi ,
Daron Worldwide Trading inc , ERTL , Forces Of Valor, Gear Box , Hasbro ,
Holiday Express , HOT , Hot Wheels, Hot Wings , Joy Ride , Learning Curve , LIF
, Life Like , Lionel , LNL , Mason , Mattel , MBX Metal, McToy ,
Matchbox Collectibles, Model Power ,
Motormax , Norscot Group , Product Enterprise , RC2 , Revell , SEG, Space
Voyagers, Sun Star, The Learning Curve, Tonka, Upper Deck , UPS, Urban
Boundaries, Walthers , Welly , WOO , Yat Ming .
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