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A count from the two brands' websites in 2023 confirms the two approaches. Out of 24 1/18 scale model cars, Bburago only has one model that is not of a European car. [14] Maisto, with a total of 53 total 1/18 scale models, on the other hand, has about 35 non-European models or 64% non-European models. [15]
Francorchamps – Belgian maker of Formula One race car models, possibly for sale at the Spa track [30] Franklin Mint – Intricate die-casts, primarily 1:24 scale. French Dinky – Dinky line made in France. Frontiart Model Co., Ltd. – Model car maker located in China and produces mostly 1:43, 1:18, resin models, some with opening features.
This firm made car models in 1/24-scale for only two years, from 1974 to 1976. Then, possibly because of confusion with Louis Marx and Company, the name was changed to Bburago, with two 'Bs' (the first B stood for the creator's name, Besana, while the remainder was for the town of Burago di Molgora where the models were made). Bburago became ...
Maisto mainly competed in 1:18 scale with Italian Bburago, Polistil and the more expensive Franklin Mint Precision Models.By 2000, a whole host of companies like Yatming, Ertl, AUTOart and even Mattel's Hot Wheels had entered the larger scale 1:18 fray and the market segment became more saturated and competitive.
The model car "kit" hobby began in the post World War II era with Ace and Berkeley wooden model cars. Revell pioneered the plastic model car in the late 1940s with their Maxwell kit, which was basically an unassembled version of a pull toy. Derek Brand, from England, pioneered the first real plastic kit, a 1932 Ford Roadster for Revell.
TrueScale Miniatures caters to model car collectors and motor sports fans through various channels, but their main focus is in the model car hobby industry as evidenced in their heavy advertising and product reviews in industry specific magazines such as Car Room magazine, and attendance at select hobby related trade shows such as the Nuremberg International Toy Fair.