1:43 scale

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1:43 scale cars and trucks

1:43 scale is an extremely popular size of die-cast model for adult collectors in Europe, Asia and the US. There are many manufacturers in this scale producing everything from customized and accurate race cars to emergency vehicles to family sedans and SUVs, including several making the comparatively large trucks and tractor trailers.

This scale is associated with O scale model trains which come in 1:43 scale (British and some European O scale) and 1:48 scale (American O scale), as well as 1:45 scale (NEM European 0 scale). It is only slightly larger than 1:50 scale, a relatively common die-cast scale. Items in all four scales are sufficiently similar in size that they are commonly used together on O layouts.

There are also 1:43 scale electric slot cars on the market, though they are a relatively recent development in the hobby compared with the established 1:24, 1:32, and traditional HO size (1:87 to 1:64) slot cars. 1:43 scale has little organized racing competition of the kind that is common in the larger scales, and currently (2007) 1:43 is largely marketed as toy or starter sets.