Diecast Model Cars Are Making A Diecast Resurrection

The concept of a diecast car is to replicate a full life-size scale automobile, then downsize it to a toy model size. Diecast model scales range from 1/87 *(2 inches) in length, to upwards of 1/12 scale which is right at *(1 ft) in length.
 

 

One of the first post-war European diecast models were made from a company named Dinky Toys. Dinky Toys started it's very first production in 1934. They started out with a 1/64 and a 1/43 scale model vehicle. Shortly after, the United State followed suit producing diecast cars with a company called Harvey in 1974. Fast forward to the 21st century and you get diecast cars with so much detail, that you would mistake them in a photograph for the real thing! For instance, this Honda Civic Type R (FK8) Flame Red Diecast 1/18 scale model It's so realistic, you'll have to take a second look! Having a few 1/18 scale diecast model cars myself, they really are appealing to the eyes. Place them on a bookshelf, maybe even on a computer desk where you do most of your work, or even on your vehicle's dashboard when you park for car meets. It really doesn't matter where you put them, they're just satisfying to look at.