"What scale are micromachines?" Topic

Like the title says, what scale are mircromachine vehicles.
The tank mainly, but also the generic cars.

It would be perfect if someone could link me a pic next to a 15mm figure.

Thanks
DZT

tiny, there way to small for 15mm, try closer to 10mm, maybe even 6mm. They did make people in some of the packs and they were tiny.

Box scale. They are toys and "scale" is irrelevant.

Below is quoted from the "Unofficial Micro Machines On-Line Museum," located at puremicros.com. The last two sentences of the first paragraph pretty well sum it up.

So, just what size is considered a micro? Generally speaking, a micro is any toy car that is smaller than 1/87 scale, also known as HO scale. I have been asked many times for the true scale of a micro and that is a really hard question to ask. Like most of the die-cast counterparts, most brands of micros are not made to a true scale – They are made to be a specific length. The height and width are usually different scales then what the length works out to be.

HO used to be the most popular scale of model railroading. N Scale has been gaining popularity since you can have a lot more track in a smaller area. Some model N-Scale model railroad enthusiasts will use Micro Machines, just because there is such a wide variety of models available, and they are really affordable. With this comparison guide you can see the difference in sizes.

Whatever size they decide to make them.

FTB scale. Fit the Box. I don't believe there is a consitent scale. I have used some micro machines cars with an N scale model railroad because they eyeballed to the right size.

Dave,
How hit and miss are are they for n scale? I use N scale with my 6mm stuff and I need a lot of car cover. I know of cheap plastic n scale cars but I like the variation of the assorted micromachines.

For bulk cheap cars in various scales look up architectural models – one example (first one Google found, 100s of other companies) link

Some of the star trek micro machines are 1/7000, others are not, I guess same go for tanks, find out how big a tank would be in 10 or 6mm, and see if any micro machine tanks fit.

The M1s and Bradleys they did are close enough to 10/12mm – 1/144th for my money

I have some old Star Wars one that are 15mm. We also have some that go in ships and bend at the waist that are bigger 20mm. Noticable and not mixable.