toyphotostudio wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:52 pm
The Barbie cars are just the opposite. Tons of interior room, but the dolls look ridiculous standing next to them.
Is it because the cars are super low? What gets me is the windshield. Barbie convertible cars never fully cover the face.
No, they fit because their legs go all the way up where the engine would be and the seat cushion is not very thick.
Yeah some of the topless Barb cars are like that. Reminds me of when the wife use to have a Miata. I was forever looking over the top of the windshield instead of through it.
8 inch figures though, look pretty good in both Barb and Bratz convertibles.
ShadowFun wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:32 pm
I think it has a lot to do with what I’ve been calling
Toy Scaling. Seems to me that doll cars meant for children to play with have to be small enough for them to manage, but big enough to fit their dolls into. No attention to
actual scaling is paid.
My pal 38UCI has some
true 1/6 scale cars… and they are
ENORMOUS… and expensive. He is on a perpetual quest to gather all 1/6 cars to himself… lol. He has recently landed a Herbie that I’m dying to see…
Ugh… No new projects!
Yeah, 1/6 scale vehicles can be rather pricey, while Barb and Bratz cars can be picked up for a song. That's mainly why I like them. That and the reduced size does indeed make them easier to manage. Especially for us elderly kids.
Barbie cars are something of an anomaly, scale wise. The beetles for instance; some dimensions are close to one scale, while others dimensions are closer to a another. The only exception I've found is the Barbie scooters. They seem to be true 1/6 scale.
Now, it's really hard to nail down the scale of Bratz cars, as they don't represent real vehicles. My best guess is around 1/9 scale, which is what 8 inch figures are and the fit in them pretty well. Barbie Beetles though, seem a bit too large for that size figure, while the Barbie SSR seems about right. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
