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Can Corgi or Matchbox style vehicles be used on a OO gauge layout?
To better answer this question it is probably best to establish a working scale for any comparison. The reason for this is that the term OO Gauge is generally referred to in the world of model railways and is not widely used by collectors of model cars and vehicles. Plastic model and die-cast cars and vehicles are generally referred to by a specific scale. When comparing the scales of trains and vehicles it is useful to keep in mind that OO Gauge conforms to 1:76 scale.
Matchbox vehicles generally conform to a scale of 1:64, although this can vary depending on the subject. Similarly, the scales found in the Corgi range may well depend on the individual subject matter. The most common scales modelled by Corgi include 1:36 and 1:43.
Bearing this in mind it would appear that the majority of the vehicles in the ranges offered by both Matchbox and Corgi are not suitable for inclusion in an OO Gauge layout. Scale comparisons of dissimilar items such as trains and vehicles are not always easy. That said there would be a noticeable difference when comparing items in OO Gauge and the standard scales of the Corgi and Matchbox ranges.
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