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I'm assuming this car is going to be quite heavy when finished as the wheels are fairly weighty on their own.
Anyone know ?
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Well I hope there are many more metal parts, I think when a model has weight it really gives it an added detail, more of a realistic stance.
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Yeah 75kg to scale would be nice ;-)
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dave1978 wrote:Yeah 75kg to scale would be nice ;-) Not sure about 75kg dave1978, would need some reinforcing to do on the shelving. 10kg would be fine.
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In a realistic world I would expect approx 1KG ish 
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Skiddy wrote:In a realistic world I would expect approx 1KG ish about the same as a bag of Sugar, I would hope so lol 10 KG? I would need a reinforced Shelf
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Roger,may I advise that you change your user name m8,it's never a good idea to have your email address on public view...there are those that see it as an open invitation to send all sorts of nasties to you! Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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One Front tyre and one front hub weighs 5.1ozs  Not that is of any use to anyone!! Forgive me for I am old and cannot measure in kilopedes or centrewatts Drams and cubbits are my thing
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The total weight of the James Bond DB5 Aston Martin is 8.4kg. That model has a metal body so I would be surprised if the McLaren is heavier.
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Guess my estimate of 1kg is out, the two front wheels fully made up on wishbones weigh 420 g...without the calipers btw
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My guess would be around the 4kg mark.
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guys for 1:8 model is hmmm a weight of a f1 car is around 140kg divide it to 8 and mabye its a around 17.5kg guys
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Mr t/admin do u have any idea the answer to this question? Approx would be fine. CURRENT BUILDS
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jameelassan wrote:guys for 1:8 model is hmmm a weight of a f1 car is around 140kg divide it to 8 and mabye its a around 17.5kg guys minimum permissible weight for an F1 car in 2008 was 620Kg if i remember rightly! If at first you don't succeed........skydiving is not for you!
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are u sure a formula 1 cars are lighty build  http://www.rsportscars.c...s-mp4-23-formula-1-car/
its 600kg hamilton is 55kg so its 555kg minus the camera mabye 500kg+ so hmmm not sure lol f1 cars are now 140kg if i am very very sure
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Evening All, the weight of formula one cars for the 2008 season was reduced from 605kg to 550kg, current weight for this season is 650kg so if you do divide 550kg by 8 approximate weight would be 68.75kg which if i'm not very much mistaken is erm very heavy indeed!! MeffMan
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Don't think you will find weight follows the same rules ie @ 1:2 scale everything is half size..but not the weight..or at least I hope not as we Victory modellers are going to end up with nearly 4 feet of model weighing several tons sitting on a shelf or cupboard!!!!!!!!!!  Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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ohhhhh now i found wats 140kg its the engine xD
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Hi Guys Thes scale weight of the McLaren is a little over 1kg. Dontshootme is right the 1:8 applies to the measurments but not weight, volume etc. so to work out the scale weight you have to divide the weight of the real car by 8cubed (8x8x8=512)or to put it another way you need 512 1/8 models to fill the same volume of a full size original. So if we assume jameelassan has gone round to Lewis's house with some scales and he does indeed weigh 55kg  and the weight of the car is 545kg (600kg = car + driver) then the scale weight of our model is 545/512=1.064kg. I know what you are all thinking, how can 1/8th go into 512 . Imagine you have a big room and lots of models, if you put the models on the floor to create a grid of 8 models long and 8 models wide you will have 64 models on the floor, you will then need 7 more layers like this to acheive the height 8x64=512. Still confused? so am I 
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