whats the difference between micro and mini

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10-21-2009, 06:14 AM

mihy

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whats the difference between micro and mini

i thought micro is 1/36th scale and mini is 1/18th and id put 1/24th in mini as well eg mini z

am i wright or what the f#@$

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10-21-2009, 06:34 AM

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Now days 1/36 is what's considered micro. The mini classification any more is used to describe anything smaller than 1/12 ie 1/14, 1/16, 1/18, 1/20 etc.

10-21-2009, 07:58 AM

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Mini is hard to work on but micro is "so small" that you need a magnifying glass to work on it and if you drop a screw forget about it. Any thing that requires magnification to work on is micro everything else is mini.

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10-21-2009, 09:13 AM

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There is no true consesus on what is "mini" and what is "micro", even scale definitions for that matter, so I wouldnt stress too much over it

Just get something that will fulfill your needs and you will enjoy.

10-24-2009, 05:47 PM

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I have given up using the terms mini and micro and use 1/18th or whatever. I went into the local hobby shop the other day and said I needed a battery for my mini. They thought I was talking about a Tamiya Mini-Cooper.

10-24-2009, 07:05 PM

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mini is 1/16 or 1/18 and micro is 1/36 and a little bit bigger scale it is pretty easy to tell them apart

10-24-2009, 07:25 PM

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It get pretty muddy when you consider that Losi "Mini" Slider and Late Model are closer to 1/12th than they are 1/18th but are advertised as 1/18th.
A 1/12th NASCAR body is a perfect fit on a Losi Mini Late Model. So much for true scale. It's all good.

10-24-2009, 07:45 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sLaSh It UPP

mini is 1/16 or 1/18 and micro is 1/36 and a little bit bigger scale it is pretty easy to tell them apart

what about the mini z they are 1/24 (F1) and 1/28 scales....

I believe back in the day when the smaller cars/trucks came out
a mini was still considered a 1/10 the HPI(mini) RS4 and Tamiya mini cooper
so anything smaller was called micro.....HPI mrs4 (1/18)
You can blame it on HPI.....