Found oscale-ish vehicles at Lowe’s

What section were they in ?

up front by the checkout.   

Interesting. I'm no expert, but I don't believe I've ever heard of anything done in 1/46th scale. There probably are such things, but if so they must be rare.

Good to know.  Thanks.

@breezinup posted:

Interesting. I'm no expert, but I don't believe I've ever heard of anything done in 1/46th scale. There probably are such things, but if so they must be rare.

Kinsmart and other mass market diecast makers don’t adhere to a particular scale. They essentially make them to a certain length, usually around 5 inches. The scale can vary from 1:35 to 1:55, depending on the model.

Maisto used to call their product the 5-inch line as they marketed it to wholesalers at trade shows.

Kinsmart cars are available everywhere. That’s no rare find at Lowe’s. I can buy Kinsmart vehicles at Walgreens, CVS and local supermarket chains.

I have seen that truck frequently.

True, but I've never seen them before at Lowes, specifically.

And most local pharmacies and groceries in mine and other urban areas have discontinued selling them because they're so easily shoplifted.

Combine that with the fact that we don't travel very far anymore due to COVID and they actually become somewhat difficult to find. 

To describe the early days of plastic ship modeling, the term used is box scale.  A manufacturer established a box size designed to efficiently occupy space on retail shelves.  All the ship kits were then designed to fit that box, so you ended up with PT boats and destroyer escorts being the same size as battleships and aircraft carriers.

Ironically, as the hobby then matured, the manufacturers later deliberately made kits in these awkward and obscure scales regardless of the box size.  Revell was champion of this development.