Bruder to Tamiya Scale Opinions

[FlyingBeagle]

I am a complete newby to this hobby, In fact so new, I have not even laid eyes on a real piece of RC equipment. I have spent many many hours scourering this forum as well as others trying to pick up every little bit of info I can and gain a better overall understanding of the hobby. I think I want to start with some Bruder conversions as they seem well within grasp of my skills, tools, and budget. I have been flying RC aircraft for several years now so the model aspects of the hobby are not entirely new to me.

One of my initial concerns is scale how does a 1/16 bruder dozer or excavator compare to 1/14 king hauler or some of your Stahl of Leimbach equipment. Are they close enough that you cant really tell or when you put them together, or does the bruder equipment look like a toy on the back of the truck? How are Bruder conversions accepted at the meets. Are they looked down on like toys, or are they a relativly common sight.

Some of you guys are incredible craftsman, and I would not want to insult someone who has a 1000 hours of labor poured into a model by setting my plastic bruder next to it at a show.