An Aviation Enthusiast´s Kit Collection Home How it All Began Plastic Kits 50´s & 60´s Plastic Kits 1970 up Various Topics Books 50´s & 60´s Contact           back to Plastic Kits 50´s & 60´s       Siku Selbstbau Model Toys 1. Introduction The German manufacturer Siku offered  a series of snap-together kits in the mid 1950's. Though being a toy and not a kit proper the first of the series the Selbstbau Flugzeug (Build Yourself Aircraft)  ranks high in my recollection of memories of my modelling past in the 1950's. Searching for this Build Yourself Aircraft I came upon  the Build Yourself Car and how could it be otherwise, the other vehicles of the series, too, and deemed them as collectible. 2. List of Kits: I have confirmed the following kits so far, having them all in my collection: Kit  No.1) Remarks Aircraft 186 Reminiscent remotetly of a P-51 Mustang Car 187 Reminiscent of an American '49 Ford Gift Set 290  Nos. 186, 187, 291, 292 Helicopter 291 Westland S-55, fairly good modelled Passenger Ship 292 Unknown type Tractor 293 Unknown type Dump Truck 294 Unknown type Racing Car 295 Unknown type 1) Kit Number as found on boxed    issues 3. Packaging Styles I have confirmed two packaging styles. 1. A cellophane bag with a card insert, the parts beeing placed ad the rear of the card, where also the assembly instruction are printed. I have pictures of such bags, but not the original bags to confirm the material. "Cellophane packing" is quoted for the Aircraft in the 1955 catalogue. (see pictures 1-3, below) 2. A box with parts loosely inserted and a separate instruction sheet (see pictures 5 and 6,  right ). Picture 1 : Siku Selbstbau-Flugzeug in cellophane bag as pictured in the 1955 catalogue © cjk To the courtesy of  Matthias Schafhauser © http://www.toycar-shop.de/ Picture 2: Siku Selbstbau Helicopter (build yourself helicoter). Front of bagged issue. I have only the picture and cannot determine if this is the original plastic bag. < more > Picture 3 : Siku No. 293 Selbstbau-Traktor © cjk Picture 3: Siku Selbstbau-Flugzeug (Build Yourself Aircraft) in assembled state.  © cjk < more > Picture 4 : Siku Selbstbau-Auto (Build Yourself car) © cjk < more >]. Picture 5: Siku Selbstbau-Auto (Build yourself car) boxed issue. © cjk Picture 6 : Siku Selbstbau-Auto (Build yourself car) instruction sheet of boxed issue. © cjk Picture 7 : Siku No. 294 Selbstbau-Muldenkipper (Build Yourself Dump Truck) © cjk To the courtesy of  Matthias Schafhauser © http://www.toycar-shop.de/ Picture 8:  Siku Selbstbau Schiff, bagged issue < more >           back to Plastic Kits 50´s & 60´s       Home How it All Began Plastic Kits 50´s & 60´s Plastic Kits 1970 up Various Topics Books 50´s & 60´s Contact Started: March 2015 Revised last: November 2015 Author: cjk  © cjk