Siku Aircraft Models

Around 1960 I started collecting the Siku range of ready assembled plastic models in 1:250 scale. This collection had a great influence on me to get aquainted to types of contemporary aircraft. Above is an original period photograph from the early 60´s showing part of my Siku collection when I was at an age of ten or eleven .

Siku aircraft followed my first ventures in aircraft models in shape of plastic kits from AIRFIX (the complete story is told here ).

The German company SIKU , which was founded in 1921 started production of ready built plastic aircraft in 1:250 scale in 1959. Despite good sales the company was forced to stop producing this range in 1964. The reason for this decision which is almost unbelievable today - lack of a sufficient work-force ! [L 1].

More about the SIKU company you will find in the section History  where I list some references and quote an article from Avia Mini Magazine by kind permission of the editor Rod Ward .

In April 2003, I dicovered . I gave it a try, looked for SIKU models, found some offered, could not resist to bid and in in about half a year a I was able to aquire with a few exceptions the whole range of about 35 aircraft types I remember to have collected in my youth. That would never be possible without !