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Solido
Introduction
I bought the Solido Griffon in an auction in 2004 because
of its stunning boxart ( picture 1). I started this page in the
same year with just this photo of the box and a link to a
display of the parts.
In 2013 I bought a Solido Caravelle (picture 4 ) and a
Trident from a private seller. On my recent search for vintage
Heller and Aeros kits I came across more Solido kits with
wonderful boxarts like the Alouette, the Fouga Magister and the
Jodel (picture 2 ).
Additionally I generally became interested in lesser known
French kits since I did a research on
Aeros kits. It is time now to update my Solido page
(October 2013) .
History
The brand Solido can be traced back to the early 1930s when
Ferdinand de Vazeille had the idea to produce solid toys with
techniques derived from his experience in die-casting ( hence the
brand Solido) . His Fonderie de Précision de Nanterre
produced carburettors, cylinder heads and pumps for automotive
and aircraft industry since 1919
[2] .
Since the 1930 the brand Solido is well known for its
die-cast toy and model cars and military vehicles.
Solido also issued a series of die-cast aircraft models in the
1950s (still offered in the
1959 catalogue). Today, after several changes of ownership Solido is a
division of the
Simba-Dickie group.
The die-cast vehicles and aircraft are out of scope of my
website. An overview of these products with excellent photos can
be found in [3].
I treat here plastic kits from Solido,
which were produced from 1957 to the end of the 1960
[1] also issued with the
Solido Monavac and Sankol brand.
Sankol kits are assembled without
glue. [4]
In 1966 the company behind these brands was
Solijouets S.A.,Versailles, France according to the
catalogue.
Range of Aircraft Kits by Solido
The 1966 catalogue lists the following kits. There are no
catalogue numbers just the names of the series. There are no
numbers on the boxes as well.
| Type of
Aicraft as Designated in Catalogue |
Click pictures for more information |
Remarks |
| Série
"Sankol" |
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| North American
X-15 |
Modelstories |
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| Bréguet Alizé |
Picture 6, right |
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| Ètendard IV |
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| Série
"M" |
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Monavac |
| Caravelle |
Picture 5, right |
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| Boeing |
|
Boeing 707 |
| Série
"Super-Maquettes" |
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| Alouette |
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Trident |
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SNCASO S.O.9050 Trident II |
| Jodel |
Picture 2-4,
right |
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| Fouga Magister |
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| Super Mystère B2 |
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| Mirage III |
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| Griffon |
Green box,
picture 1
Blue box
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| Noratlas |
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Picture 1 above : Solido Griffon . Stunning boxart on
"green box". There exists also a
"blue box" with a much more
conventional boxart.
Display of
parts. ©
cjk
Click pictures for larger resolution
Picture 2 above, picture 3
below: Solido Jodel "Ambassadeur". Boxart extends around the
edges to the long boxends.
To the courtesy of mggm2005 ©
Pictue 4 Solido Jodel Abassadeur . Short boxend
shows other image of the Jodel.
To the courtesy of mggm2005 ©
Picture 5 : Solido Caravelle. ©
cjk
Picture 6. SANKOL Breguet Alizé |
