SIKU - A Success Story
With WIKING, SIKU gains an additional model to 1:87 and 1:160 scale
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1984
Take-over of the traditional Berlin-based company Wiking Modellbau. WIKING produces model vehicles made of plastic, where detail is very close to the original, at the scale of 1:87 (H0) and 1:160 (trace N). Products with the brand name WIKING are, in collector circles, the most popular models, still being developed and produced by „experts for connoisseurs“.
1983
The SIKUFARMER series with toy models based on the farming theme, at the scale of 1:32, is introduced and during ensuing years becomes one of the most successful SIKU assortments.
1963
Beginning of the production of toy models made of metal which are produced in a zinc casting process. It all began with 16 models – today the assortment encompasses 250 toy models.
1959
The Germans are flying once more and SIKU is flying along. The first 20 model aeroplanes at the scale of 1:250 are successfully introduced into on the market.
1954
Production of the first 32 SIKU toy-model vehicles made of plastic, at the for children well suitable scale of 1:60. In contrast to the competitor at that time, WIKING, who was producing vehicles at the H0-scale (1:87), SIKU developed independent toy models at a larger scale.
Take-over of the traditional Berlin-based company Wiking Modellbau. WIKING produces model vehicles made of plastic, where detail is very close to the original, at the scale of 1:87 (H0) and 1:160 (trace N). Products with the brand name WIKING are, in collector circles, the most popular models, still being developed and produced by „experts for connoisseurs“.
1983
The SIKUFARMER series with toy models based on the farming theme, at the scale of 1:32, is introduced and during ensuing years becomes one of the most successful SIKU assortments.
1963
Beginning of the production of toy models made of metal which are produced in a zinc casting process. It all began with 16 models – today the assortment encompasses 250 toy models.
1959
The Germans are flying once more and SIKU is flying along. The first 20 model aeroplanes at the scale of 1:250 are successfully introduced into on the market.
1954
Production of the first 32 SIKU toy-model vehicles made of plastic, at the for children well suitable scale of 1:60. In contrast to the competitor at that time, WIKING, who was producing vehicles at the H0-scale (1:87), SIKU developed independent toy models at a larger scale.
Production of quality toys made of zinc
Since the early 1960s, SIKU toy models are almost exclusively made out of zinc. A quality sign for longevity that, today, customers appreciate alongside the high and true-to-original detail of SIKU toy models.
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