siku models - plastic - 1960s

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 02-14-2002, 09:50 PM

Does anybody here have any German siku models from the early 60s in his collection? They had some interesting subject matter and this brand's quality has always been high.

F1 Sud-Aviation Caravelle
F2 Vertol (Piasecki) YH-16A
F3 Boeing 707 Intercontinental
F4 Lockheed L 1649 A Super-Star Constellation
F5 De Havilland Comet IV
F6 Dornier Do 27
F7 Tupolev Tu 104
F8 Cessna 310
F9 Douglas DC-7 Seven Seas
F10 F 100 Super Sabre
F11 Lockheed F 104 Starfighter
F12 Convair 440 Metropolitan
F13 Convair B 58 Hustler
F14 Sikorsky S 58
F15 Nord 2501 Noratlas
F16 Fokker F 27 Friendship
F17 Viscount 814
F18 Lockheed L-188 Electra
F19 Douglas DC-8
F20 Fairey Rotodyne
F21 Martin P 6 M-2 Seamaster
F22 Convair CV-880
F23 Bell X-15
F24 Segelflugzeug Glider
F25 Fiat G-91
F26 F 105 Thunderchief
F27 Boeing B52 Stratofortress
F28 Lockheed U2
F29 Sikorsky Turbine Helicopter
F30 Lightning F1
F31 Mirage IIIA
F32 Breguet 1150 Atlantic
F32a WV-2 Warning Star with radar saucer
F33 MiG 21
F34 SAAB 35a

I never have seen any of these before and I am surprised that at least one manufacturer bothered to make such a wide variety of interesting planes.

Philippe GARREAU · 03-14-2002, 05:49 PM

Tony,
I have'nt the Siku models in my collection but a french collector I know have some models for selling or trading. If you are interesting, I can give you his list and his adress.
About plastic models, do you know the Eko 1/150 models from Spain. They have made many interesting models like the Dornier Wal, the Me 110C, etc. They comes assembled with decals, in a
card box. These models were produced in the 60' - 70'.
I have some of them for trading.
Philippe.

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 03-14-2002, 09:07 PM

Thank you for the offer. I am interested in the siku Prop Airliners, the Comet IV and Convair 880.

Philippe GARREAU · 03-15-2002, 04:49 PM

Hi Tony,
good news for yoy. The french collector I know have some models you want :
Tupolev Tu 104 Mint in box = 61 Euros
Convair CV 880 TWA = 30 " "
Douglas DC8 Swissair = 33 " "
Caravelle SAS = 61 " "
This collector speak english. Try writing him :
Jean Michel HUTEAU
14, Rue Victor Gilbert
28000 CHARTRES
( FRANCE )

I hope you will enjoy this info.
Philippe

'I'iwi_Boy · 04-20-2003, 03:46 AM

About ten years ago I saw some Condor Flugdienst B767-200 models produced by Siku sold in Indonesia. Since I was collecting 1:600 Schabak, I ignored them. Now I am curious about Siku's products: are they in 1:500 scale ? Because when I saw it, the size was almost as big as Herpa's.

flieger · 04-20-2003, 07:25 PM

In the 60's Siku issued a wide variety of aircraft models, all made of plastic and all made of scale 1/250. (They did plastic car toys as well during that time).

By the time SIKU changed to metal models, but concentrated on cars (1/55) and agricultural models (1/32).

In the early 90's they did a seperate small Series of 1/500 Airliners in parallel to the upcoming Herpas: 767-200, L-1011, 747 and A340. Those line was an attempt to intrude into the Herpa-business, but it failed. So it remained at those models, production was stopped already several years ago.

The old plastic models of scale 1/250 are still most interesting for collectors, while the newer Series of 1/500 models is practically without any meaning.
It is to be pointed out, that SIKU also offered airport buildings of scale 1/250 for the according models, such as radar station, tower, hangar, terminal buildings, etc.

SIKU is one of the few company, where the plastic models are much more important than the metal models.

flieger · 04-21-2003, 04:42 AM

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flieger · 04-21-2003, 04:43 AM

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flieger · 04-21-2003, 04:49 AM

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flieger · 04-21-2003, 04:51 AM

All of above can be found in German Ebay. Use the key words
"SIKU + plastik" and/or "SIKU + flugzeug".

'I'iwi_Boy · 04-23-2003, 04:03 AM

The airport terminal building looks nice. Is it suitable for 1:500 models ?

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 09-20-2004, 08:28 PM

Found!

Last month I purchased a plastic Siku Lufthansa Viscount. This is a nicely-done plane that is smaller than the Dinky Toy and more or less the price of an AeroClassic model. It's 1:250. A toy seller had it displayed sitting almost on the ground next to two, fairly recent, beaten-up die cast jets - I've forgotten what make they were. All stickers and props are intact, and it has metal wheels. The registration is D-ANUN.

Graham Bridges · 09-24-2004, 07:18 PM

I too have a collection of 1:250 Siku airliners. They are really cute and reflect the period of the late 1950's and early 60's so well. The Starliner is my favourite of course! But I have to say that DC-8 is great (sits nose down beautifully) CV880 Swissair and Delta is surely a most unusual choice for that period (well done Siku for being so bold).
The buildings and hangars and airport playmat are terrific. Also made were passenger steps, fire engine, refuelling truck and the smallest ambulance you'll ever find (you can hardly see it with my eyesight!

I may part with it all one day. Happy collecting. PS The Comet, DC-6/7 , Starliner and TU104 were issued 10 years ago as plastic kits made in Eastern Europe.

maxw3ll · 03-17-2006, 10:50 AM

if got some of the models ur searching for.. just look at my post in the 1:250 scale forum.

lollomz · 03-17-2006, 11:15 AM

Did you see that it's a 2004 thread???

Lollo

Conny-fan · 03-21-2006, 06:12 AM

I hold only one CV440 from the Czechian pruducer in the early 90th ...
Only decal no painting... done by my self Swissair ...
I know the originals Siku very well, as I was collecting all civil airlines
life in the early 60th .... by pocket money ....but Mother has destroyed all of them.... as I wrote again and again bad notes in the school

I remember very well :
Super Star LH /TWA ,DC-6 Sabena,DC-7 Swissair,Alitalia, DC-8 KLM,707 PAA,
CV880 TWA ,CV440 Lufthansa,Swissair,L-188 KLM, F-27 AerLingus...
rest meanwhile cant remember

Graham Bridges · 03-21-2006, 08:27 AM

Hi conny-fan. The SIKU range is cute but by today's standard a little crude. I have all the airliners in my collection. However, I would like duplicates of my favourite airliners.

Do you have a big collection of connies. I just posted a connie model picture on the 1:200 forum.

Keep in touch, maybe we could swap/trade. connies@chasemarketing.net

Graham.

gnaydock · 05-10-2006, 07:37 PM

I finally bought a SIKU Tupolev TU 104 from a dealer in Germany which I'm anxiously awaiting. I wish it were made of metal instead of plastic but it's the only small scale example I've been able to find of this aircraft. I'm trying to complete my collection which consists of all jet airliner types representative of the 50s through 70s in European or American liveries. I'm still searching for the following aircraft: Trident HS 121, YAK 40, Dassault Mercure and if I'm really dreaming big, I could add the AVRO C 102, VFW 614 and Baade 152. The last three airliners never really made it into any significant production numbers.

Graham Bridges · 05-11-2006, 03:08 AM

I hope you like the 104. The 6 aircraft you're looking for could prove tough to find, but my guess is that somebody will make a Trident sonner or later especially in 1:400.

I think remember seeing a 1:200 Trident in the range by Brian Tomkins many years ago. Solid white metal and resembled a painted door stop. Can't be sure though.

GB

gnaydock · 05-11-2006, 07:07 PM

Thanks. I've seen some decent examples of the Trident, Yak 40 as well as Mercure (all Air Inter livery) in the 1:200 scale which is a little larger than what I'm collecting but thanks for the suggestion. I agree, those other aircraft are so obscure, I would doubt that most people would even know of their original existence. I understand that Howard Hughes liked the Avro C 102so well that he bought one. It has great lines and good speed for the time period. If Canada had produced it in larger numbers it would have given the French a great deal of competition with their Caravelle. On the other hand the Baade 152 was a supremely ugly attempt on East Germany's part to demonstrate national pride, however the prototypes had some significant problems (crashes) and the plane was scrapped- but then what would you expect from the people that produced the Trabant? The VFW 614 was manufactured in West Germany and faired much better, however, I for one would be a little nervous about flying in a plane that had jet engines mounted on top of the wings. Nevertheless, I pretty novel idea.

Best wishes,

Gerd

gnaydock · 05-11-2006, 07:18 PM

For Graham,

I nice Super Connie pic in Lufthansa livery I found. There's a great restored one in TWA livery that comes to the Air Show in Willow Grove, PA during the summer. It's a beauty!!!! Enjoy.

Graham Bridges · 05-12-2006, 03:23 PM

Thanks for the Lufthansa Super Star pic. Can you imagine 10 to 12 hours trans Atlantic with real cutlery and crystal gl***** ? And of course the gents would wear a jacket and tie and the ladies would have gloves ! And undoubtably they'd be very rich.

I've tried to edit this message but can't get rid of those damned asterisks. should read gl*****.

Damn it there must be a bug in the system. It should read those things you drink out of and can see through.

Graham Bridges · 05-12-2006, 03:39 PM

Anthony, I never saw a Breguet Atlantic. Would like to have one. Have you got a picture ?

Graham

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 05-12-2006, 05:03 PM

solido made a die cast Aeroflot Tu-104 ... I don't have one but I DO have the Solido Starliner, only one I have ...

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I finally bought a SIKU Tupolev TU 104 from a dealer in Germany which I'm anxiously awaiting. I wish it were made of metal instead of plastic but it's the only small scale example I've been able to find of this aircraft.

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 05-12-2006, 05:06 PM

I have an Avro C102. It is made of plastic, however.

gnaydock · 04-13-2007, 05:07 PM

Here's one that I recently sold on E-Bay. I'm looking for a TU-104 made by Solido.

gnaydock · 04-13-2007, 05:08 PM

That's really cool!! Someone is selling wooden C-102s on eBay in prototype livery. Looks really good. It's probably 1:100 scale.

02-14-2002, 09:50 PM	#1
ANTHONY F DUVA JR ^~.. Maximum R & B ..~^ Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Land of a thousand dances Posts: 3,057	siku models - plastic - 1960s Does anybody here have any German siku models from the early 60s in his collection? They had some interesting subject matter and this brand's quality has always been high. F1 Sud-Aviation Caravelle F2 Vertol (Piasecki) YH-16A F3 Boeing 707 Intercontinental F4 Lockheed L 1649 A Super-Star Constellation F5 De Havilland Comet IV F6 Dornier Do 27 F7 Tupolev Tu 104 F8 Cessna 310 F9 Douglas DC-7 Seven Seas F10 F 100 Super Sabre F11 Lockheed F 104 Starfighter F12 Convair 440 Metropolitan F13 Convair B 58 Hustler F14 Sikorsky S 58 F15 Nord 2501 Noratlas F16 Fokker F 27 Friendship F17 Viscount 814 F18 Lockheed L-188 Electra F19 Douglas DC-8 F20 Fairey Rotodyne F21 Martin P 6 M-2 Seamaster F22 Convair CV-880 F23 Bell X-15 F24 Segelflugzeug Glider F25 Fiat G-91 F26 F 105 Thunderchief F27 Boeing B52 Stratofortress F28 Lockheed U2 F29 Sikorsky Turbine Helicopter F30 Lightning F1 F31 Mirage IIIA F32 Breguet 1150 Atlantic F32a WV-2 Warning Star with radar saucer F33 MiG 21 F34 SAAB 35a I never have seen any of these before and I am surprised that at least one manufacturer bothered to make such a wide variety of interesting planes. __________________ FLY DUVA AIR's LUXURIOUS, DOUBLE-DECK BOEING "STRATO" CLIPPER !

03-14-2002, 09:07 PM	#3
ANTHONY F DUVA JR ^~.. Maximum R & B ..~^ Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Land of a thousand dances Posts: 3,057	Thank you for the offer. I am interested in the siku Prop Airliners, the Comet IV and Convair 880. __________________ FLY DUVA AIR's LUXURIOUS, DOUBLE-DECK BOEING "STRATO" CLIPPER !

04-20-2003, 03:46 AM	#5
'I'iwi_Boy Long live 1:500 ! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Jakarta (CGK, ID) or Milpitas (SJC, CA-US) Age: 32 Posts: 444	About ten years ago I saw some Condor Flugdienst B767-200 models produced by Siku sold in Indonesia. Since I was collecting 1:600 Schabak, I ignored them. Now I am curious about Siku's products: are they in 1:500 scale ? Because when I saw it, the size was almost as big as Herpa's. Last edited by 'I'iwi_Boy; 04-20-2003 at 03:49 AM.

04-20-2003, 07:25 PM	#6
flieger Master Collector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DARMSTADT Age: 40 Posts: 513	Different issue! In the 60's Siku issued a wide variety of aircraft models, all made of plastic and all made of scale 1/250. (They did plastic car toys as well during that time). By the time SIKU changed to metal models, but concentrated on cars (1/55) and agricultural models (1/32). In the early 90's they did a seperate small Series of 1/500 Airliners in parallel to the upcoming Herpas: 767-200, L-1011, 747 and A340. Those line was an attempt to intrude into the Herpa-business, but it failed. So it remained at those models, production was stopped already several years ago. The old plastic models of scale 1/250 are still most interesting for collectors, while the newer Series of 1/500 models is practically without any meaning. It is to be pointed out, that SIKU also offered airport buildings of scale 1/250 for the according models, such as radar station, tower, hangar, terminal buildings, etc. SIKU is one of the few company, where the plastic models are much more important than the metal models.

04-21-2003, 04:42 AM	#7
flieger Master Collector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DARMSTADT Age: 40 Posts: 513	SIKU plastik Boeing 707 Picture:

03-14-2002, 05:49 PM	#2
Philippe GARREAU Collector Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: FRANCE.60 kms from Paris Age: 50 Posts: 63	Tony, I have'nt the Siku models in my collection but a french collector I know have some models for selling or trading. If you are interesting, I can give you his list and his adress. About plastic models, do you know the Eko 1/150 models from Spain. They have made many interesting models like the Dornier Wal, the Me 110C, etc. They comes assembled with decals, in a card box. These models were produced in the 60' - 70'. I have some of them for trading. Philippe.

03-15-2002, 04:49 PM	#4
Philippe GARREAU Collector Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: FRANCE.60 kms from Paris Age: 50 Posts: 63	Hi Tony, good news for yoy. The french collector I know have some models you want : Tupolev Tu 104 Mint in box = 61 Euros Convair CV 880 TWA = 30 " " Douglas DC8 Swissair = 33 " " Caravelle SAS = 61 " " This collector speak english. Try writing him : Jean Michel HUTEAU 14, Rue Victor Gilbert 28000 CHARTRES ( FRANCE ) I hope you will enjoy this info. Philippe

04-21-2003, 04:43 AM	#8
flieger Master Collector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DARMSTADT Age: 40 Posts: 513	SIKU plastic airport Picture

04-21-2003, 04:49 AM	#9
flieger Master Collector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DARMSTADT Age: 40 Posts: 513	SIKU plastik airport accessoires Picture:

04-21-2003, 04:51 AM	#10
flieger Master Collector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DARMSTADT Age: 40 Posts: 513	How to get this stuff? All of above can be found in German Ebay. Use the key words "SIKU + plastik" and/or "SIKU + flugzeug".

04-23-2003, 04:03 AM	#11
'I'iwi_Boy Long live 1:500 ! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Jakarta (CGK, ID) or Milpitas (SJC, CA-US) Age: 32 Posts: 444	The airport terminal building looks nice. Is it suitable for 1:500 models ?

09-20-2004, 08:28 PM	#12
ANTHONY F DUVA JR ^~.. Maximum R & B ..~^ Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Land of a thousand dances Posts: 3,057	SIKU Good Plastic: Found! Found! Last month I purchased a plastic Siku Lufthansa Viscount. This is a nicely-done plane that is smaller than the Dinky Toy and more or less the price of an AeroClassic model. It's 1:250. A toy seller had it displayed sitting almost on the ground next to two, fairly recent, beaten-up die cast jets - I've forgotten what make they were. All stickers and props are intact, and it has metal wheels. The registration is D-ANUN. __________________ FLY DUVA AIR's LUXURIOUS, DOUBLE-DECK BOEING "STRATO" CLIPPER ! Last edited by ANTHONY F DUVA JR; 09-20-2004 at 08:31 PM. Reason: Grammar improvement

09-24-2004, 07:18 PM	#13
Graham Bridges Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Berkshire UK Posts: 362	I too have a collection of 1:250 Siku airliners. They are really cute and reflect the period of the late 1950's and early 60's so well. The Starliner is my favourite of course! But I have to say that DC-8 is great (sits nose down beautifully) CV880 Swissair and Delta is surely a most unusual choice for that period (well done Siku for being so bold). The buildings and hangars and airport playmat are terrific. Also made were passenger steps, fire engine, refuelling truck and the smallest ambulance you'll ever find (you can hardly see it with my eyesight! I may part with it all one day. Happy collecting. PS The Comet, DC-6/7 , Starliner and TU104 were issued 10 years ago as plastic kits made in Eastern Europe. Last edited by Graham Bridges; 09-27-2004 at 06:12 PM.

03-17-2006, 10:50 AM	#14
maxw3ll Junior Collector Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	if got some of the models ur searching for.. just look at my post in the 1:250 scale forum.

03-17-2006, 11:15 AM	#15
lollomz Insane Collector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monza - Italy Age: 35 Posts: 1,808	Did you see that it's a 2004 thread??? Lollo __________________ TRIJETS LOVER!

03-21-2006, 06:12 AM	#16
Conny-fan Collector Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 59	I hold only one CV440 from the Czechian pruducer in the early 90th ... Only decal no painting... done by my self Swissair ... I know the originals Siku very well, as I was collecting all civil airlines life in the early 60th .... by pocket money ....but Mother has destroyed all of them.... as I wrote again and again bad notes in the school I remember very well : Super Star LH /TWA ,DC-6 Sabena,DC-7 Swissair,Alitalia, DC-8 KLM,707 PAA, CV880 TWA ,CV440 Lufthansa,Swissair,L-188 KLM, F-27 AerLingus... rest meanwhile cant remember

03-21-2006, 08:27 AM	#17
Graham Bridges Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Berkshire UK Posts: 362	Hi conny-fan. The SIKU range is cute but by today's standard a little crude. I have all the airliners in my collection. However, I would like duplicates of my favourite airliners. Do you have a big collection of connies. I just posted a connie model picture on the 1:200 forum. Keep in touch, maybe we could swap/trade. connies@chasemarketing.net Graham.

05-10-2006, 07:37 PM	#18
gnaydock Addicted to Old Jets Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Age: 48 Posts: 32	I finally bought a SIKU Tupolev TU 104 from a dealer in Germany which I'm anxiously awaiting. I wish it were made of metal instead of plastic but it's the only small scale example I've been able to find of this aircraft. I'm trying to complete my collection which consists of all jet airliner types representative of the 50s through 70s in European or American liveries. I'm still searching for the following aircraft: Trident HS 121, YAK 40, Dassault Mercure and if I'm really dreaming big, I could add the AVRO C 102, VFW 614 and Baade 152. The last three airliners never really made it into any significant production numbers. __________________

05-11-2006, 03:08 AM	#19
Graham Bridges Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Berkshire UK Posts: 362	I hope you like the 104. The 6 aircraft you're looking for could prove tough to find, but my guess is that somebody will make a Trident sonner or later especially in 1:400. I think remember seeing a 1:200 Trident in the range by Brian Tomkins many years ago. Solid white metal and resembled a painted door stop. Can't be sure though. GB

05-11-2006, 07:07 PM	#20
gnaydock Addicted to Old Jets Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Age: 48 Posts: 32	Thanks. I've seen some decent examples of the Trident, Yak 40 as well as Mercure (all Air Inter livery) in the 1:200 scale which is a little larger than what I'm collecting but thanks for the suggestion. I agree, those other aircraft are so obscure, I would doubt that most people would even know of their original existence. I understand that Howard Hughes liked the Avro C 102so well that he bought one. It has great lines and good speed for the time period. If Canada had produced it in larger numbers it would have given the French a great deal of competition with their Caravelle. On the other hand the Baade 152 was a supremely ugly attempt on East Germany's part to demonstrate national pride, however the prototypes had some significant problems (crashes) and the plane was scrapped- but then what would you expect from the people that produced the Trabant? The VFW 614 was manufactured in West Germany and faired much better, however, I for one would be a little nervous about flying in a plane that had jet engines mounted on top of the wings. Nevertheless, I pretty novel idea. Best wishes, Gerd __________________

05-11-2006, 07:18 PM	#21
gnaydock Addicted to Old Jets Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Age: 48 Posts: 32	Anot For Graham, I nice Super Connie pic in Lufthansa livery I found. There's a great restored one in TWA livery that comes to the Air Show in Willow Grove, PA during the summer. It's a beauty!!!! Enjoy. __________________

05-12-2006, 03:23 PM	#22
Graham Bridges Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Berkshire UK Posts: 362	Thanks for the Lufthansa Super Star pic. Can you imagine 10 to 12 hours trans Atlantic with real cutlery and crystal gl*** ? And of course the gents would wear a jacket and tie and the ladies would have gloves ! And undoubtably they'd be very rich. I've tried to edit this message but can't get rid of those damned asterisks. should read gl**. Damn it there must be a bug in the system. It should read those things you drink out of and can see through. Last edited by Graham Bridges; 05-12-2006 at 03:34 PM.*

05-12-2006, 03:39 PM	#23
Graham Bridges Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Berkshire UK Posts: 362	Anthony, I never saw a Breguet Atlantic. Would like to have one. Have you got a picture ? Graham

05-12-2006, 05:06 PM	#25
ANTHONY F DUVA JR ^~.. Maximum R & B ..~^ Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Land of a thousand dances Posts: 3,057	I have an Avro C102. It is made of plastic, however. __________________ FLY DUVA AIR's LUXURIOUS, DOUBLE-DECK BOEING "STRATO" CLIPPER !

04-13-2007, 05:07 PM	#26
gnaydock Addicted to Old Jets Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Age: 48 Posts: 32	Re: siku models - plastic - 1960s Here's one that I recently sold on E-Bay. I'm looking for a TU-104 made by Solido. __________________

04-13-2007, 05:08 PM	#27
gnaydock Addicted to Old Jets Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Age: 48 Posts: 32	Re: siku models - plastic - 1960s That's really cool!! Someone is selling wooden C-102s on eBay in prototype livery. Looks really good. It's probably 1:100 scale. __________________