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Brekina
Brekina is a German maker of 1:87 scale model vehicles, introduced in 1980. Its range focuses on classic European and American cars, vans, lorries, buses, emergency vehicles and motorsport subjects, including many vehicles from the 1930s to the 1980s. The company began with buses and expanded into lorries in 1985; the Volkswagen Type 2 became one of its best-selling models. Brekina also produced model railway vehicles from 2005 to 2018, and published its vehicle-history magazine from 1984 to 2020.
- Founded
- 1980
- Countries
- Germany
- Locations
- Teningen, Germany · 1971
- Founders
- Josef Paulus
The story of Brekina
Brekina began producing 1:87 scale model vehicles in 1980. Buses were among its first products: an articulated double-decker appeared in 1983, followed in 1984 by a Mercedes-Benz O 321 H. That year, the company also began publishing its Autoheft, which combined vehicle history with information about models. In 1985 Brekina added lorries, beginning with a Mercedes-Benz O 6600 furniture van and an L 3500; the Volkswagen Type 2 followed that autumn. By 1992, the Bulli was the company’s best-selling model, with 151 variants documented in its collector’s guide.
In 1993 Brekina introduced two-component moulding, combining body and glazing in one part. It later abandoned the process. The company broadened its vehicle subjects in subsequent decades, adding more passenger cars and international prototypes. It entered model railway production with the Schi-Stra-Bus in 2005, later adding further rail vehicles and N-scale models; the railway programme was wound down in 2018. That year Werner Hartung stepped down as managing partner and the company was sold to the MCW Group. Brekina’s Autoheft ran from 1984 to 2020.
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