Maker record
Heki
Heki Kittler is a German maker of landscape accessories for model railways. Its range includes model trees and firs, tunnels, and other scenery materials. The company says its first products, made from small pieces of wood and cardboard, appeared in 1953. Production methods later incorporated plastic mouldings and machinery, while shaping, gluing, and flocking model trees continued to involve hand work. Heki Kittler is based in Rastatt-Wintersdorf.
- Founded
- 1953
- Locations
- Rastatt-Wintersdorf, Germany
The story of Heki
Heki Kittler dates its beginnings to 1953, when it made hunting stands and feeding racks from small pieces of wood and tunnels from cardboard for model railways. Trees, firs and further decorative materials were added to the range.
The company describes a later shift from wood and cardboard to plastic, alongside the development of machinery. Its account says that model trees still receive substantial hand work: plastic mouldings are bent into shape, glued, flocked and packed by hand. The current company identifies itself as HEKI Kittler GmbH and is based in Rastatt-Wintersdorf, Germany.
