The last 30 years has been an exciting time for us meeting the changing needs of model collectors.
In the early years as dealers of old and antiquarian toys we traded in
tin toys made by all the manufacturers from Arnold to Zeuke. Early HO
model cars from Lego and Wiking as well as the 1:43 scale models from
Corgi Toys, Dinky Toys and Tekno were a speciality. We also traded Siku
plastic and die-cast models. This led us to edit with Dr. Wilfried
Raschke the "Siku Sammlerkatalog RAWE" (collector's catalogue) between
1991 and 2009. An essential collector’s guide to all the models produced
by Siku.
By the late 90s it became more and more difficulty to find good quality
toys from the 50s and 60s. Also there was growing interest among younger
collectors for toys that no longer existed and for models with better
and realistic detailing. We responded to these changes by developing our
own range of limited edition models between 2003 and 2008. These were
based on Siku Farmer Series models and Universal Hobbies tractors.
On November 11th 2007 at the Agritechnica in Hannover we launched our FENDT FAVORIT 515 C tractor. This first accurate 1:32 scale model we developed and sold under the brand name 'weise-toys'. Since the Fendt launch we have produced under the weise-toys brand an extensive range of model tractors. All are designed to meet the needs of collectors for visually and technical accurate models.
Since mid 2021 Weise Toys is part of Holland Oto Group