 | Arkitex
Arkitex attempted to represent the 'modern' method of constructing bridges and office and apartment buildings. It used a system of plastic girders which were assembled to form a framework, to which you could then add floors and, finally, panels consisting of walls, windows and doors. The result was model buildings which had a contemporary feel. An unusual feature of Arkitex was that the components and sets were available in 2 scales: 1/42 to match the Spot-On range, and 00/HO guage to match Tri-ang model railways. Although Arkitex was cleverly designed, the small and medium sets only contained the components for making basic box-shaped buildings: if you wanted to make more interesting structures you needed special parts which came with the largest - and most expensive - sets. This probably contributed to the short lifespan of the range, introduced in 1961 and disappearing in 1965/1966. Nowadays some components, particularly those for apartment buildings, are very rare and sought-after. |
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