 The company's on and off relation with German Schuco Modell is particularly notable.Schabak was formed in 1966 by Max Haselmann, Gerhard Hertlein, Horst Widmann and Wolfgang Stolpe (Force 1990; Rixon 2005, 76).The company began as a toy distributor, mainly for Schuco Modell toys – and not as a producer (Bickford Diecast website).