The MBK Anniversary Year – Phase 2
In Phase 2, do not miss this special promotion: Win your purchase back!
In Phase 2, we are now offering an exciting promotion:
If your invoice was issued between 01.04.2026 and 30.06.2026, the invoice number begins with “2026-3” and ends with “25”, you will receive a voucher for the full value of your purchase.
You can request this voucher by email until 17.07.2026 by providing your customer number (starting with “1”) and the invoice number.
The full terms and conditions are available here:
Lucky Number 25 – Terms and Conditions of Participation
And now, let us take you further on our journey through 25 years of MBK.
2007 – 2013: Retail store and the first employees
In 2007, we opened our first store in Delmenhorst. The old premises were too small, and I finally wanted to be able to source goods from German wholesalers. Back then, a “proper” store was still necessary for that. I was (once again) incredibly lucky, and we were able to rent 1200 square meters on the first floor above an office supply store in Delmenhorst for a relatively small sum.
The store was open six days a week – it was impossible to manage alone. So I started looking for good people. I already had someone in mind: Thomas, who ran the website panzer-modell.de. He lived practically around the corner, was a long-term student, and really knew his stuff when it came to model making. A little persuasion was needed, but then he took the plunge into the adventure “model building store”. Following the motto “Turn your hobby into your profession”, Thomas is still with MBK and is celebrating his 19th year as a kit model expert with us this year.
We hired two more people for the warehouse and shipping (Fakim is still our main worker at the packing table today), and we were ready to go. Now, with an expanded product range and a lot of work every day, the number of items we offered online quickly grew to 20,000.
In 2008, we ventured into our own production for the first time. The then very popular “ready-made tanks” (diecast models from Dragon Armor) were enjoying great success, so we decided: We can do that ourselves. With “Panzerstahl”, Modellbaukönig’s first own brand was born. From 2008 to 2014, almost 50 items were released under this name.
In 2009, we wanted to hire a trainee. Because the two finalists were so good, we decided to hire both of them. One of them (Nils) is still with MBK and now heads our IT department. He certainly wouldn’t have imagined that back then.
Our trainees completed their training, we were able to keep both of them, and Ronny joined us as an additional warehouse employee. Ronny had previously completed his apprenticeship with us and is now the warehouse manager with supervisory responsibility for 12 employees.
In 2010, we launched a new online shop with more features and an expanded bonus points program.
At the end of 2012, our five-year lease expired. Disputes with the landlord and a lack of willingness to invest in the building led us to decide not to renew the lease. We moved back to a warehouse in Delmenhorst and focused exclusively on online retail from then on.
You can also find a PDF-Version of the flyer.
Phase 3 will start in June
Stay tuned for what we offer you in the next phase of our anniversary celebrations.
It’s going to be sensational again, with lots of fun, excitement and great prizes to be won!
Best Regards
Nils & the entire Modellbau-Koenig.de-Team
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