Updated: May 31, 2026

In 1974, a company by the name of The ADDAR Plastics Co managed to snag the license for a series of plastic model kits based upon the Planet of the Apes franchise. I haven't managed to find out very much about the Addar Company itself, other than it was the short-lived brainchild of an ex-Aurora employee by the name of Abe Shikes.

They produced kits including Evel Knievel, Jaws, and the Scene in a Bottle line, but today ADDAR are mostly remembered for their Apes kit line, in which they emulated the style of the AURORA figure kits with character sculpts on dioramic bases. Sadly, Addar never enjoyed true success and soon went into liquidation.

To help preserve their memory, here is a detailed look at part of their legacy The Planet of the Apes kits.