Kranich Modellbogen

**Diderick A. den Bakker** · #1 10-07-2011, 07:15 AM

On the look out for Early SF, I recently found a lovely space station by Kranich, from former Eastern Germany. There just might be more similar models in that series - does anyone know where to find a complete list of titles?

**Papercaptain** · #2 10-12-2011, 08:49 AM

Moin, Diderick, I do:
According to the brochure
DDR in Karton - eine Dokumentation, Sonderheft 1. Teil: Karton-Modellbau 1949-1989
-Berlin : Mitteldeutscher Kartonmodell-Verlag 2002.
you will find them all listed there on page 30:

Kranich 1/59 : Sputnik III (Metallfolie), scale 1/15; 2nd ed. 1963.
Kranich 2/61 : Kosmische Außenstation, ein utopisches Modell auf Metallfolie (scale ??)
Kranich 3/62 : Raumschiffe Lunik III & Wostok I (Metallfolie) (scale ??)
Kranich 4/69 : Trägerrakete Wostok & Satellit Elektron I (Metallfolie), scale 1/50,1/20
Kranich 5/71 : Weltraumschiffe Sojus 4 und 5 (Metallfolie), scale 1/50
Kranich 7/72 : Mondauto Lunochod (Metallfolie) (scale ??)
Kranich 8/79 : Flug zur Orbitalstation, Spiel- und Bastelbogen.

Groetjes,
Papercaptain

**Diderick A. den Bakker** · #3 10-12-2011, 09:07 AM

Thanks for your help. As I am only interested in 'Early SF', perhaps the last one on the list might be interesting. Do you (or does anyone else) have a picture or description of this 'Flug zur orbital station' by Kranich?

Any tips about other old SF models are very welcome!

**Papercaptain** · #4 10-12-2011, 09:27 AM

Moin, Diderick!

As far as can be seen form the envelope pictured in the brochure, it is a sort of tabletop-game with dice (Würfelspiel), perhaps with some additional modeling. There are 8 pages DIN A4, but what's on them I don't know.
The guys pictured on the envelope are wearing russian style cosmonaut's gear and garb (of course!).

Groetjes,
Papercaptain

**SCEtoAUX** · #5 10-12-2011, 09:58 AM

Mike Hungerford: Paper Models has some early SF type models including a Tom Swift Outpost in Space.