The AGK presents in collaboration with Axel Huppers and the Aue-Verlag the new issue of the card board modell "Chris Craft Futura Sports Express Cruiser". This ship was build 1956 and it was with a high speed of about 58 km/h at this time very fast. In the year 1959 the Schreiber-Verlag in Esslingen (Germany) published under the number 71108 the card modell constructed by Ellhardt Brückner. It is possible to build a remote control unit into the ship. After exhaustive varnishing the ship was able to swim! The modell is in the 1:20 scale, 58 cm long and 18.5 cm width. Additional informationen (in German) you will find in the recent issue no. 9 of our series "Zur Geschichte des Kartonmodellbaus", see the sample page and ordering information.
You can order this card modell (ISBN-No. 978-3-87029-307-9) at the Aue-Verlag, Korber Straße 20, D-74219 Möckmühl (see the online shop) for 39.90 Euro. Members of the AGK, which paid the membership fee for 2009, have recieved this card modell for free. The following pictures give you some impressions about the modell, the original and the card board.