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Is there any current source of those 3D CPK kits?

You have to distinguish space-filling and semi-space filling, see below: enter image description here enter image description here

For semi-space filling, many ball-and-stick models also have pegs instead of sticks to connect atoms without extra space between them, like this Molymod Biochemistry set:

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It is more difficult (and more expensive) to find space-filling model kits, but they still exist, e.g. this HGS model kit:

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History

Space-filling models are associated with the CPK initials because Corey and Pauling published a home-grown non-commercial space-filling model in 1953, and later Corey, Pauling and Koltun made them available commercially.

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They were sold by a company called Ealing, and searching for "Ealing CPK" might lead you to a vintage model such as this one:

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Is there any current source of those 3D CPK kits?

You have to distinguish space-filling and semi-space filling, see below: enter image description here enter image description here

For semi-space filling, many ball-and-stick models also have pegs instead of sticks to connect atoms without extra space between them, like this Molymod Biochemistry set:

enter image description here

It is more difficult (and more expensive) to find space-filling model kits, but they still exist, e.g. this HGS model kit:

enter image description here

History

Space-filling models are associated with the CPK initials because Corey and Pauling published a home-grown non-commercial space-filling model in 1953, and later Corey, Pauling and Koltun made them available commercially.

enter image description here

Is there any current source of those 3D CPK kits?

You have to distinguish space-filling and semi-space filling, see below: enter image description here enter image description here

For semi-space filling, many ball-and-stick models also have pegs instead of sticks to connect atoms without extra space between them, like this Molymod Biochemistry set:

enter image description here

It is more difficult (and more expensive) to find space-filling model kits, but they still exist, e.g. this HGS model kit:

enter image description here

History

Space-filling models are associated with the CPK initials because Corey and Pauling published a home-grown non-commercial space-filling model in 1953, and later Corey, Pauling and Koltun made them available commercially.

enter image description here

They were sold by a company called Ealing, and searching for "Ealing CPK" might lead you to a vintage model such as this one:

enter image description here

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Karsten
  • 42.3k
  • 8
  • 75
  • 193

Is there any current source of those 3D CPK kits?

You have to distinguish space-filling and semi-space filling, see below: enter image description here enter image description here

For semi-space filling, many ball-and-stick models also have pegs instead of sticks to connect atoms without extra space between them, like this Molymod Biochemistry set:

enter image description here

It is more difficult (and more expensive) to find space-filling model kits, but they still exist, e.g. this HGS model kit:

enter image description here

History

Space-filling models are associated with the CPK initials because Corey and Pauling published a home-grown non-commercial space-filling model in 1953, and later Corey, Pauling and Koltun made them available commercially.

enter image description here