Dear all!
Whereas I have noticed a general interested to these ships on MW, some Master Modellers on MW have already built them and some others are still building and possess experience and knowledge
Whereas I have bought a one of them - Grosser Kurfurst - and building for quite a while and have some questions now and will certainly have more at later build-up stages and
Whereas some of you might have the same questions unanswered or have others which I or fellow modellers have not yet encountered and
Whereas according to our moderator Tracy White there is no a thread for Konig type ship Fans
I have decided to start one.
Why Grosser Kurfurst for me? It was random choice - it was bought for birthday of my son as he and me were caught by the box art. Now we are using hints and tips provided in various build-up articles esp. Jim Baumann, Francisco P. de Nanclares and Andy Elwood on this site as well as separate materials kindly provided by Master Baumann. Still some questions remain.
Those which we have at the moment are:
1) on the deck there are "railways" for moving boats which are of grey color on box pictures. Instructions included in the box do not say about coloring these railways in grey. I have looked at some of the photos of ready models - and I noticed that some modellers do not paint them grey and leave them in deck color. Unfortunately there are quite a few photos of Konig of Mr. Baumann to decide this question. So what do you think about painting these "railways". My assumption that they are metal on real ship and shall be either grey color or "metal color" of a real railways. What is your opinions?
2) also along the deck there are engraved "dots" which I assume are deck portholes illuminators. I assume that the area around them shall be grey while they shall be treated as portholes (either Krystal Klear or just black paint which is my choice now as my Krystal Klear is yet to be delivered and I am not prepared to stop the build). What is you opinion on these "dots". What are they and how they shall be treated?
3) on the deck (stern part) there are "huts" as I call them which are small structures looking like a "dog hut" - sorry but I do not know how they are called properly. Again instructions do not say anything about painting them. I saw them painted dark wood color on Mr. Francisco P. de Nanclares pictures. I saw them made from wood on sailing ships and pre-dreadnoughts pictures and photos - but what was the situation with them on dreadnoughts of WWI? Honestly I hardly imagine them from wood in WWI dreadnoughts. Were they made from wood? Shall they be painted wood color or they were painted grey?
My questions will arize duging the build and hope they will be intersting to others. Looking forward to see your questions - let us develop this thread into a story of Konig type ships build-ups, histories and discoveries.
Thank you in advance for your opinions and good luck with you Konigs and his sister ships.
Yevgeniy
P.S. As I use dial-up for Internet connection and switch it off when not working I may be late with answers - in any case I answer not later than on the next day.
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http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlEric Bergerud’s ICM Konig:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlAnthony Polychroniadis’ ICM Grosser Kurfurst (rebuilt/waterlined):
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http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmIndra Krishnamurti’s ICM Markgraf:
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http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlRobert Apfelzweig’s ICM Markgraf:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlRainer Michalek’s ICM Markgraf:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlFrancisco P. de Nanclares’s Kronprinz:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlRalf Roggeveen’s ICM Konig:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... ig-350-rr/Rick Kissinger's ICM Markgraf:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmPaul Helfrich's ICM Kronprinz:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmJay McKeown's ICM Großer Kurfürst:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmAbel Hernandez's ICM Markgraf:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmSantiago Ezcurra's ICM Großer Kurfürst:
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