A few weeks ago someone here posted a question about the Mirage U-boat kits, so I picked up one of their little ship models to see if they are any good -- the V106 WWI German destroyer in 1/400.
The instructions say to paint the whole thing a lightish slate grey, and below the waterline black. Some questions on these instructions.
1) Didn't the Germans paint their destroyers black in the first two years of the war?
2) If so, were the decks black too -- were all horizontal surfaces black?
3) Since the Germans painted black below the waterline too, does this mean the ships were entirely black? [:0]
4) If/when they were black, did they wear ID numbers, etc, and if so what color were these?
Thanks for any help -- I like early war builds for the High Seas Fleet rather than the rather depressing late war fleet.