For Konig gurus - ICM's Konig - what is this kit?

I haven't built either kit, but I do know that Gold Medal Models produces an excellent set of photo-etched detail parts covering the class - with extremely detailed instructions detailing the differences between the individual ships.

Thanks for the reply, guess I have to work up the courage and ducats to try the PE. Would be a shame to build this w/out those torpedo nets so often seen on these old battlewagons!

White ensign also do a set for it.Very comprehensive and a supplementary set to show torpedo nets deployed. Over one hundred very very very tiny support brackets for the nets to add to the hull !!!!!!!!!!!!!

If every model co. could make kits as good as this one we all would be very happy modellers!!! I bulit it using Gold Metals PE.

I saw the review where it was stated the kit is accurate for Kronzprinz post -Jutland only. I have both Konig and Grosser Kurfurst in my stash, and plan to do one pre and one post Jutland. I've yet to research the ships myself, but here are some sites where you go do some of your own research:

http://german-navy.tripod.com/

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1185/ignpage.html

http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/index.html

http://www.kaiserliche-marine.de

Go here for pictures of Mike Taylor's gorgeous SMS Grosser Kurfurst

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/bb/sms/kurfurst-350-mt/mt-index.html



There is also a series of build up article on the Konig by Andy Elwood on modelwarships.com, but sadly it's incomplete:

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/bb/sms/kurfurst-350-mt/mt-contents.html

Thanks all for the replies!

What did I get myself into...