1:700 German Light Cruiser Königsberg 1940 Photo-Etched Parts

Flyhawk 1:700 photo-etched parts, the light cruiser Königsberg 1940

An accessory for modelers of ships in 1:700 scale from the brand Flyhawk. The package contains a fret of photo-etched metal parts with which you replace the coarser plastic components of a model of the German light cruiser Königsberg in her 1940 state. The set is cut for the kit from the same manufacturer, which has to be bought separately. Photo-etched parts are taken out of the fret, shaped and glued onto the model, so this is work for a more experienced modeler. The reward is fine detail on the railings, walkways and ladders of a kind a plastic part never has.

The real subject

Königsberg was the first of three German light cruisers of interwar construction. A peculiarity of the design was the asymmetrical arrangement of the after gun turrets, which were offset to the sides so that they did not block each other's field of fire. The ship was sunk in April 1940 at Bergen during the occupation of Norway, where she was hit by British Skua dive bombers flying from a land base, and she thus became one of the first large warships sunk by air attack.

Use

• cut the parts from the fret with a sharp knife on a hard surface; do not break them out
• make the bends over a metal ruler or in a photo-etch bending tool
• glue with cyanoacrylate glue applied with the tip of a wire, not straight from the bottle
• degrease the metal before painting and give it a primer for metal
• let the finished parts cure before you touch the model again

The set is intended for experienced modelers. The ship kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.