NO RESERVE. 1/1250 WWI German Kaiserliche Marine SMS Grosser Kurfurst, Second ship of Four Ship Konig-class, 1914 - 1919.

Laid down on October, 1911 and commissioned on July 30, 1914, Grosser Kurfurst was active throughout WWI and participated in a number of actions involving the German High Seas Fleet, including the Battle of Jutland of May 31 to June 1, 1916.

Following German's capitulation in November 1918, Grosser Kurfurst and most of the other surviving ships of the High Seas Fleet were interned at the British Royal Navy's base at Scapa Flow. On June 21, 1919, while awaiting the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, she and the other ships there were scuttled. Unlike he three sister ships, which were also scuttled at Scapa Flow, she was raised from the bottom on April 29, 1938, she was eventually towed to Rosyth on the Firth of Forth, Scotland for scrapping.

This group of models are full-hull pieces with the complete underwater portion, including screws and rudders. Very nicely detailed with well-defined mask lines between the different colors of paint used to add to their authenticity.

Model comes mounted on a black resin base and is packed between two matching formed clear plastic "supporting" pieces which are carried inside a formed flexible outer plastic point-of-sale display case mounted on a cardboard backing card

It is recommended that the model be kept upright when the packaging is opened so that it doesn't lean over and bend or break off a fragile part like a mast. Once unpacked, the ship's masts, yards and radars might require slight 'tweaking' to properly straighten or align them.

When originally sold as a subscription piece, the model was accompanied by a 16 page 8 1/2'' by 11" color brochure with German text. However, the brochure is not included with the model offered under this listing.

Diecast model hull with plastic parts. DeAgostini #DAKS49.

MIB but the plastic cover over the model which comes attached to a cardboard base was separated from the base in order for us to remove the model and take the pictures used in this listing. When we were finished, we placed the model back on the base card, replaced its plastic cover and then taped the edges of the cover to the cardboard base.

Note that as suggested above, the nature of these models is such that small parts including masts, antenna, bridge deck levels and turrets and their gun barrels can be misaligned. These conditions are generally only noticeable at close inspection and often can be  carefully 'tweaked' into proper alignment. Although the models in this series that we sell are all factory-new, we cannot make any representations that all their features are perfectly straight and correctly positioned.