TVphotog
Television Grunt
Okay, in reference to several threads, I have pulled my Kiev rebuild out of mothballs. I still need a few parts, but she is mostly painted. I need to figure out how to disassemble the baseplate. Unfortunately, it appears that my baseplate is older than the example on the KSS as the bottom locks don't unscrew. It appears that their mounting points are melted somehow together. I have deleted the engraved Kiev logos and plan to replace them with either a decal or some dry-rub lettering. If it is a decal, I need help deciding on the font to use. I played with a few and I can't decide. Take a look and let me know what the general consensus on the board is. I am having a hard time deciding between numbers 2,5 and 9. Number 8 looks kind of cool too. So what sayeth the board? Oh yeah, I forgot, most likely they will be printed in this red, maybe a little darker.

photo4ls
Well-known
#3 seems fitting.
Richbuckle
Member
2 looks prettiest to me. On second thoughts; 3 is more brutal - maybe that feeling fits the old Arsenal more.
TVphotog
Television Grunt
Number 3 is called Kremlin Advisor. Rather fitting...
hks3sgte
Established
Leave it blank...
mooge
Well-known
my vote goes for #9...
...or 'leica' in red lettering.
...or 'leica' in red lettering.
cysasam
Established
6 for me. (hope you're confused now
)
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
I like several of them ok but think they would all look better were the "K" the same size as the other letters.
That said, I like #6.
Rob
That said, I like #6.
Rob
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I like #9 also! 
nzeeman
Well-known
and what do you think about this logo?
it is made for ukrainian market...

it is made for ukrainian market...
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 contain errors. Most notably, "Б" and "В" are different letters, as are "И" and "П", and "З" and "Е".
It's like printing Lelca, Leioa or Teica on your Leica if you're Japanese.
(Edit: And 6 has a very weird E, too.)
Philipp
It's like printing Lelca, Leioa or Teica on your Leica if you're Japanese.
(Edit: And 6 has a very weird E, too.)
Philipp
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rxmd
May contain traces of nut
dee
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dee
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QUAsit
Established
I cannot comment this. Made my day! ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
This is kinda C&C: Red Alert writings)))))))
Anyway, I would recommend this engraving, like very old Kievs:
This is kinda C&C: Red Alert writings)))))))
Anyway, I would recommend this engraving, like very old Kievs:
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dee
Well-known
I have the standard KNeB engraving drawn if you would lke to scan it .
Looks good on a Kiev 4 .
dee
Looks good on a Kiev 4 .
dee
TVphotog
Television Grunt
Yeah, I tried to comment earlier and it erased my post. Anyway, most of the misspellings are related to the fact that I used fonts rather than reset my keyboard for Cryllic. I looked for something close to what you show in your pic Dee, I couldn't find anything I was happy with. Quasit, I already have one kiev with that engraving. A very nice 1949-50 model, with a ZK lens. I want something different, but with a definite commie flair. I think I may keep searching. Either that, or I need to play some more in photoshop. Maybe if I take a pic of the faceplate and then put the writing on myself I can get a better idea of what I want. thanks so far everybody. I am still up in the air.
blazejs
Established
Numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 are with wrong cyryllic spelling.
QUAsit
Established
As the initial project of Contax Copying was called `Volga` or `Волга` (russian river), then just put this engraving.
Like on this picture (above Contax) :
Like on this picture (above Contax) :

TVphotog
Television Grunt
As I said, the spelling is a result of the font, because all of them were spelled the exact same way. The differences in the fonts accounted for the incorrect spelling. I used the english spelling here that we have all accepted K-N-E-B. I don't know why some of the fonts pictured it properly and others did not. All I know is that I spelled it improperly/correctly
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