Digital Sculpts - German Officer in Heer Uniform 200730

[H0ffmn]

It would ne nice to see the packs as well

[Rubicon Models]

This is not something we do every day.  We did this trophy sculpt between jobs.

It is fun and quick to do, it measured 311mm (H) x 153mm (W), just over 12 inches high.

Figure busts on a stone pillar from five major WW2 nations!





Enjoy!

[ultravanillasmurf]

Back to the infantry etc.

Please can I make a plea for sane instructions (as opposed to no, or nearly no instructions) and kit that is identified as going on a particular pose.

I am assembling some Blitzkrieg Germans to support my Sea Lion Panzer IB, and getting the right belt hung kit to fit is a nightmare.

Arms and weapons are not quite as annoying, but properly numbered parts and instructions will help.

[Rubicon Models]

Please can I make a plea for sane instructions (as opposed to no, or nearly no instructions) and kit that is identified as going on a particular pose.

@UVS, there is still time for Christmas wishes... Hohoho!
PS: instruction sheet details still under revision, parts are now numbered as well.



Enjoy!

[ultravanillasmurf]

I do believe in Father Christmas....

Thanks.

[ripley]

What  , you want detailed instructions smurf ? Where's the adventure in that ? LOL  You probably never built some of those Eastern European tank kits back in the 70s , now that was fun    Thick slabs of brittle pea green colored plastic  that no glue known to anyone except NASA could keep the parts ogether . Instuctions printed on what looked like recycled news print , a dirty grey color which matched the gray ink they used so you couldn't read/see a thing .  Decals that a blind person could read like braillle  , and a release agent on the plastic that repeated washing in bleach had no effect on so you never got any paint to stick , ah happy days

[ultravanillasmurf]

I have to admit that in that period, for me it would have been Airfix (still the base standard for plastic kits even today).

Exotica would have been Tamiya, it was rare to see other manufacturers (even Revell and Monogram).

[elias.tibbs]

Making a warlord metal artillery piece is just as interesting.

[ultravanillasmurf]

Making a warlord metal artillery piece is just as interesting.

I have contemplated taking a soldering iron to them...

[elias.tibbs]

There’s a guy at my club who gets me to build bits for him sometimes as he’s partially sited (registered blind).

Every time he gives me an artillery piece my heart sinks. Reminds me of my GW days and having to make old one eye for kids >_<

He wants the new Rubicon plastic ones, so I won’t mind that

[Rubicon Models]

Let's not discuss politics and focus on the sculpt... thank you!
Do not make this a heated subject!



Enjoy!

[Pinky]

It looks like 'old' Hitler i.e. about 1944.  The face looks pretty accurate, as does the stance (he would sometimes clasp his left hand with his right because it shook, apparently due to the onset of Parkinsons).  I think that technically the Chancellorship ceased to exist when he took complete power and became Fuhrer, but "Chancellor" is probably a safer title.  I assume it's a plastic figure - are you going to do the whole cabinet?

[ultravanillasmurf]

It is a very good sculpt, I am just uneasy about the subject - both personally and commercially.

[Pinky]

Hitler's not a new subject  - he's been available in metal in 28mm for a long time.  He'd be useful for dioramas, and for scenario-based games (e.g. for anyone who wants to re-create Inglorious Basterds).  I don't know if there's any real market for him in plastic; he seems better suited to a limited-run resin release.

[ultravanillasmurf]

True, the Carmine Russo portrayal is available in the Danger 5 box set from Crooked Dice.

It needs careful handling.