Digital Sculpts - German Officer in Heer Uniform 200730

[Rubicon Models]

Do you have a selection of faces for the final figures? UK readers of a certain age will be reminded of Mr Benn* ^_____^.

This probably will answer some of your questions... Still early work, will modify as we progress! 


Enjoy!

[Rubicon Models]

The goggles on both look odd, and not like those worn in the few photos I have of Soviet tankers wearing goggles.  In photos the goggles are more rounded in shape and sit flatter.  I'd suggest omitting them from most heads.

These are early work.  The googles was updated.  As for the uniform, think there is an upcoming update too!

Thanks

[ultravanillasmurf]

The goggles on both look odd, and not like those worn in the few photos I have of Soviet tankers wearing goggles.  In photos the goggles are more rounded in shape and sit flatter.  I'd suggest omitting them from most heads.

These are early work.  The googles was updated.  As for the uniform, think there is an upcoming update too!

Thanks

Originally I thought they were night vision goggles ^___^.

I look forward to the revisions.

[ultravanillasmurf]

Do you have a selection of faces for the final figures? UK readers of a certain age will be reminded of Mr Benn* ^_____^.

This probably will answer some of your questions... Still early work, will modify as we progress! 


Enjoy!

Excellent.

[Pinky]

Hehe - looks like stills from a speech by Mussolini...

[ultravanillasmurf]

Hehe - looks like stills from a speech by Mussolini...

The third on across on the top looks like the future IT expert from Young Montalbano.

[Rubicon Models]

The first figure is wearing the tanker's winter uniform, which was leather.  The trousers do not seem to have had the prominent diamond shaped reinforcement patches in the knees - this was a feature of the normal infantry uniform.  The jacket only had one row of buttons, not two.  The holster seems to have been worn on the right side (and often not at all).

Have checked on soviet tank crew jacket - confirmed common jacket had two rows of buttons; those with one row was a late war version and is shorter (see attached photos).

[Pinky]

I'll try and scan the photos I have - the single row of  buttons goes down the right side, not the centre, so it's not the late version shown in your second photo.  Having done some more digging around, it's clear there were at least 3 different official patterns, and variations depending on who made them.  It's not a big deal - the buttons are easy enough to remove if they're not wanted.

[Rubicon Models]

Pinky, totally agree.  This is pretty much very early work; something that we have not even started as a project.  They are simply templates that we used for pose references later.

Being that said, we continue to refine these templates as more info surfaced.  This is what this forum is for!  Thanks again!

[Pinky]

Pinky, totally agree.  This is pretty much very early work; something that we have not even started as a project.  They are simply templates that we used for pose references later.

I know this is still very preliminary - I am just keen to see your tank crew figures eventuate, and (as usual) want to see everything is as accurate as possible.  I think this is a great direction for Rubicon (like your stowage sets), and sets your range apart from anyone else's. 

[Rubicon Models]

Here is our painted 3D prototype figures for our SdKfz 250/251 expansion kits:





















































Enjoy!

[ultravanillasmurf]

They look good.

[Pinky]

They look great.  A couple of them suffer a bit from 'orang-utan arm', but no more so than most Warlord plastic figures.

[Rubicon Models]

Not getting this update for a while. We have basically redo all the sculpts with higher contrast contours on the figures's face and clothing.  This will enable more efficient painting and inking techniques, even for novice painters.

Here is a concept design for a 250/251 MG gunner where the figure can be offloaded as an action figure if there is no need to have this guy on the vehicle!


Enjoy!

[runtz5]

I was wondering if we could get A German officer sculpt with a smoking pipe?