Jason B, Adrian, Lew J, CAT OF BORDO, Mike, Vaux, SG, Roger, Marc, and Alex, thanks a lot for your comments and critiques! Any comments on pros and cons are always welcomed.
As far as the pose, I think its the leg that makes me think of the "conquering hero" look, not so much the way he is holding the MP-40.
A bit too teutonic for me,
he does have the feel of someone posing for a portrait though. .
I'm posing him for a portrait. LOL Yes you maybe right. Thanks Jason, Ferris, and Lew J, for your straightforward comments. I like that.
Nice work Kaz! This is an auspicious start for a "beginner". Surely you will become a great sculptor with time and experience.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much Mike, I'm really glad to receive such a great, encouraging comment from the experienced world top sculptor I admire like you.
(BTW, recently I bought some old "Scale Aviation" magazines to get your articles.

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My only comment would be it might be worth checking if WWII era German Dobermans had cropped, therefore erect ears like in your photo, or natural ears.
Thanks Roger, I'll check it out.
I did a google search to find a German soldier with a Doberman to check the ears, and didn't find any. Plenty with German Shepards, but no Dobermans. I know the USMC Dobermans had cropped ears.
I don't think that Germans and Dobermans went togethere. With Shepards, yes, but dobermans???
Yes Jason B and Marc, you are right. I can't find any pics of German with Doberman in WW2 era. I just read the article that German Army started using Doberman as war dog since WW1 and they trained many dobermans. Since Dobermans are german dogs, it should be typical military dogs so I thought it has chances german soldier use them even if Shepards were popular. but that's just my imagination.
To tell the truth, I just wanted to sculpt Doberman, not Shepherd, which I think it beautiful style and has "Very German Look", which is very typical image of "German officer and dog", like you know the famous piece from Pegaso one sculpted by Andrea Jula.
a sample pics I used:
http://www.mbltd.info/3557.htm
I still wondering where did these WW1 Dobermans go during WW2 era?
I will sculpt Shepherd as well, if using Doberman is histrorically incorrect.
and...I want to sculpt "USMC with Dobermans" too.
