Coming soon from Alpine

[T50]

WIP images: 12 SS Panzer Grenadier MG Schütze in Normandy
Scheduled to be released in late May or early June

Thanks for looking!

 

[Martin64]

Great repro of the well known image in the background! His name was Klaus Schuh, SS Panzergrenadierregiment 25 (KIA 26.06.1944) - the picture was taken 17 days before his death.
Cheers, Martin

 

[Mat Lambert]

Great pose and anatomy - very natural. Sculpting of the highest quality.
Cheers
Mat

 

[Joe55]

Yup, I'm liking this one !

Joe

 

[Gaudin]

Great repro of the well known image in the background! His name was Klaus Schuh, SS Panzergrenadierregiment 25 (KIA 26.06.1944) - the picture was taken 17 days before his death.
Cheers, Martin

Now that's some information that puts a person into a figure and makes research worth while.
Its trivia but it is not trivial.
Thank you Martin!

Would be great to track his relatives and present a figure as a gift.

 

[Martin64]

You welcome Dimitry!
The unit Klaus Schuh belonged to was visited on the 9th of June by a German War Photographer when they assembled in the village of Rots after a failed night attack. The images were published in a German newspaper "Stuttgarter Illustrierte" titling: "Invasion - the German countermeasures are under way".


Due to surving veteran Otto Funk who is seen in the foreground of the magazine`s front cover names of individual soldiers and their fate are better known than in most cases of WWII-photographs.
Klaus Schuh received an iron cross second class for taking out a Canadian Churchill tank with his MG 42. With no other weapon available he fired tracer rounds aimed at the fuel tank and knocked it out.




Caption of this picture: In the orchard of the Abbaye d'Ardenne, near Caen, HQ of SS-PzGr Rgt 25, soldiers being awarded with EKII for actions in 9 June: SS-Schütze Sepp Bund (KIA 26.06.1944), SS-Unterscharführer Koslowski, Klaus Schuh and SS-Schütze Günther Hamel. 12 June 1944.

What makes you thinking is the fact that most of these soldiers were about 18 to 20 years old - many times even younger (average age of 12th SS Division "Hitlerjugend" was 18 years despite the older age of higher ranking staff members). After the Invasion on 6th of June 1944 within days or weeks many of them already had ended their lives.

While modelling and enjoying the hobby it is all too easy to forget what war is like.

Once again: Lovely sculpt Taesung! - This WIP is a great idea and I hope to see more to come. Looking forward to this figure.

All the best!
Martin

 

[bonehead]

Another nice one TS!

 

[T50]

Thanks for the comments, guys!

 

[John Rosengrant]

I know I'm late to the party but Taesung I think you nailed the drapery and flow of the clothing and that one will be really great when finished

 

[MrBMB]

Reminds me of one done by some other bloke in 1/35 he was a pretty good sculptor as well

 

[Oda]

Great sculpting and very,very interesting feedback on Martin's behalf.

Oda.

 

[T50]

Thanks again for the comments, guys!!!

Yes, Martin and others are right. This figure is based on the famous photo of
Klaus Schuh served with a recon section in 25 SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
Recently, I've done a research on the Italian camo coverall worn by the boys in
25 SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, and the figure showcases the information
I gathered. Special thanks to Mr. Ron Volstad and Mr. Stephen Andrew.

AFIIK, it's not clear if it was worn in 26 SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, which
was also a part of 12 SS HJ Div.

 

[Ferris]

Late seeing this, but what a cool figure!
One could say there already is a 120mm figure of this, but seeing this who cares?! This must be the definitive one and I will get it.

Adrian