German helmet

[LCoote]

Hey, Thanks guys
Lou, Dave, it's for a 1/16 scale SS soldier in Normandy that I'm doing as a master

 

[gordy]

helms are so tricky, great work!!

 

[Anders Heintz]

Leigh!

That turned out super! Looking forward to see the rest of the figure come to life!

 

[poetwarrior]

Leigh,

I can see the "SS" runes already. 12th SS "Hitler Jugend"?

Dave

 

[LCoote]

Thanks again
tricky indeed Gordy, but it was easier than I anticipated.
Yep, right on Dave

 

[garyjd]

Leigh, that is just great, You have done a fantastic job on it. You just have to get some copies made, what a gem.~Gary

 

[LCoote]

Thanks Gary, I'm going to look at doing some copies

 

[John Long]

Terrific job Leigh. Good call on making copies. This will help maintain consistency for future projects.

 

[Joe Hudson]

Leigh,

Great work! I am looking forward to seeing the figure that goes with it.

Joe

 

[yeo_64]

Same here,Leigh,same here Great job on the helmet
Kenneth

 

[Johan]

Well done, that stahlhelm! It looks the part!

 

[LCoote]

Well thanks guys, I appreciate all of the comments

 

[brentonrj]

G'day mate!

Good to see this SS character is getting dressed!....just kidding

For others out there reading this, I had the pleasure of meeting Leigh in person at the Australian Model Expo in Melbourne over a week ago. He kindly showed me the figure for this helmet in its basic form before building more muscle structure and clothing.

All I can say is that it was a great pleasure and it is something special to see your work in progress up close and in the flesh!

Keep it up mate and I look forward to following this thread with extreme interest

Cheers
Brenton

 

[LCoote]

Thanks Brenton, hopefuly by the next time we catch up you'll be able to see the finished piece.

 

[Pete_H]

Yo Leigh! That helmet looks f'ing AWESOME!!! I wouldn't dream of covering such exquisite detail with a helmet cover. Looking good, baby!!!! If you're depicting a member of the Waffen SS in Normandy, how about the 17th SS Panzergrenadiers? I've never seen a figure produced depicting this unit (as a sidenote, their fighting strength was torn to shreds by Allied air superiority before they even got a chance to duke it out with the Allies in Normandy. By the time they were at the front, they were rendered combat ineffective).

Again, good job amigo!!!!!

 

[LCoote]

Hey Thanks Pete Yeh, I like your idea of a 17th SS panzergrenadier at Carentan, as you said, not something that's been covered before. I wonder if 17th SS were issued with the 1944 HBT pea pattern camo uniform