German Officer

[Ernest]

Hello Planet I starting this new sbs of a German Officer in 1/35 scale this scale for my is some hard to paint, until now I almost finish the face and starting the lights and shadows of the jacket waiting for the mid tones...I hope you like it and any comments always very welcome

ER

 

[Larry R]

Great start, he looks outstanding. I have never done a H&G figure, are you happy with the quality?

 

[Joe Hudson]

Ernesto,

This is looking really nice. I like the flesh and look forward to seeing more of this one.

Joe

 

[Ernest]

Thanks Joe and Larry for your comments....
Larry this particular H&G figure is very well sculpted and the quality is good but is the only one H&G figure that I have, so I can't tell you too much about this H&G figures...

ER

 

[Larry R]

OK great, thanks Ernesto, looking forward to seeing this complete!

 

[Manfred]

Ernest: Very good placement of light and shadow !


Larry: H&G have older fiigures which are not that crisply sculpted but the later and last ones all should be good. They use good metal and do a kind of microsandblasting to their figures which give a good surface.

And one should not forget their 1/48 figures and lately even 1/72.

 

[Ernest]

Some more litlle advanced of the little men, puting some med tones over the jacket.....
Cheers

ER

 

[Kisifer]

He is coming along nicely Ernesto keep up the good work. I can't wait to see your little man finished.

 

[y_wong]

Dear Ernest, well done. Looking forward to its completion.

regards

 

[Ernest]

Now I'm starting the lights and shadows on the pants, more advanced soon....

 

[Ernest]

Hello evry one I would like to paint the pants of the little soldier in another pattern, something like the SS camuflage pattern to avoid the monotony of the field gray, but I don't know if that historical posible in this kind of soldier, could you please help me with this?

Thanks

ER

 

[homellop]

Hi Ernesto
You can not paint a SS camo pattern on this Gerbigsjäger's mountain trousers.
You could remove the Whermatch and edelweiss insignias,model new ss insignias and model gaiters in the trouser's lower part.Then you could paint ss camo.
cheers
jaume

 

[Calvin]

Italian camo (mod.'29) and a pattern resembling the Fallschirmjager camo was also weared by the Wehrmacht troops.

About the first, on the axishistory's forum there is a really good picture:

(here the full post)

To get an idea about the second, look here.

There was some uncommon case of ss camo used by the Wehrmacht too:

"Waffen SS camo were also used by the Wehrmacht at some occasions, when they could get hold of the camo, they used it. if you take a look in the book 'Panzergrenadiers in action' by signal publications, there's a pic of two wehrmacht soldiers wearing ss camo, and they'r not from the Polizei division."

Read the full story here.

 

[Ernest]

Hello I decide to change my litle soldier into a brand new SS officer, I made I litle changes, i sculped the SS insignias, the polains and remove the egale from the chest and made a new one in the left arm just like SS I also paint the trousers in SS camo.
For me looks better with this SS camo pattern, Thanks for the advice Jaume, I also starting the groundwork....I'll post some more new advance soon

I hope you like it

ER

 

[Roc]

Ernesto, very nice work, I like it, looking forward to your next step.


Ciao

Roc.

 

[homellop]

Hi Ernest.
An SS member would wear a death's head on the bergmutze.
And he's wearing officer's belt but is a lance-corporal
cheers
jaume

 

[Ernest]

The SS is done... I finish today the groubdwork like the atom style with some leaves and the dark earth, hope you like it and of course any comments very welcome

Take care

ER

 

[Ernest]

this is a link of some other pictures with another cooler background http://www.lilliputmodel.com/foro_discusio...=30&#entry11647

 

[Ernest]

some pictures with the other background........Hope you like it

 

[Guy]

Excellent work Ernest....................whats next?