MG34 gunner Leningrad...

[dancap3286]

Chris...

Just received mine a few minutes ago in the post - a gorgeous piece of casting! The only minor niggle I've got about it is that there's no W-SS sleeve eagle on the left sleeve (this was on greatcoats as well as tunics), but somebody out there must do a W-SS or Army eagle in photoetch - Mr. Verlinden or Nimix perhaps? Let me stress though, this is a really minor niggle & in no way detracts from the superb quality of the figure.
I'd really love to see Jeff do some Allied stuff too - what about it?

Chris

you do not need to worry about the eagle as not all greatcoats had them but if you want to add one thats fine too.

 

[1969]

exellent result on this figure Dan, i like the way you have painted the various equipment.

Is there a website to see Jeff`s figures ?

Steve

 

[roadking]

Dan - Great job and nice to see these figures once again getting the attention they deserve. Like you I ordered two two see how they looked in person and now I need them all. Shame the first one is no longer in production but sooner or later it will show up somewhere.

Steve - http://jeffshiu.net46.net/main.html

Jim J.

 

[dancap3286]

Steve and Jim...

thanks for the comments! Again I agree with you all these are absolutely some of the finest figures on the market and I too would like to see Jeff get involved with some different subjects as well!

 

[Chris Oldfield]

you do not need to worry about the eagle as not all greatcoats had them but if you want to add one thats fine too.

Dan,
I've seen quite a few original W-SS greatcoats & surcoats (I used to be a collector before the re-enactors & fakers got really busy)), & all of them had the sleeve eagle....but as I said this doesn't take anything away from the fact that this is a superb figure. The problem's easily fixed anyway, both Aber & Verlinden do photoetch insignia sets which include Army & W-SS eagles in 120mm.
BTW, were you aware that this figure was sculpted from a photo of a re-enactor in Waffen-SS Uniforms in Colour Photographs by Andrew Steven & Peter Amodio? The pose is identical, so if anyone else contemplating painting this figure needs a good reference that's the book to go for. I think it's OOP now, but secondhand copies are easy to come by.
Cheers,
Chris

 

[dancap3286]

Excellent information Chris...

Dan,
I've seen quite a few original W-SS greatcoats & surcoats (I used to be a collector before the re-enactors & fakers got really busy)), & all of them had the sleeve eagle....but as I said this doesn't take anything away from the fact that this is a superb figure. The problem's easily fixed anyway, both Aber & Verlinden do photoetch insignia sets which include Army & W-SS eagles in 120mm.
BTW, were you aware that this figure was sculpted from a photo of a re-enactor in Waffen-SS Uniforms in Colour Photographs by Andrew Steven & Peter Amodio? The pose is identical, so if anyone else contemplating painting this figure needs a good reference that's the book to go for. I think it's OOP now, but secondhand copies are easy to come by.
Cheers,
Chris

No I did not know that. I will see if I can find a copy somewhere although I think a friend of mine had shared some color photos with me from this book in the past as it sounds very familiar. Cheers!

 

[Marcel]

Great painted figure Dan!

Marcel.

 

[dancap3286]

Thank you Marcel...

appreciate the comment!