Possible inspiration?

[PLG]

A friend of mine passed me this newspaper cutting as possible inspiration for a vignette.

By my calculations 5'3" is 63" which equals 160 cm which would be 4.57cm in 1/35
For the german the calculations are: 7'5" = 90" = 228cm = 6.51cm.

The combination would be quite an interesting vignette, I may get around to it, but if anybody else feels like taking up the challenge, feel free.

Peter

 

[Briggsy]

I have seen this and similar photos, yes it would make a good vignette, better in your capable hands than mine. Though I have often thought a vignette of Old Fritz inspection his towering Grenadiers would be amusing.

Cheers Simon

 

[PLG]

I'm tempted by this - here is a comparison of the 2 men in 1.35th scale:

4.5cm and 6.1 cm.

peter

 

[Briggsy]

I'm tempted by this - here is a comparison of the 2 men in 1.35th scale:

peter

Go for it, it will make an amusing little vignette

Simon

 

[PLG]

Hi simon - I am tempted but I have so many other projects planned. But I am tempted!!!

peter

 

[MCPWilk]

It's the old conundrum of scale versus height :
5'9" = 175cm (5'11" = 180cm); so:
1/35 = 50mm (51.4mm)
1/32 = 54mm
1/24 = 73mm
1/20 = 87.5mm
1/16 = 101mm
1/15 = 117mm
1/12 = 146mm and
1/9 = 194mm
However, due to variations in head dress, scales as expressed in mm (54mm &c) have traditionally been measured from bottom of feet to eye level. Although I have used an arbitrary 175cm (5'9"), of course any individual's height is very variable within countries, between countries, and through time.

Mike

 

[Nap]

Hi simon - I am tempted but I have so many other projects planned. But I am tempted!!!

peter

Be tempted Peter be tempted

Nap

 

[PLG]

Mike - generally I agree with you, but in this case there is no conundrum. We know their actual heights from the press cutting so converting them to cm and then into 1/35 is very straightforward. If I wanted to build them in 54mm that would prove a conundrum. I assume that the uniform patches would be standard issue so any of the 1/35 stuff should work, same with

Nap - am al ready tempted, you are just making it worse!!!

Peter

 

[Nap]

Mike - generally I agree with you, but in this case there is no conundrum. We know their actual heights from the press cutting so converting them to cm and then into 1/35 is very straightforward. If I wanted to build them in 54mm that would prove a conundrum. I assume that the uniform patches would be standard issue so any of the 1/35 stuff should work, same with

Nap - am al ready tempted, you are just making it worse!!!

Peter

....just saying

Nap

 

[PLG]

I think I may do the sculpting along side of sculpting Marston Moor v2. It may attract the attention if the judges at Telford in November?

Peter

 

[Briggsy]

I think I may do the sculpting along side of sculpting Marston Moor v2. It may attract the attention if the judges at Telford in November?

Peter

You might need a copy of the picture beside the model!

Simon

 

[PLG]

Simon - yes a photo would definitely have to be with the entry.

I have been a little sidetracked by a model Universal Carrier and starting some work on a few buildings for 1/285 scale mini-dioramas, but I have worked on figures - Marson Moor v2 and this pair - just creating the basic figures:
Normally I would start with the torso and pelvis separately but since these figures are standing up I bulked out the whole torso in one part.

I had to search all of my bits box to find the smallest 1/35th scale head and hands, and the largest 1/32 scale head
and hands - a bit of a mixed bag of parts but when painted they should be ok.

In the next photo I have posed the arms and fixed the poses with some Miliput. As you can see I have used a mixture of putties (odd bits mixed for other projects) but it does not matter since all of this will be covered. The next stage will be using only Magisculpt.

Peter

 

[Nap]

Hi Peter

Good to see the putty in use .....you’ve nailed the size difference between the 2

Looking forward to seeing more details being added and of course the paint !

Keep us all updated

Have fun @ tge Bench

Happy brushes

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Fantastic, I'm so happy you are doing this it really will be an eye catching piece. I have looked quite hard for it but not been able to.find a similar picture of two WWI German soldiers side by side. One looks like he's holding a giant rifle and the other looks like he has a toy one.

Simon