Hi mate
Beautiful art work love the tones on the face and the uniform I agree I do like the ciggerette , they really do make some great figure busts ,I don't know enough historical detail for that period I am a bit the same with regard the helmet detail , I think it gives it that extra bit of interest I also value the members of the sites historical knowledge which I find to be awesome , although we have to be very carful that we say that would or never have happened , I once did a figure conversion of my dad during the Normandy campaign I posted it not on this site on another years ago ..... I was told that I had the equipment wrong foot wear wrong etc would not have been allowed to carry a side arm , I did depict the figure carrying, one cut down fur lined German flying boots my dad had wrapped German parachute silk around his upper body then put his battle dress on over the top so it was sticking out every where , he carried a Walter p38 ...dad was a private ..he also used a mP40 and carried the Ross rifle , so regulation wise he was right off the what to wear scale . I posted a pick of my dad to make the point
With regard the German helmet .... who knows he could have found it after his was damaged perhaps it fitted better perhaps he liked the look of it who knows , British infantry soldiers from the Second World War are always depicted as having perfectly formed webbing pouches there trousers perfectly tucked into there gaiters helmet scrim was ragged and torn as often were the trousers often around the kness as my dad said you spent a lot of your on your knees or stomach , so in a way this often left out historical accuracy of the uniforms is as important as what would have been regulation , I must say perticulary with Carl Reid's sculpts he cleaverly puts tears rips in uniforms that little touch which adds so much .
I just think we just should never say never ,
Just my 10 cents worth
