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baldwin


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Just thought I would pass this on. I am ordering sets of German figures. They will be of late War style. As usual they will be "relaxes"poses ie no action figures like all of my figure sets. I was thinking along the lines of gunners, tankers,infantry walking in full kit and a set of just "hanging about". As usual they will have seperate heads/arms.
If anyone has suitable photo's could they please get in touch.
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Barry John
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Is there any chance you might consider doing a few 1/32 figures ?

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Sounds great!

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baldwin


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I think I will stick to the scale I am doing now !!!!! Don't want to complicate things there is enough hassle already.
Any chance of some pic's ?????

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These are really great news !

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Probably a good approach is to think about which scenes modellers will be likely wanting to portray. I can think of:

- the Christmas truce 1914
http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/entry/ein_bisschen_frieden_mitten_im_gemetzel/5886/verbruederung_im_niemandsland.html?o=position-ASCENDING&s=0&r=24&a=1056&of=3&c=1

- a MG party carrying their equipment

- German soldiers curiously examining an abandoned tank

- a dressing station with lightly wounded

- a relaxed group standing together with disarmed prisoners or walking them backwards (or vice versa)
http://www.ryerson.ca/news/news/images/BlackStar.jpg
http://images.imagestate.com/Watermark/1217140.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kM7t6IwmQlQ/SVE4rguUtII/AAAAAAAAGwI/meTpvREwoBk/s400/3019092964_54338a4e1f.jpg


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Ironsides


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How about this, probarbly to specific three guys the forth figure would be the cameraman..


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baldwin


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Many thanks guy's. It is interesting to note the variety of uniforms worn when compared to the British ones.
Please carry on.

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Ironsides,

Your first picture is really intersting which make me ask the following qustions

1.Is that the Bisto boy drawn at the back - do we know whether it was in colour?
2. The font looks more like comic sans - do not remember seeing that style of lettering - was there a formal script.
3. What are those markings on the sponson?

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Regarding the difference in uniforms - the Germans originally had the wellington-style boot, made out of rough out leather I believe, however it's not the best footwear to wear in trenches! They often stole British ankle-height boots and puttees off prisoners or bodies, and I believe later adopted them themselves

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RCD wrote:

Ironsides,

Your first picture is really intersting which make me ask the following qustions

1.Is that the Bisto boy drawn at the back - do we know whether it was in colour?
2. The font looks more like comic sans - do not remember seeing that style of lettering - was there a formal script.
3. What are those markings on the sponson?

RCD, I don't want to hijack this thread, so I'll just say that the Bisto kid tanks have been discussed. Here's one of those discussions:
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=63528&p=3&topicID=10662075

The paint marks on the sponson were supposed to confuse anybody aiming for a vision slit. 

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Thanks PDA for the thread

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How nice! German figures from W^D!

I would suggest some kind or marching poses with "arms at will" or the like. There are a number of pictures from the Michael Offensive in 1918, when a lot or marching coloumns were fotographed by the Bufa (Foto and Film department of the german army command).
What is intriguing is to see young lads in much to large uniforms, strained of carrying rifles.

Since only a busy army is a happy army all kind of fieldworking poses are welcomed as well.

I see, if I get some pictures


cheers

Robert

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baldwin


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Robert
That would be great the more pictures the better.
Many thanks to you all.

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hmm, my posts with links do not appear. odd.

Robert


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I had to remove the tags, so just copy and paste. Sorry.

Ok,
first some finds from the web:

german soldiers on the move
1918 march coloumn
http://www.gwpda.org/photos/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1722&fullsize=1

moving guns forward, ca. 1918
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev01/barchpic/2007/06-28/35/f5/d4/athene-558lqtvxma0syyi5kp2_layout.jpg

marching Bapaume Summer 1918
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev03/barchpic/2008/05-02/dc/bc/9e/athene-5jfbhcioqo4128iq3ojn_layout.jpg

being transported by ship, Ösel 1917. Interesting march order details.
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev01/barchpic/2007/06-28/7b/98/b5/athene-55zwqdp8od4qibvo2k7_layout.jpg


soldiers resting
resting ca. 1914 (soldiers tend to make themselves comfortable on the ground)
http://www.gwpda.org/photos/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=716&fullsize=1

resting at Armentiéres ca. 1914
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev06/barchpic/2008/07-24/9a/83/64/athene-5jfbim7yro8199jhxojn_layout.jpg

relaxing/working
Argonnen 1915
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev06/barchpic/2008/07-02/a8/79/1b/athene-52cfdwvm87o6wm5dgdh_layout.jpg

making trenches Argonnen 1916
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev02/barchpic/2007/08-16/92/c0/2e/athene-52fvtrzs3b41lktclm36_layout.jpg

installing gas projectors ca. 1918
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev02/barchpic/2007/06-29/f7/aa/e8/athene-52fug9y9tl010rtq8m36_layout.jpg

Chemine de dames 1917/18
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev03/barchpic/2007/06-28/5c/ff/7a/athene-54fwtpwt5s01mz53h8ae_layout.jpg

Arras ca.1917, stormtroopers examine Tank
http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev03/barchpic/2008/07-23/ea/a9/52/athene-5jfbi8it7hkinwwaojn_layout.jpg


I will scan some pics, which I didn´t found in the net.

hope that this selection of any help or inspiration for you.

cheers

Robert

-- Edited by diggin_robat on Friday 21st of January 2011 07:12:34 PM

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baldwin


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Rob
I can't download them, the list seems mouthwatering any chance of doing it some other way????

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infantry walking, may be this one for starters?

cheers, Kieffer

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if you might consider a bigger scale, an interesting face here...

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Ironsides


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"Boys will be boys" eastern front 1915

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Ironsides


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"Boys will be Boys" 2


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-- Edited by Ironsides on Thursday 27th of January 2011 10:31:12 PM

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diggin_robat


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Baldwin, I just emailed you with some links.


cheers

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Well I must thank all you guys the response has been amazing. I and the sculptor will be spoilt for choice. I will be getting about 22 figures done they will be divided in the usual W^D sets.
Again many thanks

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have you noticed the way some of the german soldiers wear the feldmutz, like berrets...french influence?... unfortunatly most pics I have tend to be posed, I guess its the limitations of the camaras used, where theres movement its often too blurry...


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-- Edited by Ironsides on Saturday 29th of January 2011 02:35:24 PM

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