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[Rammbock]

Some aerial shots of Kharkov in 1942.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=158341

[martelloint]

Daniel, this backs up Meyers description of his 'infiltration' of the city with his battalion in 43......very rural.....or lots of parks....?

cheers

stuart

[martelloint]

Patience has it's reward gentleman and here it is: The first 20 miniatures Tony has sculpted for the Kharkov group build!

They are not in any order, numbered or composed into sets, sorry, but until they are all finished we cannot tackle that job.

The last photo depicts SS Major Meyer during the battle, surely the most audacious attacker during the assault on the city?

Comments welcome

Merci

stuart

[Keith]

Good God - those are outstanding!

[pcohn]

Excellent Work!

[martelloint]

After a few hours lovingly caressing them.....(!).....I think they are what everyone has asked for.....if not please raise the issues now guys?

Other than that...I'll keep on caressing them....

stuart

[Rammbock]

Nice figures. Well done Tony! I especially like the figure holding the Hafthohlladung- exactly like I imagined him.

Now, some thoughts/feedback on "my" figures. I hope it doesn't cause too much trouble.

The officer standing with binoculars isn't exactly what I had in mind. He should be tilting more and lifting his heel more. I also want him to be holding his elbows closer to the body and having the binoculars higher up. His head should also be leaning more backwards as if trying to look at something on the horizon.

I'd also like to have the prone machinegunner looking forward rather than at his hand. Looking at the enemy so to speak.

[sculptor]

Daniel

The officer figure is leaning over to the right quite a bit (left heal just under 1mm off the ground and his head is back as you said ......"whats going on over there" nose in the air sort of thing...........it just doesn't seem to have come across in the pikkie but it is deffinitley there on the master,I had him leaning over more but it just looked over balanced like he was about to fall over so I pulled it to the left a bit to make it look more natural but he is leaning over more that the picture seems to suggest.
Regards Tony

[martelloint]

I'll PM you daniel with an in-depth answer.

But in the hand, the officer looks like a 'drunken sailor' leaning and rocking on his heels!

stuart

[Rammbock]

If you say so I trust your judgements.