JRutman Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 A almost unknown event occurred right before Christmas in LeGleize Belgium,when the 1SS PzDivs armored group,surrounded and out of gas plus running low on ammo was re-supplied from the air. Well,almost re-supplied. About 5 or 6 Ju52s took off from Germany at night but maybe one or two actually arrived over the hilltop town,guided in by MG tracer burst fired straight up into the murky misty night skies. Most of the canisters fell into the USArmy cordon. Just enough fuel was recovered to power the radio generators and move a few tanks into better firing positions. Almost no ammo was recovered. My little vignette tries to capture the feeling the poor sods had that were instructed to recover the canisters from no mans' land. Under fire and dragging a lot of weight,it was a crappy detail to draw,I'm sure. The two draggers are from the PzGren Bn in the battle group and the NCO giving them cover is from the tank Regt. Details were gleaned from the outstanding "Duel in the Mist" series of books. The figs are all heavily modified and the canister is all scratchbuilt. I found excellent color pics of a surviving example online. I discovered too late that the body of the canister had stiffening grooves in it. Ah well,the best laid plans ...... Please have a look, J JohnW, BiggTim, cnq and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Awesome vignette ! Great action and drama !! Joe JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 OH GOODY !!........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks Joe and Harv !! It was nice to complete something. It's been a while now. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Jerry, you know I'm a huge fan of yours. This is so you, extremely well done.......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Your work always amazes me Jerry ... I feel like I'm just recycling the same tired old superlatives. Brilliant work, the poses on the two guys dragging the canister really make it look like they're lugging a heavy load. Jim JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 LOVE it! JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Thanks all,for taking the time to type your nice words, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 You make that flecktarn looks so easy to do...but I know it aint't!! JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Very expressive! A cracking vignette of an interesting (hi)story Torben JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 The thin look of your figures in baggy clothes are similar to many photos I've seen. It seems more realistic than the stocky looking production figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 You make that flecktarn looks so easy to do...but I know it aint't!! One of these days I will get it looking good if I keep at it long enough, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Very expressive! A cracking vignette of an interesting (hi)story Torben Thanks Torben,I appreciate it man. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 The thin look of your figures in baggy clothes are similar to many photos I've seen. It seems more realistic than the stocky looking production figures. Thanks for noticing the mods I did with these guys. Yes,the diet of late war Germans was not very good. Much is made of how little our airmen POWs were fed but the truth is,the whole German nation was not eating much,including the soldiers. Most figure manufacturers don't get enough baginess into the pants and it is sure from looking at wartime pics that the uniforms all had a very generous cut in the trousers. Would you like to see a picture of the figs with the additions I added and before paint? J JohnW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 You have inspired me sir. I have NEVER done a figure (beyond a pilot, anyway) but I have this kit at home somewhere, and I think I'm gonna have to get it out and give it a try. image share JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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