WIP King of souvenirs 1/9

[offo]

Hi friends represents one of the last works. King of souvenirs 1/9
I was inspired by the famous photograph of an Australian soldier, he collection of souvenirs from German soldiers. Therefore, wears a german hat and carries German helmet full of small souvenirs and hand holding a German Iron Cross.
I hope you enjoy.
Palo

 

[Ventress]

Is it available commercially? Brilliant job of the chap!

 

[Gaudin]

Or in other words, marauder

 

[housecarl]

I've always thought he would make a good figure.
Excellent work.

 

[DEL]

Brilliant sculpt.
I can see that some people might find it a bit tasteless ...... but scavenging has always taken place post battle.
Been back a few times to look at this and its more impressive each time .
Googled his story, sad maybe but it sure was a life lived.
Cheers
Derek......

 

[Joe55]

Curious that he has a bit of a scowl on his face. With all that loot he ought to be smiling !

This is a really neat looking piece, well executed, and I'd like one !

Joe

 

[JasonB]

I agree with Joe, Excellent fig, but a smile would seem to be more appropriate to the pose. Well done!

 

[lopee]

Something new on the market... Great idea, Palo!
Tak ten se opravdu povedl. A opět (jako ostatně vždy ) má v sobě duši. Tedy já bych to tak řekl, nevím, jak lépe to vyjádřit.
Marti

 

[flart1943]

Great sculpt.
Pete

 

[Nap]

Now that is strange I was just looking at a book with the very picture in ...apparently nothing was safe from this man .....the spoils of war eh!

A fine looking sculpt indeed with the various additions ...surely it must be heading commercial ...hope so

Definitely agree about it making a good full figure ...maybe My mate Jimbo will add his famous legs?

Thanks for sharing



Nap

 

[offo]

Thank you for your opinions. Yes, this particular figure of WWI was contradictory. Illiterate guy, a lot of tattooed and one could call him a hyena, who picked the dead.
But even this figure has his list on Wikipedia.
And it's also a picture of the war.
Its probably the only known photo of the famous, and I do not think that is the best smiles.

And yet it was not released and already plus the legs?
This is not too good for me

 

[custer760]

This figure is due to be released by Stu at Stormtroopers. THE LUCKY BUGGAR Should do well for you Stu buddy...Bravo!!!
Regards
Pete

 

[Grod]

Great work Pavol.
Gordon

 

[stu]

Wow many thanks for the great replies...it really is a great piece of sculpture by pavol.

I just loved the picture and the fact the guy was a scouser ...near to where i live and the fact he was an aussie too was perfect.

He looked a right miserable get tooo...a real person a real character and a real story from a very different war.

Read about him he certainly was a charmed character and perfect for a bust by pavol

Thank you my friend

Stuart

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys ,

Good to hear that this is for release and from Stormtroopers where I am sure we will see skilled casting bringing out the skilled sculpting.

Look forward to seeing the release details

Thanks to everyone involved in this piece

Nap

 

[MCPWilk]

Great sculpt of an incorrigible Aussie.

Mike

 

[stu]

He was a scouser first so maybe his habits came from there...he became an aussie so i dont think thats a fair comment. A grat character yes !!!

Stu

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Another great sculpt Pavol, found a forum post about this guy (John "Barney" Hines) on the invisionzone site.

John "Barney" Hines

-Rich

 

[moz]

Excellent!!

 

[gothicgeek]

This will be fun