1/6 WW2 German Unteroffizier “Meyer” 3rd Fallschirmjager Division, Dragon Models

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1/6 WW2 German Unteroffizier “Meyer” 3rd Fallschirmjager Division, Dragon Models:
$57.94

WINDSOR ARMS CUSTOM FIGURE STUDIO1/6 scale
WW2 German Unteroffizier “Meyer”
3rd Fallschirmjager Division
Ardennes 1944
Dragon ModelsThe 3rd Fallschirmjager (Parachute) Division was a German Airborne division which fought during World War II. It was formed during 1943-44 around a cadre consisting of the veteran 3rd Battalion, 1st Parachute Regiment. The Division was well equipped with 930 MG42s. Each company had 20 MG 42s and 43 sub machine guns while a squad had 2 MG42s and 5 sub machine guns. In comparison, its main opponent, the 29th Infantry Division had just 2 M1919 machine guns and 9 BARS per company and a squad had just one BAR. The 3rd Parachute Division had 3 times as many mortars and with larger calibre. So it had between six and twenty times more firepower. It arrived in Normandy on 10 June, by truck after a night drive from Brittany. It was at full strength and consisted of young German volunteers, and numbered 15,976 soldiers and officers. Its level of training and excellent weapon systems prompted the commander of 29th Infantry Division to remark, \"Those Germans are the best damned soldiers I ever saw. They\'re smart and they don\'t know what \'fear\' means. They come in and they keep coming until they get their job done or you kill \'em.\" The division went into combat in June 1944 in Normandy and inflicted heavy losses on the allied forces opposing them. In August it was near virtually destroyed by mass aerial bombing in the area of Falaise. It formed again in Belgium thanks to replacements from 22nd, 51st, 53rd Luftwaffe Field Regiments. During September 1944 it fought as a part of Kampfgruppe \"Becker\" in Arnhem area before participating in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. The Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes, took place as part of the larger Battle of Hürtgen Forest. The 3rd Division surrendered in April 1945 to American troops in Ruhr.
This figure produced by Dragon Models in 2003 is supposed to be a typical member of the3rd Fallschirmjager Division in 1944-45. On the original Dragon box he is identified as holding the rank of Feldwebel (technical sergeant), but his collar tabs and shoulder boards indicate a rank of Unteroffizier (sergeant) which is two ranks below Feldwebel. I have customized this figure and he comes with:Uniform:
- M38 Helmet
- Fallschirmjäger Helmet Scrim Netting
- Neck Scarf
- Fallschirmjäger Jump Smock – bottom can hang loose or has snaps to close around each leg
- Fallschirmjäger Trousers – drawstrings at ankles
- 1940 Luftwaffe Fliegerbluse (tunic)
- Fallschirmjäger Boots (front-laced)Equipment:
- M31 Breadbag
- Luftwaffe Belt
- Brown Y-harness
- M31 Mess Kit
- M31 Water Bottle
- Brown holster for PPKInsignia:
- Luftwaffe Chest Eagle on both Fliegerbluse and Jump smock
- Collar Tabs with rank of Unteroffizier
- Shoulder boards with rank of Unteroffizier
- Parachute badge on FliegerbluseWeapon:
- FG 42 Rifle (the late war model) with removable scope, removable magazine, working bipod, reversible bayonet and adjustable sling
- Extra FG 42 Magazine
- M24 Stick Grenade x 2
- PPK pistol with removable magazineOthers:
- NEO 3 Body
- Set of ordinary hands
- Black jump gloved hands
- Character Head
- Clear Stand MountThis particular figure is a customized one of a kind. The face and hair have been repainted from the original head sculpt (last photo is of the head sculpt before the repaint). Fingernails were painted on. Eyes, mouth and fingernails were painted with gloss to make them shiny. The Fliegurbluse, Jump smock and trousers had their seams darkened (this makes it seem less 1/6 scale). The FG42, PPK, magazines, and grenades were dry brushed with silver to give them a metallic worn look. The helmet netting was stained so it was more camouFlaged (last photo is of the netting before the staining). The boot and boot soles were repainted.
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