Bundeswehr Empress

[FreakyFenton]

Hey there LAF.

I recently bought a few packs of Bundeswehr from Empress. I converted a few of them with field caps, masks, a bush hat as well as the older style Fritz helmets with foliage slings. The other figures are straight out of the pack and carry equipment from Panzerfaust 3's to G 36's and other weapons as one would find on today's Bundeswehr.

Do enjoy, feedback is welcome on any of the conversions. At the moment they got hastily primed. And converetd with greenstuff here and there.

[FreakyFenton]

And the prone Mg! Almost forgot him.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Should these be out of the cold?

They are nice figures.

[FreakyFenton]

  I'll probs just do them in the regular Flecktarn with olive elements. I just like white as black eats up a lot of color.

But thank you!

[hubbabubba]

I'll probs just do them in the regular Flecktarn with olive elements. I just like white as black eats up a lot of color.

But thank you!

I think he means that you've got the wrong board, that these would be better on the cold war or moderns board rather than futre wars.

[FreakyFenton]

I think he means that you've got the wrong board, that these would be better on the cold war or moderns board rather than futre wars.

OH! I wasn't sure and went with here as the Cold War board seemed to go till 2000. Can I rectify the issue or do I need to talk to a mod?

[FreakyFenton]

Okidoki, notified Westfalia Chris.

[Westfalia Chris]

Unless those are for Heeresreform 2050 ( by which time I guess we won't have a single vehicle left in running order ), topics like this should really go on the Moderns board. Post-1990 is subject to review, so please keep things civil and politics-free, folks.

[FreakyFenton]

Unless those are for Heeresreform 2050 ( by which time I guess we won't have a single vehicle left in running order ), topics like this should really go on the Moderns board. Post-1990 is subject to review, so please keep things civil and politics-free, folks.

  I was surprised to see so many vehicles in running order at the 'Tag der Bundeswehr' event. A nation defenseless on that day.

But thank you for moving the post! 

[commissarmoody]

Off to a good start with these guys.

[Wyrmalla]

I was looking at these figures to use as some Kurdish fighters. Though their Panzerfaust look a bit off to me. Maybe its how they're being carried, I can't place it - though I do find some of that sculptor's poses to be a tad strange or gorilla armed at times. It is nice to see Empress doing lines like this though, and a shame that so many Nations are unrepresented in this scale.

If you are looking to do more Germans I'd say maybe look at some of Under Fire Miniatures range. They're from the same sculptor and give you some older gear that's still in service if the Empress range doesn't cover everything. Footsore have a set of German Recce figures too with those bush hats too and the only company doing a 1/50th Boxer I've seen (not that I've been looking much:D), and well there's all of Eureka's range (though I'm not sure how their sculpts would hold up compared to Empress work these days).

I take it that with the mix of head gear these are either guys on a long deployment or some sort of special forces?

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

We are just about to release a head sprue with the older German helmets. May be of interest.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

We are just about to release a head sprue with the older German helmets. May be of interest.

Ooh yes please (admittedly I want them to convert the Under Fire Police - they have a better mix of MG3s than the Bundeswehr support set).

[FreakyFenton]

Off to a good start with these guys.

Thank you!

I was looking at these figures to use as some Kurdish fighters. Though their Panzerfaust look a bit off to me. Maybe its how they're being carried, I can't place it - though I do find some of that sculptor's poses to be a tad strange or gorilla armed at times. It is nice to see Empress doing lines like this though, and a shame that so many Nations are unrepresented in this scale.

If you are looking to do more Germans I'd say maybe look at some of Under Fire Miniatures range. They're from the same sculptor and give you some older gear that's still in service if the Empress range doesn't cover everything. Footsore have a set of German Recce figures too with those bush hats too and the only company doing a 1/50th Boxer I've seen (not that I've been looking much:D), and well there's all of Eureka's range (though I'm not sure how their sculpts would hold up compared to Empress work these days).

I take it that with the mix of head gear these are either guys on a long deployment or some sort of special forces?

I was thinking of using these as KSK, or Kommado Spezial Kräfte the mix of kit you see is indeed to invoke the feeling of a veteran or two on the team and maybe some personal acquisition of kit. I do have a book on Bundeswehr armaments and the Panzerfaust 3 is indeed a monster, seen it in action as well. I'll look for pictures.

We are just about to release a head sprue with the older German helmets. May be of interest.

Oh cool! Also cool to see the maufacturer on my thread, but that'll make things easier for coming conversions. For the one pictured I used a cloth covered helmet from some plastic WW2 figures. The bush hat is an Empress Indochina one with Greenstuff! 

Cheers guys!

[commissarmoody]

We are just about to release a head sprue with the older German helmets. May be of interest.

Neat! That will help with all the reserve troops still kicking around in the older helmets.