28mm/1:48th Tank Commanders

[Tommy20]

Can anyone recommend a good source for US & German tank commander figures?  Ideally, half figures for placing in hatches, although I'm happy to cut a full figure to fit.  I use 1:48 vehicles with Warlord figures. I picked up the Rubicon tank commander sprue, but the figures are tiny compared to my Warlord infantry.  The ones I've found via googling have been disappointing...

[Ewan]

https://1stcorps.co.uk/product/german-tank-commanders-crew/

[Truscott Trotter]

What's wrong with the Warlord ones?

[Tommy20]

I don’t care much for the sculpts.  Was hoping someone else made some.  I hadn’t seen the 1st Corps ones.  Thanks!  Wish they did more US...

Interestingly, there are a couple of good sources for British crews, but not US (kind of the reverse of what is usually the case).

[Wyrmalla]

Great Escape Games do various tank commanders. I'm not sure on specifically US or German ones however. As may you want to check out Rubicon Models- who do some separate tank commander sets. You could ask on a Sales board too about Rubicon - which usually include extra tank commanders with their sets, so folk could have some spare.  I believe Perry Miniatures may have a few as well.

[Truscott Trotter]

Great Escape tank commanders are Company B ones IIRC

[Ash]

If you're happy to chop them to fit, then some in this range may look the part:

https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/wssk11-kharkov-ss-officers/

[brunei35]

Die Waffenkammer do a set of German Crew halves which are available here

https://www.trainshop.co.uk/die-waffenkammer/16117-german-tank-crew-0000000000000.html

I think they are Mike Owen sculpts possibly for Chieftain originally so go with Artizan / Warlord models in my view. Whether they will get dwarfed by a 1/48 model I can't say as all mine 1/56.

Painted by the ever talented Dags for me a while back.

[ARKOUDAKI]

There are literally loads of good quality 1/48 and 1/56 figures out there...just search!

[Tommy20]

Some good options for Germans so far.  Thanks!

Still looking for a decent American option...

[CompanyB]

We do:
US Tank Destroyer commanders (4)
US Army Tank Commanders (4)
US Marine Tank Commanders (4)
US Marine crews (2)
Japanese Tank commanders (4)
Italian Tank commanders (4)

https://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/collections/miniatures-and-crew

[Rich H]

Die Waffenkammer do us crew too