Soviet Army Platoon Commander Yevdokiya Zavaliy

[stoessi]

Meet the Heroes: Soviet Army Platoon Commander Yevdokiya Zavaliy





The Germans nicknamed her "Frau Black Death"... read the full story here: http://stoessisheroes.com/meet-the-heroes-soviet-army-platoon-commander-yevdokiya-zavaliy

[Andym]

Fantastic! That's a lovely figure! Did you sculpt that yourself?

[Romark]

She's different  Sure to be popular for you,can imagine her being used in WWW2 games as well.

[stoessi]

Thanks guys!

No, I don't sculpt any of the miniatures for Stoessi's Heroes myself. I just come up with the ideas, do the research and create the concept.

[jony663]

Also a great figure for Cold War gaming. Something like 7TV

[carlos marighela]

Not bad but you might want to get your sculptor to revisit her weapon. It's a bit of a mash up between two separate and quite distinct weapons. She looks like she is holding something with a pistol grip as per the original photo. Alas it's clearly not a PPs-43 as it has what appears to be a solid wooden stock, a drum magazine and a sort of lazy attempt at the slotted barrel shroud of a PPsh-41 or maybe the PPD-40. Unless she's gripping the trigger guard in her fist she'd have nothing to hold onto and it would be bloody uncomfortable and quite weird to hold a weapon in that manner.

I know it's a an established wargaming trope but the hackneyed megaphone thing doesn't really add to the figure's authenticity.

[jony663]

I know it's a an established wargaming trope but the hackneyed megaphone thing doesn't really add to the figure's authenticity.

I might go with two figures, one with and another without the megaphone

[Sarmor]

Great mini for pulp gaming, but I too would prefer a real gun and no megaphone.

[commissarmoody]

Ukrainian seems to produce lots of warrior women.

[Truscott Trotter]

Another vote for a proper  PPS-43 and no megaphone
Actually I like the pose in the photo PPS-43 at the ready and cap at a jaunty angle - whats not to like?

[commissarmoody]

Let see if they can get her size correctly down why they are at it. 

[carlos marighela]

Or even her branch of service. Wasn't she a member of the Naval Infantry, at least at the time of her being a platoon commander? That's certainly the uniform she's wearing in the photo.

[Truscott Trotter]

She served in army, airborne and Naval Marines under a male identity to begin with.
Lived to be 114 and She spent much of her life working as the manager of a grocery store...you wouldn't want to try shoplifting in her store!
http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?t=7042
They could do a before and after figure set?

[ACW Gamer]

I want one!

[Elk101]

Not bad but you might want to get your sculptor to revisit her weapon. It's a bit of a mash up between two separate and quite distinct weapons. She looks like she is holding something with a pistol grip as per the original photo. Alas it's clearly not a PPs-43 as it has what appears to be a solid wooden stock, a drum magazine and a sort of lazy attempt at the slotted barrel shroud of a PPsh-41 or maybe the PPD-40. Unless she's gripping the trigger guard in her fist she'd have nothing to hold onto and it would be bloody uncomfortable and quite weird to hold a weapon in that manner.

I know it's a an established wargaming trope but the hackneyed megaphone thing doesn't really add to the figure's authenticity.

The weapon looks like it could be based on the PPD 34/38 (just from the barrel shroud)? You're right though (I know, you usually are!  ) it would need to be the PPSH 41 for the photo look and the pistol grip otherwise the grip could change and it could be modified to incorporate a wooden stock weapon.

From a personal taste perspective I'd also prefer without the megaphone.  This is all meant to be constructive by the way, I love the stuff you're doing.