Gary's Poser Unit Creation Thread and Workshop

[Steph]

MP40 would work too

 

[Gary Childress]

What if Germany had used Marines more. Would there have perhaps been an SS Kriegsmarine Division?

 

[Ozymandias]

What if Germany had used Marines more. Would there have perhaps been an SS Kriegsmarine Division?

Interesting - Admiral Speer plays Hermann Goering, but only likely given either an overwhelming Axis victory OR air supremacy in the Med.

... But I like the unit idea very much I know I'd get a lot of use out of him.

Best As Always,

Oz

 

[Steph]

Interesting concept. I'm for some what if German marines.

For my mod I'd be happy to have pre war, late war, and post war marines anyway.

Just try to have uniform/weapons that could show some evolution.

Ideal would be white shirt + Mauser, Grey shirt + MP40, Camo + MP44

 

[Wyrmshadow]

possibly give him a paratrooper helmet or something. Just wrong giving shock troops a cloth hat.

 

[Steph]

Like giving a beret to commando?

 

[Ares de Borg]

I guess German naval assault troops wouldn't have looked much different from other Wehrmacht personnel when in combat gear. So it wouldn't make too much sense to give them camo uniforms, but no helmet. I like the look of the regular Kriegsmarine guys on guard.

 

[Gary Childress]

I agree that it seems wrong to give front line combat troops hats instead of helmets but as Steph points out there is a precedence for it with the use of commandos. Also, if I'm not mistaken Russian naval infantry wore their characteristic hats in battle. The main reason, though, I would want to give the SS Kriegsmarine a hat is to give him some contrast to a regular SS grenadier. Otherwise just use the SS grenadier as a marine. When it comes to Civ scale it's all about exaggerating difference as much as possible.

 

[Steph]

Fully agreed. Commando, Paratroopers, etc. It's not that uncommon to see some units without the full helmet.

At Civ scale, it's important to exagerate a bit the difference.

 

[Blue Monkey]

@Blue Monkey: I hope to do a Russian Naval Infantry dude with a striped shirt at some point. So you may be able to use him instead.

That's cool. I was just speculating that such a kriegsmarine uniform might have some vague similarities to the spetznaz uniform - having to do with coming out of the naval tradition. I'm far outside my knowledge area here.

 

[Gary Childress]

OK. Kriegsmarine is finished. For my next unit I think I will do a Gebirgsjager based upon the MP40 animations.

Here's my initial preview.

EDIT: I don't think I'll be making an SS Kriegsmarine as originally planned. However, since there were SS mountain troops in existence in WW2 I think I will do an SS Gebirgsjager.

 

[Gary Childress]

I will do one SS Panzer Grenadier. Which one do people think looks the most fitting?

My personal preference is for #2.

 

[Delta_Strife]

Well Gary when the SS did wear camo they wore it on both pants and jackets. Gary could you get or create the style of camo worn by the SS or would that be too much trouble? I have attached a few pictures if you are not familiar with it.

Spoiler :

 

[Steph]

I also prefer #2 with camo pants. You could use the non camo pants for paratroops.

@Delta strife : do you really think there's a chance the small dots from your sample can show at civ scale?

Making camo at civ scale requires some compromise and use of bigger colour blotch if you want to see them.

The important point is using the right colour I think, and a vaguely similar pattern, but you cannot use the exact one.

 

[General 666]

The most color pictures of SS in action ,that I have seen ,let me vote for #1.
But like always ,I love them all.

 

[Delta_Strife]

@Steph Your right the dots at that size would not show at civ scale so your right perhaps a comprise can be reached.

 

[Gary Childress]

Basically the camo on the samples is an enlarged version of the "Dot" camo used by the SS. If I make it smaller you won't be able to see anything at civ scale so I tried to make the dots larger.

 

[Gary Childress]

OK. Below is a version with Delta Strife's SS camo and one with my original. Most importantly is a scale pic of the two side by side. Which one do people think looks most fitting?

Here's another look at the two in a scale animation:

 

[Delta_Strife]

I have to admit I like your original better. Thank you for all the hard work Gary and appreciate you indulging in my ideas.

 

[Steph]

The enlarge dot version is obviously better at civ scale