the doog:
The DAK T-Shirt is actually very creative, given the political sentiments over in that country.
Karl, I have to disagree with you here on the DAK emblem on the shirt for several reasons.
First, the figure presumably represents an Islamic fundamentalist, al Qaeda/Taliban type. Part of their philosophy is a rejection of all things non-Muslim. The bent cross symbol has been used by Hindus, Navajos, Finns and, of course, Germany, all of which would be seen as heathen and infidel to a fundamentalist and anti westerner. While there might be some slight sympathy for the Germans of the 30’s and 40’s for their war against the rest of Europe, ,the fact they had targeted the Mid-East oil fields and were anti-Semitic would negate that. Further, the Germans would have been either Christian or some form of pagan/occult belief system which would be again, anathema to a fundamentalist of just about any stripe. Seeing this figure in a DAK embazoned shirt is about as much a disconnect as Sarah Palin showing up in a Che Guevera T-shirt.
Okay, now as to placement of the decal. It would seem exceptionally odd to make a button down shirt with a image like that on the front since lining up to the two halves would be somewhat labor intensive. It would be more believable if the figure were in a T-shirt with DAK emblem on the front or it the emblem were on the back of the shirt as sculpted.
Finally, from a modeling perspective the decal is laid down with no indication that it goes over two pieces f cloth. The builder has neither shaded the seam at the placket nor cut the decal to show this. It may have been laid down nicely as a decal on the door of a Kubelwagen, but it doesn’t look right on a shirt.