WIP 13th SS Division Handschar (1st Croatian)

Real nice job especially the camo!    I am always learning... never knew that Germans actually wore 'Fez' caps!  I am looking forward to see more pictures of your figures and the diorama.

I'm not to keen on SS.

Paint the Fez caps red and brighten the scene up a little!!!

deafpanzer wrote:

Real nice job especially the camo!    I am always learning... never knew that Germans actually wore 'Fez' caps!

 Well majoriti of soldiers in that division were muslims from Bosnia that is reason for Fez, commanding oficers were germans.

razorboy wrote:

Handschar's Parade Dress Fez was Red I believe.

that would be correct I guess, I have found combat picture where fez is green-grey 

Looking very good! Very, very good!

I've always been fascinated by the SS, and these fez caps do look fun when you suddenly see one after browsing trough tons of photos!

Love the camo, love the skintones, love the trousers!

But I must say, a little bit too much blue in the eye?

Cheers,
-Lasse

razorboy wrote:

"The Service Fez"

Just wanted to point out that I find this incredibly amusing!

Great work on the camo, by the way!!

 Hi all..thanks for previous comments..

Painting is slowly coming to the end, here's a few pictures , need to correct some errors ,add some finishing touches , but overall I'm satisfied how it come out...

Cheers
Robert

I love it...reminds me of home . By the way, "Handschar" is spelled "Handzar" with a little "V" like thingy above the letter "z". It means sword in Turkish, or at least it is an adopted word from Turksih language in Bosnia.

Cheers...

Very cool! YOu seldo see a dio with only figures--in that respect, your dio is noteworthy. NIce groundwork too!

The Handschar division is noteworthy for having one of the--if not THE--worst records of atrocities and War Crimes of all SS divisions. They were also the only division to mutiny.

http://en.allexperts.com/e/0/13th_waffen_mountain_division_of_the_ss_handschar_(1st_croatian).htm

I like this.

So far, my only suggestion would be to sink the figures into the groundwork, to give the impression of weight. They kinda appear to be floating a little. A few dabs of diluted white glue could soften the turf where the figs are to be placed, and then the figs could be pressed into the ground a bit.

That groundwork is fantastic, btw.

Steve

Thanx for comments folks...

figures are not fixed yet to the ground so they may look as floating over it... there is some work and corrections to be done on figures and maybe on the ground , thinking to put some more grass clumps outside od fence...

About 13th Handschar Division, history of that division is well known to me with all controversy connected to them. I choose to make this little dio because I thought they are interesting and somehow unusual with their Fez hats which are not often seen.. no political  or racial background for which I was kind of accused on one other forum..

Cheers

Robert 

I don;t think I'd use the big black flag, Other than that i Love this dio. The figs are outstanding, the groundwork and composition are great. And an unusual subject,too! Good job!

~Jerry

Well, the black flag is just as contraversial as puting the swastika or the SS decals. It has been discussed here somewhere, you know, historical accuracy vs. political correctnes vs good/bad taste etc. 

Thanks for comments , well black flag will stay on this dio but not on top of haystack.. I will put it on frame of a diorama ... like some sort of title.. position on top of haystack is strategicaly wrong because it could be used to direct fire from oposite side.. hope you can inderstand what I mean..

sorry for my bad english..

cheers

Robert 

Robert110 wrote:

Thanks for comments , well black flag will stay on this dio but not on top of haystack.. I will put it on frame of a diorama ... like some sort of title.. position on top of haystack is strategicaly wrong because it could be used to direct fire from oposite side.. hope you can inderstand what I mean.. sorry for my bad english.. cheers Robert

As far as it being controversial or political, I don't see it that way. It's History.

tiki kat wrote:

The Shriners are coming, the Shriners are coming!  Seriously, looks VERY realistic, great work!

HEHEE,made me       I for one would want a more(useful,intimidating,protective,less goofy) head covering when going into battle, or just leaving the house.

The figures looked great once they hit the groundwork(nice realistic looking groundwork) I like the feel and  mood in the dio.

Doog : interesting factoids ---I guess forced to wear that hat you'd act evil too