Evan Oelrich’s World War One Figure Update July 2018

Evan Oelrich’s World War One Figure Update July 2018 Evan has sent some photos of the 3D renditions of his World War One figures. The photos show German soldier standing firing.

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Evan Oelrich's World War One Figure Update July 2018

Evan Oelrich's World War One Figure Update July 2018 Evan Oelrich's World War One Figure Update July 2018

Evan Oelrich's World War One Figure Update July 2018

Evan Oelrich's World War One Figure Update July 2018

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14 Responses to Evan Oelrich’s World War One Figure Update July 2018

  1. Tom Black says:

    Very nice! My only concern is the rifle looks too thin/small and the 1915-18 Helmet looks small more like the WW2 style. When I see photos of German soldiers wearing this helmet it looks like it goes down slightly past the ears. The bolt on the helmet also looks more prominate in WW1.

  2. TDBarnecut says:

    Well detailed, good proportioning. The angle of his head looks odd, his eye is not sighting down the barrel as it would be if he were aiming and firing the weapon? I agree the rifle looks too small.

  3. Wayne W says:

    Superb figures but I have to agree with both comments on the rifle and the “coal skuttle” helmet.

  4. Don Perkins says:

    Evan, you’ve definitely got some sculpting talent. I think you should keep going with more figures.

    And yes —- if you are requesting candid opinions, I agree the rifle needs some beefing up. It looks a little too small & thin in comparison to the rest of the figure. Further, I think Tom is right about the helmet. For WWI, the rear half needs to drop down a little more deeply so as to fully cover the ears.

  5. ERWIN F SELL says:

    Ok is this figure printed /scanned yet or just the File 3D image !?
    Uniform and deetail looks great .
    Minor details as mentioned in hat (the pick and rifle not correct need to be fix .
    The puttees are not typical German 1914-1916 standard unless mountain division in alpes=Italian front and if that the uniform varied as equipped with short fur coat jacket plus soft alpine hat not matching above figure.
    At the onset of the First World War, the most commonly issued boot was the M 1866,
    The 1910 uniform changes introduced dark tan for boots,and other leather items like ammunition pouches and strapping.However many Reserve,and all Landwehr and Landsturm,still used the largely obsolete replaced black leather equipment in 1914.

    In September 1915 all leather equipment,including boots,were changed to black,in accordance with the introduction of the 1915 uniform.

    The fall in leather stocks available to Germany(Argentina was the chief -main prewar source and was cut off by the blockade) meant that by late 1917 ankle boots and puttees also became an option for many units.By the then the Pickelhaube leather helmet/hat had been long replaced by steel helmet Stahlhelm introduced in 1916 .
    Best

  6. Les White says:

    Evan,
    I’m not sure exactly how digital sculpting works and how difficult it is to do as I’ve only done 54mm sculpting of an actual figure so my comments are just based on what I see and hope will be considered constructive criticism.
    The helmet is as stated above the WW2 type and the covered pickelhaube has the wrong structure for a covered solid object.
    The figure proportions look elongated as is common with digital sculpts mainly the area between the belt and the knees.
    The Ammo pouches are too 2D and should be more pronounced ,more depth is needed.
    The Backpack straps are missing from the area under each arm.
    The gas mask canister appears too short.
    The bayonet scabbard is missing altogether, it was worn over the entrenching tool and appears to be attached in most pictures.
    The trousers seem to be too ‘bloused’ at the bottom as if the figure should have jackboots pushing the material up.
    The wrap round puttees are inaccurate in the way in which they are wound round the leg.
    Finally the hands don’t appear to hold the weapon in a way possible by a human hand
    although the detail of the fingers seems fine.
    For your first sculpt it is a good effort and hope you will share the refined version and your other sculpts too
    What reference sources have you been using, there are many out there in books and the internet ?
    Best regards,
    Les

  7. Wayne W says:

    Sorry for the double post – I had a glitch last night and didn’t think my first try went through.

  8. Evan Oelrichs says:

    Thank you all for your kind works and constructive critiques, this is not a final draft of the figure and I am very appreciative to this forum and its members for help with historical inaccuracies (because i’m a stickler for it myself).

  9. TDBarnecut says:

    Evan, please check out Manny Gentile’s combat helmet blogspot. Great pictures of his helmet collection including WW1 & WW2 so easy to make the comparisons.

  10. Evanoelrichs says:

    Will do!

  11. Eddie White says:

    WOW! That’s what I’m talking about for WWI. I agree the rifle needs beefed up. But astonishing. Can’t wait!

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