Walter Koch (10 September 1910 – 23 October 1943) was a highly decorated commander of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II who died in mysterious circumstances after openly criticising Adolf Hitler. Koch, who was the recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions during the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael in May […]
Germans
Meet the Heroes: German Fallschirmjäger Major – Rudolf Witzig
Rudolf Witzig entered the history books as the heroic captor of Belgium’s supposedly impregnable fortress Eben Emael in May 1940. Witzig was involved in Operation Mercury, the invasion of Crete, but was injured during the fighting. After his recovery, he was sent to Tunisia where he was credited with several successful defensive actions. He ended […]
Meet the Heroes: Hogan, Klink & Schultz
Check out our hommage to Hogan’s Heroes. 🙂 For those of you who haven’t heard of Hogan’s Heroes before, I recommend to take a couple of minutes and to check it out on Youtube. I haven’t watched them all I have to admit, but I did watch most of Season 1 (in black and white) […]
Meet the Heroes: German Oberscharführer Fritz Christen – “PAK of Dubrowka”
As I have received quite a few questions about some of the new Stoessi’s Heroes releases, I think it is time for another quick “meet the heroes”. Let’s start with Fritz Christen: During the battle of Luzhno in Russia, Christen’s crew knocked out 6 attacking tanks. The next day their PaK38 (AT gun) took a […]
Meet the Heroes: German Medical Officer Angela “Mutti” Murkel
Hey folks! Here is another figure for our category “SPECIAL HEROES”: German Medical Officer Angela “Mutti” Murkel 🙂 Disclaimer: Any similarities with living or dead persons is purely coincidental, of course. In case you were wondering. “Angela is one of the most stoic, reliable and calm medical officers that the Wehrmacht has to offer. Her “We […]
Update from Stoessi’s HQ
Alright then, time for some news from Stoessi’s HQ: Some of you might have noticed that I have slowed down a bit in terms of showing teasers with pictures of upcoming models that I have underway. That is not because I have no new stuff to show you. In fact, I have almost 40 new models […]
Meet the Heroes: German Hauptmann Friedrich Konrad Winkler
Hauptmann Friedrich Konrad Winkler was the Kompanieführer (Company Commander) of the 6. Kompanie / Grenadier-Regiment 577 during the battles at Barrikady Gun Factory in Stalingrad. In January 1943, his regiment was destroyed. Winkler was captured in February and he died shortly after his capture, at the age of 34 in POW camp Beketowka. In the […]
Stoessi’s Personal Projects: Tiger 1 Ausf. E
Completed the paint job of my first tank this week. I quite like how it turned out. I’ll probably make the base colors even lighter for the next vehicle as the different weathering layers darken the overall picture significantly. Hope you like it!
Stoessi’s Personal Projects: German in Longcoat & MP40, Oddball, Donny v2, a Tiger and a heroic metal box
After having posted most of these pictures here and there on Facebook and Instagram already, I thought it be nice to basically compile all the stuff that I have been working on during the past few weeks. I definitely have a productive phase right now. Let’s hope this doesn’t change anytime soon. 🙂 I painted […]
Step-by-step – Painting Eichenlaub (oak leaf) camouflage in Spring/Summer colors
Welcome to part #2 of my article series about painting different WW2 camo patterns. If you have missed part #1 where I explain how to paint Palmenmuster (palm tree) camo in Autumn/Winter colors, take a look here: http://stoessisheroes.com/step-by-step-painting-palmenmuster-palm-tree-camouflage-in-autumn-colors/. In this article, I will show you step-by-step how I am painting an Eichenlaubmuster (oak leaf) camo, but […]