So, let’s talk about the two “mystery miniatures” from my last workbench-update post. One of them is a test cast of Captain Winters and I think it’s looking quite good actually. A friend of mine pointed out that he looks a bit like the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. So here he is then…. Gerhard […]
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Stoessi’s Heroes Medal of Recommendation: The Tightheadprop Painting Studio
Remember that we have this cool version of Mariya Oktyabrskaya coming out? Well, for the second pose I obviously needed a nicely painted T34 tank and while I had the model, I couldn’t find the time to work on it. Very frustrating. đ So to the rescue came…. Carsten Schwejda, or better known as THE […]
Meet the Heroes: Soviet Sergeant Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov
Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending “Pavlov’s House” during the Battle of Stalingrad. On September 27, 1942, Pavlov’s platoon recaptured a four-story building, seized by the German Army and defended it against continual attack by the Germans until relieved […]
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, IÂ have almost 40 new models […]
Meet the Heroes: German Hauptmann Friedrich Konrad Winkler
Hauptmann Friedrich Konrad Winkler was the KompaniefĂŒhrer (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 […]
Meet the Heroes: Simone Segouin aka Nicole Minet
Simone Segouin, also known by her ânom de guerreâ Nicole Minet is a former French resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group (Free-shooters and Partisans, or FTP) â a combat alliance made up of militant communists and French nationalists. She was credited with capturing 25 Germans and killing several more in the […]
Meet the Heroes: Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi & Private First Class Saigo
“Letters from Iwo Jima” is one of the best WWII movies produced so far. It tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. The two main characters in the movie are General Tadamichi […]
Meet the Heroes: US Marine Corps Corporal Tony Stein
US Marine Corps Corporal Tony Stein customized a .30 caliber M1919 Browning machine gun from a wrecked Navy fighter plane into a highly effective personal machine gun nicknamed “Stinger”. He landed on Iwo Jima February 19, 1945 with his unit and in the assault, he destroyed multiple pillboxes. The Stingerâs high rate of fire led […]
Meet the Heroes: Sergeant Tommy Prince, 1st Special Service Force aka The Devil’s Brigade
Tommy Prince was Canada’s most-decorated Aboriginal war veteran, having been awarded a total of 9 medals in WW2. He would sneak into the enemy camp, and he would steal the German`s shoes. Other times he would go into a German camp at night and slit the throat of every third German soldier when they were […]
Meet the Heroes: US Airborne Major Richard “Dick” Winters
One of the most popular WW2 heroes of all times is probably Major Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Through the wild success of the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, him and the other members of Easy Company became known across the whole world. Multiple books and tons of articles […]