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 […]
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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 […]
CONflict Wargame und Tabletop Convention – possibly the hottest event this year
Last weekend I drove up to the small town of Langenfeld, where the guys from Wardogs organized a new event for the first time: CONflict Rheinland. I have to say that I am glad I didn’t go to RPC in Cologne instead as this was truly a beautiful, little gem event which has A LOT […]
Stoessi’s Blitzdepesche – Dick Winters & Special Guest Partisan Leader Grigori Jefimowitsch
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 […]
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. 🙁 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, 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 […]
Meet the Heroes: Simone Segouin aka Nicole Minet
Simone Segouin, also known by her “nom de guerre” Nicole Minet is a former French resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group (Free-shooters and Partisans, or FTP) – a combat alliance made up of militant communists and French nationalists. She was credited with capturing 25 Germans and killing several more 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!