News | DID: 1/6 WW1 Germany Coming Soon~

[ZIPCOOLO]

[Casual_Collector]

Your move, Cal-Tek.

[siquisiri]

The wartime version of the pickelhaube would not have had the bronze eagle or trimmings. They would have been a steel color.

[JokersWarPig]

Definatly interested!

[Casual_Collector]

Originally Posted by siquisiri

The wartime version of the pickelhaube would not have had the bronze eagle or trimmings. They would have been a steel color.

Could they be making an "imperial" German instead of a war-time one?

[Matthew2388]

I'm very intrigued by how fast DID is moving along with this.

[rogerbee]

Interesting....

CHEERS!

[siquisiri]

Originally Posted by Casual_Collector

Could they be making an "imperial" German instead of a war-time one?

Well they would have marched in the fall of 1914 wearing this type, and the non bronze version , i believe, is the m 1915. The stahlhelm would not appear until 1916. In battle they would have used a cover, so maybe it doesnt matter, lol. Another early war german! Excellent!

[ngeluaku]

not my cup of tea

but will hunt the headsculpt for sure

[Hoichi]

Can't wait. I am glad they'll be making an early war German too.

[zebraten]

Who knew I just had to wait until 2012 to get some mass market WW1 figures made, after Sideshow cut and ran?

[fireman1]

Cool...hoping they do a KAR98a

[Dave200278]

sorry not being a fan of german figures ( i blame dragon for that lol ) ill stick with Albert, hes a one in a million figure, i know each country had an adversary but not my cup of tea, sorry DiD

[the tarman]

very exciting. so glad to see ww one getting some love finally

[glenning]

Looks interesting!!

[IslandOfToys]

Originally Posted by ngeluaku

not my cup of tea

but will hunt the headsculpt for sure

Do you have a link to a pic of the sculpt? I don't think I've seen it yet.

[dadrab]

Originally Posted by ngeluaku

not my cup of tea

but will hunt the headsculpt for sure

I don't believe we can instantly assume the helmet will be sculpted onto the head.

[LizardKing1968]

ha...wasn't long until DiD went back to their staple...germany once again..DiD loves the krauts. a french soldier would have been nice as a 2nd release BUT i guess those 'dragons in dream' folks love their deuschlanders.

namaste
Miguel

[Hoichi]

To be fair, this WWI German would look almost nothing like a WWII German, so he'll not be too generic, regardless of the fact that DiD make a lot of WWII Germans. This DiD figure will look something like this:



If they did not make an early war German, their range would be a tad disappointed due to the fact that they are very iconic, especially due to 'All Quiet on The Western Front'. However, I do hope that they make Turkish, Austrian and Italian soldiers as they had not been made before (well, Twisting Toys made two WWI Italians but they were a military police cavalryman and a ''trench raider'').

[madmaninsane]

very exciting, this might be my first WWI figure

[vart]

Some fresh troops joining BGT's troops ?...

[Timewalker1]

Originally Posted by siquisiri

The wartime version of the pickelhaube would not have had the bronze eagle or trimmings. They would have been a steel color.

Siquisiri,

You are correct about the order of the brass fittings versus steel fittings on the spiked helmet, but not about the dates of use. The Model 1895 Pickelhaube with brass fittings was used on the front lines from the outbreak of war through Mid 1916 when the vast majority of troops in the field finally received the M1916 Stahlhelm (steel helmet). The steel helmet was introduced early in 1916, but it took several months to supply all combat troops with the new helmet (for first hand documentary evidence, see Ernest Junger's excellent account in "Storm of Steel" [page 91-92, Penguin Classics] in August of 1916 who said, "A runner from a Wurttemberg regiment reported to me to guide my platoon to the famous town of Combles, where we were to be held in reserve for the time being. He was the first German solider I saw in a steel helmet, and he straightaway struck me as the denizen of a new and far harsher world."). Anyway, there were a few transitional spiked helmets between the M1895 Pickelhaube and the M1916 Stahlhelm, including the M1915 Pickelhaube, which had steel fittings and a removeable spike.

There are at least one or two other minor anachronism in the pairing of DiD's photos, but since we announced our partnership on an Early War Imperial German a month ago, I am not at liberty to point them out. Perhaps you can figure them out.

Best Regards,

Steven Allen
Timewalker Toys & Collectibles in partnership with Cal-Tek International Corp on the First World War in One Sixth.

[Bluegum]

Interesting, can't wait to see more pictures.

[Spitfire]

Yeah, I called it! (Except I thought it would be 3R)

http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/foru...24-post16.html

[LizardKing1968]

Originally Posted by Hoichi

To be fair, this WWI German would look almost nothing like a WWII German, so he'll not be too generic, regardless of the fact that DiD make a lot of WWII Germans.

just being cute bro...sarcasm on my part. i'm versed in my ww1 germans.....i just hope they produce french and doughboys etc. after this one.

namaste
Miguel

[KneeJoint]

oh... SPIT! I gunna buy this just to get the metal picklehaube!

[atomsmasher]

A World War One German with the Kingdom of Prussia's Hohenzollern Eagle! I hope they provide a number of plates for the helmet. They can do Bavaria and Saxony that would be sweet.

[jello_vicious]

While they're at it, here's hoping for an Austro-Hungarian, Turkish or early "colorful" French figures.

[Chelseaboy]

Having already bought the WW1 Brit i'll certainly be in for the WW1 German....i'm sure that helmet cover will be a difficult piece to produce in 1/6th...they will probably produce a weathered version as well....looking good so far, hopefully they have double checked their reference material.
Chelseaboy

[Bluegum]

Originally Posted by KneeJoint

oh... SPIT! I gunna buy this just to get the metal picklehaube!

Oh...spit, it should be made of leather not metal.