I was looking at the images up at Prins August's site, because I want to order these mold sets. There are a couple of things that give me pause, though.
One is that the bases are awfully thick. With a file or a bench grinder, though, they could be thinned down a little.
But there are two details that I would have to correct, if I used these molds.
One is that the saluting officers are saluting British-style, palm out. In neither the German army nor the American army was the salute executed this way. It was done with the palm down. That can be fixed easily enough by cutting off the hand and pinning it back on in the appropriate position.
The other is that the German officers are wearing a sash over their left shoulder. It looks like it's based on the sash of the Order of the Black Eagle; that was probably a reference image someone at PA found. It's not normal for the average officer to have this. It wasn't a medal for bravery in the field, like the Iron Cross. It was an award akin to the Order of the Garter or the Bath in the UK. The order was awarded to royal princes, mostly, and to high-ranking field officers. That requires a little more effort to correct, if you want to correct it.
Otherwise, they're pretty nice.
Prost!
Brad
