Karl the Saxon

Hi ....little update

I gave my two mannequins Wax heads.
There’s just something about wax that paint can’t achieve.
These heads are more than hundred years old, so they match the look of a WWI soldier.

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Hey Spiker,
by the hell, where did you got those wax heads?? They look good!! Are they expensive?
I think they also have a very light weight, do they have?
Do they "grow" only in Belgium and you and Karel are the only lucky guys wo are harvesting them ???? :wink:



Philippe
 
Spiker said:
There’s just something about wax that paint can’t achieve.
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Well, I think this is more a matter of the wax own characteristic that´s giving a smooth and discreet shine to surfaces which are made of it or which have been treated / polished with , than the paint itself... :cool:

Wax or bee wax solution (that I use myself) are really pretty well simulating the dermatological process of a tinge of perspiration that permanent slightly covers the human skin to protect it from drying out. :)

Philippe

 
Adler said:
I see you ride the right roads!

Adler
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Thanks Karel ,I’m trying… I’m trying ,…although I don’t have a GPS… :-k

Well Philippe, your heads come very close to the looks of a wax, so there’s no need for me to
tell you where I grow these. :D
The weight is comparable with that of a fat candle , so no ,I would not call them very light.
But expensive they are, they are antiques, and everything antique and in good condition costs a lot.
 
RON said:
I think Herr Wiepie deserves a promotion... Oberst maybe? :)
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Well thanks for the promotion Ron, maybe it is time for your best friend to enlist as well.

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I wish!!! I lost him to blood cancer in late 2007; he was 10... But I appreciate the photo nevertheless. :)

Is that an M15 Lachmann by the way? (everyone on this Forum knows I'm looking for one...)
 
Sorry to hear your dog is already gone Ron .
It could be a Lachmann ,I don’t know. The maker of this helmet did not bother putting a hersteller stamp in there ,just the size in the rear flap.

e-bay has one for sale ,but it is in bad shape ;
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Spiker said:
It could be a Lachmann ,I don’t know.
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Lachmann Kürassier helmets are very easy to make out. Only Lachmanns have their rear tail drooping down at almost 90 degrees.

Philippe
 
They are in fact the nicest...

I did spot the Lahmann on eBay but in addition to the bad shape/rust and the missing chinstrap, it has the wrong spike and a line wappen...
 
RON said:
They are in fact the nicest...

I did spot the Lahmann on eBay but in addition to the bad shape/rust and the missing chinstrap, it has the wrong spike and a line wappen...
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The spike and wappen look a lot like the one Weitze is selling ;

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Karl is now equipped with an M18 Camo ,a stick grenade , a Gummi mask and a bullet belt (stosstrupen patronentaschegurte )
The Gummi is in good flexible condition ,which is important if you want to slip it on to a mannequin.

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Thanks Ron !

Also found a “ dienstglas” , it is well used ,but that’s how I like em. :)
The strap on the bottom is often gone , very useful though ,if you want to duck or sneak true the field
without banging your bino’s to the ground.

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Adler said:
Nice! Did you notice the two stirnpanzers that the guys on the left are wearing?

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Interesting! Are they all wearing them? I think the visor angle maybe hides the lower edge of the armor on the top fellows? I can't see side lugs, that's what makes me wonder.

:D Ron
 
Adler said:
Nice! Did you notice the two stirnpanzers that the guys on the left are wearing?

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Yes they are all wearing the stirnpanzer,I think they had to look out and guard the trench.
 
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