A Head for Hitler?

[sephirob]

Hey all, not exactly sure where the best place is to ask this, so I figure here, since I am looking for the aforementioned bit — a head in the 28mm scale that'd work for Hitler, mostly with that distinctive haircut or something similar to it — for a conversion and mini diorama I am making involving the Fuhrer himself. I have everything but a workable head!

I do have a few stipulations: the mustache part can be painted on easily enough so that doesn't matter, however I'd prefer for the head not to be wearing a hat or anything. Open, yelling mouth would be a huge plus. Mostly I'm looking for a head a lot like Hitler's head in this pict:



Ahem. In short, something recognizable as the man himself.

I cannot find anything that seems suitable and would work. It's pretty much the big thing I need to really get cracking on the model. I have no experience modeling with green stuff, but I'm kind of tempted just to get this bit...

I initially was trying to figure out how to modify the Darkson Mad Doktor alternative head without the mask into what i need, but that won't quite do it as removing his glasses would be quite a chore. His hair is pretty good for the look though... GW marine heads have the right expression but are often bald, so would require modeling... >,< I know Black Tree miniatures had an actual Hitler model, but he's got a hat and the detail isn't very good, and is OOP.

Granted, whatever I use, a lot of it will come down to the painting I give it for how well it looks the part, but it never hurts to have a bit that closely fits the look, or heck even vaguely fits the look!

I'm probably over-thinking this and ought to just greenstuff a head into what I need... but... Anyone help me out? Let me know if you've seen anything that could work! Any help would be extremely appreciated!!

[fattdex]

There's this

www.blacktreedesign.com/northamerica/product.php?productid=24774&cat=2536&page=1

[skorzeny]

There was one produced for a game called 'Freikorps'. The entire range was 28mm communists and nationalist/Nazi streetfighters to reflect the turmoil of 1920's Germany.

The company was Cannon Fodder, out of Australia.

[cybogoblin]

There's a Hitler model in the Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang range that might work at a pinch. If you can put up with Hitler being encased in a robot body. I can't remember if it's Artizan or Copplestone that put it out, though.

[Scorpio]

Jan 25, 2010 14:07:10 GMT -5 cybogoblin said:

There's a Hitler model in the Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang range that might work at a pinch. If you can put up with Hitler being encased in a robot body. I can't remember if it's Artizan or Copplestone that put it out, though.

Yep, Copplestone.

www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/range.php?range=KKB

DUnno how easy it would be to cut it out of the robot, though.

[sephirob]

Thanks for the replies all! Very interesting stuff so far.

The search continues though. I've checked into all these... The Black Tree Hitler isn't bad but has a hat... Don't want the hat... not too dynamic an expression sadly too, and I really just need the head only. That Freicorp stuff is wild, Skor! Dunno about that Hitler either though The Copplestone robot is quite amusing, but argh! Limited use with that one >,<

I found one thing that might work, like the expression, vaguely hitler hairdo... large upper lip to paint a mustache on and he could be the ticket. I know the scale of the West Wind models, so this seems almost the best bet so far:

www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/images/G-SOTR03SPEAROFDESTINY.jpg

Think it might work? Has the other benefit of being cheap and available readily.

[skorzeny]

Hard to tell from the angle. It might work though.