The commander for the Panzer IV H is actually the upper torso and head of a German ground crew figure that came with a Revell 1:48 ME-262 model kit. I removed the arms and painted the figure to look like a tanker. I plan to eventually make schurtzen for this tank as well.
The commander of the Panzer IV D uses a 1:48 scale US Bomber pilot figure that came with a Revell 1:48 B-29 kit. The pilot's head worked well because of the cap and headphones. The body more or less resembles the black coveralls of a German tanker, with the coat casually left open to expose the uniform. I will admit the pointing pose is kind of dorky, but I didn't want to significantly alter the figure. The stowage on the rear deck of the tank are FOV 1:72 pieces.
The next challenge is to make a custom crew for the 1:48 Flakpanzer Wirblewind
Anyone know of a good source for 1:48 figures (painted or unpainted), preferably Germans?
