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German Fallschirmjager

WWII German Paratroops, custom weapons, camoflauge uniforms, webbing, equipment

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Fallschirmjager (German Paratroops) The Fallschirmjager (literaly: parachute hunters) was an elite arm of the Luftwaffe (German air force). In the early years of WWII, 3 major parachute operations were excuted by Germany: the attack on Eban Emal (Belgian fortress), invasion of Norway, and the invasion of the island of Crete. After these operations, the Fallschirmjager was used mainly in an elite front-line assault troop role. There were a few parachute drops, but not on any large scale. Hitler loved to use them as shock troops, which resulted in heavy losses, especially on the Eastern Front. The Fallschirmjager was undoubtedly the best trained of all German forces, and probably the best troops of the entire war. Their training and skills is said to surpass that of even the British Commandos, U.S. Rangers, and the U.S. airborne troops. But, history is written by the victors, and the German Paratroops do not get the recognition they deserve, in comparison to the widely celebrated Allied elite troops. They were called the "green devils" by the Allies, and were a very intimidating force. These soldiers are set apart from the Wehrmacht (German Army) by their uniforms (camoflauge smocks, reaching to the knees, were standard), differrent helmets designed for jumping, webbing gear, weapons (specificaly the FG-42), and, of course, their superb training. They were also all volunteers, and had the lowest desertion stats, as well as the least war-crime record of all German land forces in WWII. There was a sense of honor amoungst the paratroopers, and they even had their own ten commandments, one of which was to treat the enemy and populace honorably and be noble in combat. Fallshirmjager squads were notoriously full of high-ranking officers and highly decorated soldiers. This section is a late war (1944/45) team, led by an Hauptman (Captain), and represents the average of the period. Many weapons were used, but mainly the FG-42 Paratrooper rifle, and MP-40 for officers and some troopers. MG-34 machine guns were used, even when the MG-42 came into service. This was because the MG-34 was lighter, quicker to setup, and was deemed more reliable since it had been in service for longer and had its "bugs" worked out. The webbing is the standard German "Y" type, with some troops supplemented with the Fallschirmjager vertical pouch strip. The helmets are fireman helmets, trimmed accordingly, with electricians tape for chin straps. The Y webbing is also electricians tape. The pouches are cardboard cutouts. The canteen/mess kit ensemble is all lego, and consists of cut tubes and brick studs. The stick grenades are antenna pieces with tube pieces glued on the end. The cigarettes are string glued stiff and painted white. The handgun holsters are the butts of cross bows, shaved down and trimmed.

Enlarge image Lots of details: Y webbing, mess kits, grenades... Enlarge image No matter what some blinded patriot tells you, the Fallschirmjager was by far the superior force through out WWII. Face it. They were the elite, and no baby faced Iowa farm boy with a target-sign U.S. flag on his arm could have matched the Green Devils. Enlarge image To tell you the truth, I don't know if I have the patience or stamina to make more of these! Enlarge image Hauptman Brandt: MP-40 Submachine gun, Luger P08 pistol. Highly decorated, seen action in Norway, Crete, and the Eastern front, a competent and stoic leader. Enlarge image The black piece on top of the brown canteen is not a lid, it is actually the mess kit that the krouts ate out of. Enlarge image Oberleutnant (1rst Lieutenant) Becker: FG-42 rifle, Walther P38 pistol. He's been with Brandt since the beginning, and is something of his right-hand-man. He's the section sharpshooter and is deadly with the FG-42 on single-shot. Enlarge image Bayonette is not lego. It is the end of a safety pin. FG-42 baynettes were very thin, and not really knife like. Enlarge image Trooper Altmann: FG-42 rifle. A veteran of the Eastern Front, he is a fast runner and a good scout. No heavy webbing allows him freedom of movement and he is often scouting ahead for the team. Enlarge image The center peice of the minifig's legs is painted grey because the knee-length camo scmock worn was rarely buttoned all the way down. This left more room for movement. Although I now realize that the rear of the center piece shouldn't be grey, as the smock opens only at the front. Ooops. Enlarge image Trooper "Brumbar" Radl: MG-42 machine gun, drum fed. Brumbar means grizzly, and is fitting for this big gruff Eastern front veteran, who handles the MG-34 with ease. Enlarge image Note the spare MG-34 ammo drum attached to webbing belt. Enlarge image Trooper Muller: FG-42 rifle. He has served since Crete, his mother is British born. He is the section interpretor. He has no qualms with the war, as he feels Germany to be his true homeland, and believes he is fighting the British and American "invaders". Enlarge image This FG-42 has its bipod and bayonette folded in. Not really, its just glued. Enlarge image Trooper Steiner: MP-40 Submachine gun. A non-jump-trained soldat, he is no less of a fine soldier. Joined the section in '44 in France. Enlarge image In real life, the MP-40 stock folds in. This was deemed impossible by me in lego. Enlarge image FG-42 model 2 The Fallschirmjager Gewer (Paratrooper Rifle) was designed in secret, behind Hitler's back, as he wanted to concentrate on submachine guns. But once the design was completed, it was shown to Hitler and he approved it, although only for the Luftwaffe. It was a large and heavy weapon, but replaced to some extent the SMG, rifle, machine gun, and sniper rifle (when equiped with a scope). It was an excellent weapon, but had some problems (allieviated slightly with the introduction of the Model 2): it was heavy, had a nasty recoil (due to full-size 7.62mm rifle ammunition), had a weak butt-stock, was imbalanced due to the side-loading 20 round magazine, and was slightly unstable on bipod when full-auto firing. Despite these points, it served the Fallschirmjager well, and was a very good all round weapon for a force that was often on its own in the front lines with little or no chance of re-supply for long periods of time. Some were featured with a scope, all had folding bipods and thin bayonetes. This was a very difficult weapon to make, and used a lot of good pieces in the process. The butt is a trimmed rifle stock, the breech is two 2-stud-length technic axles trimmed and glued together, the handle and trigger is from a revolver, the barrel is an antenna, the muzzle is from the scuba-diver breathing tube, the bipod is made from antennas and a pincher, the magazine is a grill piece, and the sights are made of grill pieces. The antenna-piece scope is perched on a grill piece. The bayonete is the only non-lego part. I used the end of a small safety pin, as there is no lego part that thin. Watch out! Its sharp! Enlarge image MP40 My favourite infantry weapon of WWII. Basicaly a copy of various Soviet sub-machine gun designs, but as usual, an improvement. The MP-40's downside was its accuracy. Although not that bad, it was typical of sub machine guns compared to rifles. The round was a 9mm, and packed a punch. It was "pointed", not aimed. The design is very compact, especialy with the folding buttstock. This gun started with paratroopers and armored vehicle crews because of its small size, but was soon used in all arms of the military. The main advantage of a group of soldaten with MP-40s vs rifles is the mass of firepower. This is made of a revolver with a pieces of an attena glued on the end for a barrel, and a piece of a grill as a clip. The stock is part of a Harry Potter window. Enlarge image MG34 This medium machine gun was second only to the MG-42 during WWII. It was amazingly reliable and accurate. It did eat through barrels though, but not as much as the MG-42. Thats the price for high rpms. This mg was used for AA, in tanks, on vehicles, and by infantry. There were 3 infantry variations: bipod light mg with belt ammo, tripod heavy mg with belt ammo, and bipod assault mg with bandolier drum ammo. This is a complex build with a rifle with the stock rotated and a butchered 1x1 clip-on-top piece. This holds the 1x1 round to the gun as bandolier ammunition. For more indepth info of this machine gun, click here. Enlarge image Stick Grenade These were the main grenades used by the Germans, and featured an explosive in a shrapnel container on top of a wooden stick. They were bulkier than the U.S. pineapple grenades, but for a German who never played baseball at home they were a lot easier to throw and went a lot further than the pineapples. I wanted to make a grenade that was smaller than the standard tube thickness that fits in a minifig's hands. I used antenna pieces and a piece of rod on the end. They do not fit in a fig's hand, but they look a hell of a lot better stuffed in the webbing belt than an oversized version would. Enlarge image German messkits had the canteen on the bottom, and a kit latched on top of the canteen.

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electric eliminator

(from England)

May 1, 2008

Where did you get the cool helmets and would you sell some to me?