I assume somebody must make them, but that would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Dragon's "Last Battle in Austria" is pretty representative of late war, but little-issued, uniform:
https://kenny22.com/german-inf45/
These painted examples have Heer collar tabs, but SS units had the jackets, too. Just paint an Erbsenmuster camo along with SS markings.

Really?

https://www.google.com/search?q=1:35+SS+troops&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZpvakgdLlAhUwwVkKHex4Cw0Q_AUIESgB&biw=1464&bih=903#imgrc=AxndDLp_MZRU_M:

Cheers,

Tom, just about any figure for late War SS is easy, jackboots or gaiters with short boots, SS smocks or not....just how you paint them will make a difference compared to Heer Troops, if using helmet covers don't use the Heer pattern but make sure they are SS cloth covers...etc.

Needle in a haystack? There's this huge haystack of Waffen SS figures. The selection is huge. Specify what pose you need and it's probably there.

Any other subject and you'll be lucky to find anything. But SS? The choices boggle the mind.

It seems to be Tom's thing to post this type of thread if you look back over his previous postings. It's like he wants to keep his post count up or maybe he gets some sort of kick out of reading the responses to his post.

Done the same over other figures, like his DAK thread some a while ago.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/246778#2084943

Quote "Thanks! Amazingly enough, you'd think that there'd be plenty of models of DAK figures, but I can find hardly any."


Sorry if it sounds harsh Tom but you are coming across as a bit of a time waster.

I think he's actually a plant from Masterbox and Miniart. Every time he raises one of these questions theres a MA or MB set or sets that fill the criteria.

And I usually end up buying it.

Time wasting? Whenever I look on eBay I get a gazillion resin figures instead of plastic ones.

Yes time wasting. Added to which, does anywhere in your original post specify what the figures should be made of. No mention

You know, if you add '-resin' to your search those won't show up. Then it's maybe a half gazillion to look through.

“Specify what pose you need and it's probably there.”

Particularly if you want them pointing, which was one of the most popular activities in the Waffen-SS.

Hey Tom. I'm actually working on a project right now that involves Waffen SS figures from the late war period. I have found that the only way to get exactly what I want is to make them by modifying figure kits. Most of the figures are from Dragon and Alpine Miniatures. There's a few I have kept stock but most are Frankenfigures. I recommend Dragon's "Last Battle" Austria kit as Bill said. It's a great starting point with M44 tunics and trousers. I built them stock but aren't using them here because most of my figs in this project are wearing smocks or zeltbahns over their tunics anyway. I have used Dragon's "Hohenstaufen Division Normandy" a lot though. There are some excellent smocks, arms, and legs in that kit, it's worth checking out. ALso check out Alpine Miniatures Waffen SS figures. He has modeled both idle and action poses that are very realistic and not overly dramatic which is something that's really important to me for the feel and interpretation of my builds. Dragon and Alpine are great starting points.

The following are the figures I'm currently working on for my 12th SS HJ diorama in Normandy 1944. They may serve as a reference for you since all of them would fit your subject. These are all still works in progress though, and require a lot more filling, sanding, and painting.

I gained a lot of inspiration from screenshots from the final battle in the movie Saving Private Ryan. A few of these figures and poses are modeled directly off background SS characters from that last battle sequence.






















I couldn't find what I really wanted so I built a lot of these by heavily modifying figures from Dragon and Alpine.



Here are some links for kits that I think are worth looking at. I used some of these for the figures above. I hope this helps!

Hohenstaufen Division
https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Hohenstaufen-Division-Normandy-1944.html

A very basic kit for SS in Normandy. This is an old one but I used arms and legs for my current project.
https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Waffen-Normandy-Plastic-Figure/dp/B01MRQO08P

An Awesome kit from ALpine Miniatures. SS HJ in Normandy action
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alpine-miniatures-35062-grenadier-set--170968

More ALpine SS however these are suppose to be for the battle of the bulge, but they work for Fall and WInter of 44/45

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alpine-miniatures-35231-kg-hansen-at-poteau-set-2--1073730

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alpine-miniatures-35213-kg-hansen-at-poteau-set-1--1005662

Another Alpine SS HJ in NOrmandy set, however they are at rest.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alpine-miniatures-35268-mg-team-12-ss-hj-set-2-figures--1231542

If you have some time, it may be worth going to Dragon models website and navigating to military models-1:35 and browse with thumbnails included so you can go through their catalog and see if anything catches your eye or may fit your build. A lot of their box art is done by Ron Volstad who is a God among WW2 uniform and gear buffs. Happy Hunting!

These are not great figure poses but there are some very useful bits in here for kitbashing and modding. I've used som ein the above pics.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/dragon-6333-ambush--108386

Thanks for the pictures and links!

That was the "alte vorwarts" leadership doctrine. Named for Marshall Bluecher's nickname it was that every fourth soldier had to be actively indicating the path of travel at any one time. That is; one soldier in four always had to be pointing.

I thought it started at the Nuremberg Rallies when birds use to fly over they'd all point and shout Sea Gull, Sea Gull.