Custom Piece Miniature – German Panzer Side Cap (M38 Schiffchen) Cloth Accessory (or head wrap) – 3D Print for LEGO minifigure

The item is a German Panzer Side Cap (M38 Schiffchen) Cloth Accessory (or head wrap), designed for minifigures. This appears to be a custom fabric or plastic piece designed to wrap around a minifigure’s head or neck to simulate the look of the M38 Overseas Cap (Schiffchen). It is black, corresponding to the uniform of the Panzer (tank) crews. The printed details are historically specific:

• Top: The white Wehrmacht Eagle (Hoheitszeichen) insignia.

• Bottom: A National Cockade (roundel with red/white/black rings) enclosed within an inverted pink “V” (Soutache).

Background: The M38 Side Cap was the standard headgear for German armored troops (Panzerwaffe) early in World War II. The distinguishing feature shown here is the Pink Soutache (the inverted V-shaped piping). In the German military, different branches had different colors (Waffenfarbe); Pink (Rosa) was the specific color for Panzer/Tank troops. While the soutache was ordered to be removed in 1942 to simplify production, it remains the iconic look for early-war German tank commanders.