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Today I finally received this kit and decided to make a small review. From the outset, the plastic it is made of, is more durable than in previous sets. I also noted the use of "rolled up" sleeves on many models, making for a more "battleweary" look. One of small issues, is that the HMG gunner and one of the observers (see below) are made of three parts, including the backpack part. If not careful enough, these backpacks could be messed up, since each of them fits only on one particular model, although they look the same. The instruction sheet describes the 8cm mortar assembly with two crewmen, the HMG with gunner and loader, 12cm mortar with one crew and the "walking" ammo carrier - the rest is to figure out for yourselves, but nothing extremely difficult.

You get four of these sprues


HMG. I placed it next to Forged in Battle HMG, and they are actually almost the same - sorry, but I did not take the comparison pics.



8cm mortar with three crewmen and nice ammo box


12cm mortar


Two extra models - the kneeling observer has that backpack which is not to be used on HMG gunner


Notice, that PSC panzerschrecks are larger than the Wargames Factory ones.


You get two Panzerschreks and a loader (sorry for blurry pic)


Whereas Panzerfausts are almost similar in size


You get two of fausts as well


Also, 8cm mortar crews from PSC and WGF can be easily mixed on the same base


To sum it up, the kit has good value for its bucks. 4 x HMG, 8cm, 12cm mortars, 8 panzerfausts/schreks, some interesting models (walking ammo guy) for observer teams - if you have that WGF Late German kit as well, they can be mixed on the same base (apart from panzerschreks) for even more options. PSC soldiers a bit more chunky, but this will not be as apparent from 3 feet away. Mortars probably should be drilled out for better looks.

Nice, although the FP of an 8mm mortar is questionable.....

We all know you mean 8cm, so I'll forgive you. Thanks for this post, very good and nice comparisons with other models from other ranges. I always like direct comparisons it's the best way to judge the models.

Edited those mm - that was stupid mistake. Which one is FP on 8cm mortar? The box? I was kind of in doubt, glad that it sorted out - as I mentioned the lack of explicit instructions keeps plaguing these kits. I need to know, if that's the issue - before I actually glue it down on the base as portees for 251/2.

Sorry it was a joke I meant "The Firepower of an 8mm Mortar would be crap/questionable"

Some of the poses look very unnatural, the mortar loader especially and some of the figures looks a little crude. I would be interested in seeing some of these painted up.

I'll still be buying a set anyway though

Ah - and I thought that You meant Faust Patrone.
Could not find any on the crewmen models, so I thought it was about the ammo box, which turned out to be the Panzerschreck accessory (absence of instructions again).

Found their 1:72 scale review
http://www.ww2germans.com/index.php/component/content/article/16-reviews/527-plastic-soldier-late-war-german-infantry-heavy-weapons-ww2020005-brf

Good review, but:

You get two Panzerschreks and a loader (sorry for blurry pic)

8 panzerfausts/schreks

Does this mean 4 panzerfaust + 4 schrecks, each with 2 different poses?

Didn't know WGF made 15mm infantry. What special weapons are in that box?

Yeah, sorry for not being clear enough - I was doing that review late in the evening . You get in total 8 panzerfausts/schrecks per box. Each has two different poses. There is also a loader model for Panzerschreck with ammo, and one soldier walking with panzerschreck ammo box. The box itself is also present on the sprue (You get four copies per box).

In WGF 15mm German box You get two 8cm mortars with crew (less detailed and even smaller in size than PSC mortars - I placed bosh of them in 251 SPVs, thus making a cheap 251/2 version). There is plenty of snipers for unknown reason (6 on each sprue IIRC - 12 in total). Officer with SMG, officer with pistol, lots of SMG/K98, panzerfausts, panzerschrecks, light machine guns (both prone and walking). There are also plastic FOW compatible bases - the ones You are seeing in my review above.

We discussed the contents of WGF 15mm box here
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/435598.page#4026064