Mech-Sword
website: www.bum-german.blogspot.com.es	email: bum(at)bumslot(dot)com pobeda2050(at)gmail(dot)com

B.U.M. (Barcelona Universal Models), Mech-Sword and Pobeda all appear to be related in some form as kit boxings sometimes have multiple logos and the kits are sold exclusively through the same website. B.U.M. appears to be the umbrella organization located in Spain. It is thought that Pobeda and Mech-Sword labelled items are produced in Russia. The B.U.M. brand appears to be mostly pre-WW2 subjects, while Pobeda covers mostly WW2 Eastern Front subjects and Mech-Sword covers other WW2 subjects - American, British, Italian and Japanese. Items are usually limited issue releases, mostly of kits from other manufacturers such as Airfix, Amodel, Atlantic, Esci, Fujimi, Giant, ICM, LW, Marx, Matchbox, Mir, Revell, RPM, SDW and UM, to name a few, and copied to a large degree. In many cases multi-part vehicles are re-cast as single or two piece resin items. There is no consistencey with material used. Many new releases are in hard and soft resin, though figures & accessories remain largely in plastic. Resin parts, especially the vehicles and guns, appear to be extremely crude. Mech-Sword also produces resin kits and diorama items.

Kit Number	Kit Name	Comments	Previews	Reviews	Articles
172100	Jeep with G.I. Crew and figures
172103	Kettenrad with Officers
172104	Tank Repair Truck - East Front with figures
172106	SdKfz. 138/1 with crew
172107	Pak40 and Munitions Schlepper 38(t)	includes PaK gun crew
172108	Handshard SS Bosnian Division
172113	Jeep (Long Range Desert Patrol)	includes figures, Jeep, accessories & German tank (type unknown)
172130	WW2 Japanese CHI-RO Tank Type 89
172131	WW2 Japanese Armored Car Sumida
172132	WW2 Japanese Artillery Tractor
172133	WW2 Japanese Chi-He & Artillery
172134	WW2 Japanese Truck Isuzu
172140	WW2 Armoured Car Fordson
172303	M13/40 Italian Tank
172304	M75/18 Italian Tank

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Kit list last updated 26 June 2012