German Pioneer Equipment

By Faustnik - jmqtv(at)iol.pt

Manufacturer: LEVA Productions (Kit #72I06)

Contents:

• 44 Parts moulded in resin
• Packed in a plastic bag

Evaluation:

This is fundamentally a good idea, providing all of us with some equipment for our models. This set gives us:

• 15 landmines - Tellermine 35 and 43
• 1x 7,92 mm Grenade rifle - Granatbüchse 39, without the bipod
• 2x motor saws
• 4x backpacks
• 2 sets of mine detectors
• 2x Large Pneumatic boat - Grosser Flossack 34, useful for some bridging projects
• 2x Bar mine - Riegelmine 43
• 2x boxes for fuses
• 2x 1Kg charge - Geballte Ladung 1Kg
• 3x 3 Kg charge - Geballte Ladung 3Kg
• 4 Magnetic mines - Haftholladung 3,5 (based in the Panzerfaust 30) with the typical horse shoe magnets missing
• 2x Hollow Charge demolition systems - Abstandsladung H15 or chemical mines Topfminenzünder
• 2x sets of 200gm charges - Bohrpatrone 28

While this is a sound idea, I have some problems with the resin used, as it seems to be a bit "gummy" as if it didn't cured well enough, creating a lot of problems. This also means that there is a lot care, first in the removal of the parts, and in their cleaning. I my specimen, a lot of air bubbles was also visible visible, spoiling most of the smaller items.

Overall:

While a good set, look first before buying, and if it looks good, I recommended it.