German Paratroopers, Pilotsand ground crew 1935-45

Manufacturer: Preiser(72516)

From Faustnik.

Description:

• All pieces in a dark grey styrene plastic of good quality
• 30x figures of Fallschirmjaeger (15 in battle actions); 7x Luftwaffe mechanics in working overalls, 2x Luftwaffe Pilots (seated) and 1x Luftwaffe officer, 2x Sets of weapons (by them excellent, but now…)
• Presented in a cardboard box, with pictures on the front of the figures in a diorama setting and a painting guide on the back
• Average Height foot to eye level (standing figures)- 22,9mm
• Average Shoulder width - 6,3mm

Evaluation:

These are something"a old hat" as I recall seeing these mechanics back in1975 (I have the plastic bag, with the figures moulded in lightblue plastic), and this particularl set was already around from1984, at least. The figures are, by now, showing their age, andthe fact, like some of the other boxes, being really a over-scaleversion of their 1:87 boxes doesn't help, so the figures are alittle thin and this is very noticeable in their very smallheads.

Overall a ranking of 6 out of 10.