I recently bought a package of Point of Contact German Halftrack Sd Kfz 251/1Cs. POC also makes the Tiger 1E , Sherman M4A1 and the US M3A1 Halftrack. What makes POC different from other plastic miniatures is that they come 5 to a pack, pre-assembled and pre-painted. German vehicles have 4 paint jobs to choose from. Grey ,Dunklegelb .Dunklegelb with Green stripes and Dunklegelb with Green and Brown stripes. The US vehicles paint jobs are Brown Violet, Olive Drab/ Dark Green , Olive Drab with Brown Splotches. Now on to the halfracks
Looking over the model itself you can see that this is actually a Sd Kfz 251/2 with the mortar inside. I used a pair of needle nose pliers to remove the mortar from one of the models. It came out fairly neatly by tugging on it. The two MGs are in a little pack. I used super glue to ensure they stayed put.
Here is a picture of a Zvezda model on the left, a Battlefront model in the middle and the POC model on the right. Zvezda is my least favorite of the 3. The Battlefront model is tops in quality with good detail and a solid feel. You can probably see on the POC model that there is a slight gap between the top and bottom of the hull right above the drive wheel. This is present on three of the five models in the pack I received. I do like the detail work on the POC model as compared to the Zvezda model.
This was a pleasant surprise. These are the same decals that Battlefront uses and you get all three included on one sheet with your 5 pack of models.
If you're looking for a cheaper way to go when starting out these are an option. With some touch up painting you can have some decent German transports or Mortar carriers.
I'd give then 6 out of 8 schwarzen zauberstab
