Break Through the Cordon (Qiji 1725)

About this set

This KEEPPLEY 1725 "Breaking the Cordon" is part of the Combat Zones tactical spy line, marked 6+ on the box with a 2/5 difficulty rating. It packs 167 pieces and 3 minifigures into a compact military scene: a gray off-road vehicle with a machine gun, plus a watchtower, roadblock, barbed wire and a flag, colored in gray, brown, green and blue. Build the truck chassis and body first, then add the gun and wheels, and finish with the tower, roadblock and wire so the small parts don't get mixed up. The fiddly bits are fixing the barbed wire and flag and placing the minifigures; sorting by color helps since the scene elements are spread out. A good entry set for builders 6 and up who like military trucks and multi-figure scenes.