Military Miniatures makes a wide range of 15mm resin-and-metal vehicles, including several (including the review subject) not made by anybody else. I've seen most of the range; my comments herein apply generally to the entire range. The Marder I (German Pak 40 ATG mounted on captured French Lorraine tractor chassis) comes in five pieces including the resin hull, and metal tracks, gun, and shield. The hull was cleanly cast and quite reasonably detailed, though I didn't realize it at first because the resin's just a bit translucent - a coat of primer was required to bring out the detail. No pitting was present at all. In fact, the only pitting I found on any of the Military Miniatures models I've examined appeared on the undersides of their M-10's mud guards The metal parts were simple, but well-cast. There was just a bit of flash but it cleaned up easily. The Marder I's proportions are generally good and the model captures the clunky look of the original. Scale is good, too. Though the hull was just a bit short, the Marder I fell into the same range band as the majority of other 15mm WW II equipment on the market and fits well along side them. Turreted vehicles (at least the ones I've seen) typically come with separate turret hatches, as is quickly becoming standard to this scale. Numerous of the vehicles come with external stowage (a variety of bedrolls, etc.) as well. The entirety of Military Miniatures' range (90 French, German, American, British, and Soviet vehicles at last count) is priced at $5.00 per vehicle, a bargain, considering their good quality. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this price is comparable to the price I paid, including shipping, when I ordered several vehicles from the manufacturer in New Zealand - no importer's price creep here! Recommended - from your local game shop or, failing that,directly from their US distributor, Military Miniatures Distributorship - USA, at 8554 122nd Ave., NE Suite 108, Kirkland, WA 98033. More Reviews Guernsey Foundry 25mm Pony Wars US Cavalry (figures) Guernsey Foundry 25mm 7YW Russians (figures) Two Dragons Productions 15mm Colonials (figures) Jacobite 15mm Feudal Sung Chinese (figures) Tumbling Dice 1/72 Wars of the Roses (figures) Merrimac Miniatures 15mm Paddle Steamer SHQ 20mm British Vickers MMG and Bren LMG Teams (figures) Military Miniatures 15mm WWII Marder I (vehicle) Hallmark Figures 1/1200 WWII B-17D (aircraft) FAA 20mm 1939 Polish Command (figures) FAA 20mm 1939 German Dismounted Tankers (figures) Outpost Wargame 20mm British Korean War Comand (figures) Quad Scale Productions 15mm WWII JU-87D1 Stuka (aircraft) Peter Pig 15mm WWII Gaz 4x4 Heavy Truck (vehicle) Pass of the North 15mm Ancients (figures) Old North State 10mm ACW (figures) Crossfire WWII Rules: WWII Infantry Simtac Red Star/Blue Sky Rules: WWII Air Combat Easy Eight Battleground WWII Rules: Skirmish Red Devils in the Night: Battleground WWII Supplement Rules Killer Katana Rules: Samurai Army Warfare Ge Koku Jo Rules: Samurai Skirmish Castles, Cogs, and Chevauchees Rules: Medieval Supplement Legion Rules: Ancient Warfare Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #74 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com