These packs, BD1 and BD8, respectively, comprise a three man Bren gun team advancing and a three man Vickers MG team. The crews measure 20M Barret and all look, well, natural. Detailing is sharp but not overdone. They're both listed as being Mediterranean, so they've all got shirtsleeves rolled up (they're wearing open-collared shirts) and they're wearing plain tin hats without netting or covers. They've all got backpacks on, which may put some gamers off, but the packs are well defined. The Vickers is particularly nice, consisting of three pieces - the gun, the tripod, and the water can and hose. The Bren team members are possessed of very good animation: the gunner looks as if he's really carrying an LMG; the ammocarrier struggles to keep a grip on the spare ammo pouches; and the team leader is shuffling along, trying to keep the other two moving.. Wellrecommended, priced at $3.75 and $2.70, respectively. Get them at your FLGS or directly from the importer, Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove, CA 92640. 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