Reviewed: #3022 T72M/80, $5.25; #4041 Pz 38(t), $4.75; #6052 M3 Stuart, $4.25; #3105 Modern USSR Inf (15 figs), $3.75; #6108 Modern US Inf (15 figs), $3.75. The line of 15mm WWII and modern era vehicles, weapons, and troops is produced by Chuck Cook of Alexandria, Virginia. Originally consisting of the old Heritage/CustomCast line of miniatures, this range has been expanded upon by Chuck to include nearly 100 new infantry figures, including the first (to my knowledge) 15mm modern troops produced by anybody, and 50+ new vehicles and weapons. The range currently includes most of the vehicles and troops of WWII (no Italians, though) and is quickly making inroads into the modern era. Even more prodigal than the sheer bulk of his new releases is the quantum leap in quality from the old CustomCast models (some of which are 40 years old!) to the newer vehicles. The Pz 38(t), for example, checks out almost perfectly against the Bellona plans and compares favorably with any other miniature I've ever seen in this scale! The models typically have from two to five parts; the better castings are flashfree, but some, as my sample T72, required some minor clean-up prior to painting. The infantry is outstanding. Heritage's 15mm infantry was always their strong suit; Chuck has decided to go one better by making his new troops even better. The figures arewell animated and proportioned, are accurately equipped (the U.S. troops are even wearing flak vests), and are detailed - the U.S. Stinger gunner is wearing goggles! I've seen the planned production lists for this range - many new items are scheduled for release, and best of all, many of the older, "meat and potatoes" items are scheduled for reworking to bring them up to current standards. All in all, well recommended for the 15mm gamer with a taste for WWII or modern era miniatures. Write to Quality Castings, Inc., P.O. Box 11714, Alexandria, VA 22312, for a current price listing. More Reviews Quality Castings 15mm WWII/Modern Heroes Miniatures 20mm Elite Forces Greenfield Hobbies 15mm Ships with Crew Ros Heroics 6mm 1870 Series Falcon Miniatures 15mm 1870 Series Munro Miniatures 25mm Franco-Prussians Wargames Foundry 25mm Marlburian Stone Mountain 25mm American Revolution Front Line Figurines 25mm Jacobite Rebellion and American Civil War RSM 25mm Seven Years War Frontier Miniatures 15mm Mex-Am War Whittlesey Miniatures 25mm Napoleonic Era War-Game Library Maps - II Konigratz A Year at War 1809 Dominance Renaissance Rules Setting Up a Wargames Campaign Third Edition Black Eagles Seven Years War Rules Charge! Or How to Play War Games Napoleon's Marshals Figure Base Terraining Material Armory Building Paints Osprey's Elite Series The Ancient Greeks Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. VII #5 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1987 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