Recently I was sent a selection of the Battlefront Miniatures 15mm to review for the magazine. Although I have had little to do with the period in either a gaming sense nor for that matter as a result of figure painting the quality of the resin and metal tank kit I received impressed me greatly. The M4 A3 Sherman, pictured below, is exceptionally well proportioned compared to some of the 20mm stuff that I have seen advertised. The ease of assembly, robustness of resin and metal versus plastic kits is a great plus. If I have a criticism it is that some of the underside of the resin tank hull is a bit rough, requiring some file work to be able to seat the metal track sections properly. The quality of casting of the metal parts is excellent, with minimal flash and good quality metal. With this robust type of model little can go wrong either in transport or with those ever-present dangers on the gaming table. At $9.95 per model, the price is an added bonus, especially as it is so rare these days to get good quality wargaming models for so cheap a price. Also included in the Battlefront samples sent for review were some WWII Soviet infantry. These have well animated and varied poses, with good equipment detail and even the faces are well rendered. They come in bags of 20 for $9.95 – at just under $0.50 each they are among the cheaper figures available at this scale and must represent good value for money. The one slight criticism I have is the flash on some of them required trimming, particularly around the bases and the bayonets on a couple of the figures, although this is not uncommon, especially for 15mm figures. A word on the scale – they are among the smaller side of 15mm – AB's for instance make them look quite dwarfish in comparison but they naturally do go well with the Battlefront range of 15mm tanks and AFVs. Overall – quite reasonable figures and model kits, an extensive range available and you can't argue with the price! So, if your thinking of doing some WWII Spearhead or Rapidfire and don't want to bust the piggybank then I suggest that you take a look at the Battlefront 15mm range, available through Essex Miniatures Australia. Back to Table of Contents -- Kriegspieler #7 To Kriegspieler List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Kriegspieler Publications. 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