Cold War Era Manufacturers (15mm).

[AngusPodgorny1969]

15mm MODERN FIGURES & VEHICLES

QRF MODELS
Probably the largest and most comprehensive collection of 15mm modern miniatures. Scale Creep Miniatures is a US source for QRF miniatures.
http://quickreactionforce.co.uk/
http://www.scalecreep.com/catalog/

PETER PIG
The modern figures are marketed under the name of their African wars rules, "Range 17: AK-47 Republic". Useful for playing modern "small wars" and insurgencies but plenty of regulars too. Focus is infantry but some vehicles are available, especially those found in African and Middle Eastern insurgencies and civil wars. Lots of colorful figures available such as news crews and some civilians. Also available in the US from Brookhurst Hobbies. The newest infantry tend towards the "large" end of the scale and are chunky. Some of the older sculpts tend to be smaller and truer 15s.
http://www.peterpig.co.uk/
http://www.brookhursthobbies.com/

GROUND ZERO GAMES
GZG's product line includes 15mm sci-fi vehicles that work for modern/near future gaming. Mobility options include wheeled, tracked, and hovercraft as well as standard sci-fi fare such as walkers and grav vehicles. Weapons range from MGs and autocannons to ATGMs, tank guns, and even mobile arty. Even the infantry can work for modern/near future gaming as body armor becomes more common and more complete in the real world. The vast majority of this collection look very much like vehicles on today's battlefields or in development, especially GZG's wheeled APCs.
http://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/

FLAMES OF WAR
Figures for Vietnam and the Arab-Israeli wars which can be used for other modern conflicts (military hardware remains in use for a long time). The War Store is a good US source for FoW figures.
http://www.flamesofwar.com/online_store.aspx
http://www.thewarstore.com/

REBEL MINIS
Modern and sci-fi troops which work for near-future conflicts. Includes civilian militia types and zombies.
http://www.rebelminis.com/

KHURASAN MINIATURES
Sci-fi and post-apoc figures which work for near-future conflicts. Also includes cold war and modern troops. Includes civilian militia types and zombies.
http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/

EUREKA MINIATURES
Figures for Russian-Chechen conflict, the French in Vietnam and modern Australians.
http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php

 For North America and UK/European Eureka customers:
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/ (for UK/Europe)
http://eurekaminusa.com/ (for USA)

MJ FIGURES
Figures for the Falklands War and the Russian war in Afghanistan.
http://mjfigures.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&zenid=8ce452281b130f4cfe33c22441a4b72c

THE SCENE
The Scene provides river boats, terrain bits, and a number of unusual figures for modern and near future fights including zombie hunters, Men in Black-style figures, robots, etc. as well as some US Spec Op troops.
http://thesceneuk.com/

FLASHPOINT MINIATURES
Focus is on infantry for Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan but some vehicles and terrain are available too.
http://flashpoint-miniatures.com/

SKYTREX
A collection of post-war vehicles marketed under the Command Decision banner.
http://www.skytrex.com/command-decision-15mm-post-war_c6307.aspx

OLD GLORY MINIATURES
http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=488
http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?c=309

CP MODELS
A small collection of 15mm moderns consisting of British SAS and Rear Echelon Iraqis.
http://www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk/CP%20MODELS%2015MM%20MODERN%20MINIATURES.htm

[meninobesta]

MJ figures,
has British and Argentinian from the Falkland war and troops from the Afghan/Russian conflict
http://mjfigures.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=63_64
http://mjfigures.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=63_72

The Scene,
Has riverboats and watercrafts
http://thesceneuk.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=104
MiB
http://thesceneuk.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=16_57
some more sci-fi/fantasy elements for modern scenarios
http://thesceneuk.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=16_69
and oother terrain bits and acessories

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Thanks Pedro!  I've updated the original post with the higher level links to your suggestions.   If you have any personal experience with service and figure quality from these companies please post and I'll add to the descriptions in the OP.  Thanks again!!!

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Updated to include GZG. Theirs is technically a scfi-fi product line but the vehicles look like those currently on battlefields around the world or in development and due for combat the coming years. They work extremely well for modern/near-future gaming. We find them useful since, not being associated with a current, specific country, we can use them with any of our troops. We're especially fond of their wheeled AFVs. GZG service is also extremely professional and fast. Even shipments to he US are so quick we believe they've built a worm hole between the continents!

[von Lucky]

Eureka Miniatures have ranges for the French Indo-China War French and Viet Minh:
http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_102_753&sort=3a

And modern Russians and Chechens:
http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_102_820&sort=3a

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Thanks Karsten!  Have updated to include Eureka. I'm definitely going to give them a try, they look really nice.

[Khurasan Miniatures]

Always nice to read that I'm unprofessional and unreliable, and that my business might have a short life! 

[von Lucky]

That does seem overly harsh - AngusPodgorny1969, best to keep all the listings objective.

For Eureka Miniatures can you please include modern Australians:


And add (under Eureka Miniatures):
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/ (for UK/Europe)
http://eurekaminusa.com/ (for USA)

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Thanks for update lucky!  Have added Australians to Eureka.

Have also edited Khurasan to remove what may be considered subjective comments and replaced with information from owner and official website re: shipping time disclaimer. I don't think it unwarranted to include service quality as a topic when discussing our hobby. And in light of Khurasan's own comments/disclaimer on service I think it would harm the credibility of this forum to ignore those realities.  Readers shoild be able to trust the information found on Lead Adventure. But your point is well taken and I've edited accordingly. Thank you!!!

[von Lucky]

Agreed, but realise there's always more than one side to a story.

You also missed the bit to add under Eureka Miniatures two extra URLs:
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/ (for UK/Europe)
http://eurekaminusa.com/ (for USA)

These sites offer more reasonable shipping for North America and UK/European customers.

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Agreed, but realise there's always more than one side to a story.

You also missed the bit to add under Eureka Miniatures two extra URLs:
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/ (for UK/Europe)
http://eurekaminusa.com/ (for USA)

These sites offer more reasonable shipping for North America and UK/European customers.

Sorry about that, updated!

[Khurasan Miniatures]

Edits aside, this review still states that I don't always offer reliable service, which gives the impression that customers won't always get what they ordered -- an inaccurate statement.  There are some miniatures sellers out there that don't actually deliver what was ordered and I'm guessing that many people here know who those are.  That has never been and never will be the case with Khurasan -- you can rely on getting what you ordered.

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Please hit refreash or empty your cache or soemthing because I removed ALL qualitative statements from all profiles.  There's nothing about service delays or pronlems in any profile.

And if you'd like to expand the description to include specific product ranges please post here.  I'll do that when I get back to my computer as it's tough via smart phone.  :-)

[cp models]

Hi guys we have a couple of sets of 15mm moderns and some more due soon

Mark

www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk

[AngusPodgorny1969]

Hi guys we have a couple of sets of 15mm moderns and some more due soon

Mark

www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk

Thanks Mark!  I've added you to the listings.

I provided a direct link since there's only two items at this time (makes it easier for 15mm gamers to find them).  If and when you add more items please post here and I'll update the link.  Nice work!!!