While there are many manufacturers making 15mm figures, terrain, and buildings, the following are the ones I am using for my Ambush Alley/Force on Force/Tomorrow's War projects.
Miniatures and Supplies
Ambush Alley Games - an excellent set of rules for the modern period.
Architrees Scaled Scenery Store - Various trees in various sizes.
Battlefield Architect - Makers of various terrain.
Deimos Design Studio - Excellent prepainted North Africa buildings and they will do custom work as well. Official buildings of the Ambushed in the Alley blog! See my short review here. UPDATE: It appears that this company is no longer in business due to the death of its owner.
Eslo Terrain - Some useful pre-painted bits can be found on their website.
GameCraft Miniatures - Makers of fine 15mm Middle Eastern buildings and accessories (as well as other scales).
Irishserb's Vehicles - Excellent Humvees and Bradleys (and VABs and Peugeots). Contact Brian at irishserb@yahoo.com or visit his excellent blog. I am hoping he'll add more modern vehicles some day.
Khurasan Miniatures - Little Green Men and sci-fi building accessories are just a small part of their massive sci-fi ranges.
Litko Aero - Their 15mm round bases are perfect for mounting 15mm figures. I use their 20mm round bases for leaders.
Micropanzer Wargames Studio - While not on his website, I have purchased several sci-fi buildings and they are excellent!
MJ Figures - 15mm Brits and Argies for the Falklands!
MJ Figures - 15mm Brits and Argies for the Falklands!
Peter Pig - Their U.S. Marines are top notch and perfect for the early portions of the Iraq War.
QRF Models Limited - Need LAVs? The QRF ones are good quality and they sell vehicles and infantry for a plethora of countries for the modern era. I am now using their post war West Germans for another Ambush Alley hypothetical project set in Africa.
RAFM - THE source for the RAFM Citadel 15mm sci-fi figures and vehicles (originally created for Traveller). Don't buy those overpriced ones on eBay!
Rebel Minis - Their insurgents are the perfect enemies for the Peter Pig U.S. Marines. They also make nicely detailed ultra modern U.S. infantry (I just like those Peter Pig ones a tad more). Also, they make Greys for my Tomorrow's War Meets Mars project.
The Terrain Guy - One of my favorite sources for terrain and terrain squares.
Inspirational Media
Combat Diary - Disturbingly good documentary on Lima Company, 4th Marines, a reserve unit from Ohio (I am a native Buckeye).
Generation Kill - My primary inspriation for this project, both in book and movie form. To me Gen Kill is the modern "Band of Brothers" and focuses on the Recon Marines who helped spearhead the invasion of Iraq.
Green Zone - For a Matt Damon movie (liberal alert inserted here) it was chock full of action.
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War - David Bellavia's personal account of the fighting in Fallujah. His description of the house fight in which he met the enemy in true hand to hand combat is powerfully emotional, and his honest admission about his struggles to resume a civilian life is an aspect of war oft mentioned but not readily understood.
Hurt Locker - Solid movie, even if a bit overdone.
My War: Killing Time in Iraq - A witty and at times jaded account from grunt perspective.
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer - Nathaniel Fick's work on his experiences in the military. Was the prmary platoon commander in Generation Kill. The word hero is used far too often, but to me Fick tried to do the right things under stressful situations and inept leadership, and he brought his men home. In today's world, that might be the new definition of hero.
Generation Kill - My primary inspriation for this project, both in book and movie form. To me Gen Kill is the modern "Band of Brothers" and focuses on the Recon Marines who helped spearhead the invasion of Iraq.
Green Zone - For a Matt Damon movie (liberal alert inserted here) it was chock full of action.
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War - David Bellavia's personal account of the fighting in Fallujah. His description of the house fight in which he met the enemy in true hand to hand combat is powerfully emotional, and his honest admission about his struggles to resume a civilian life is an aspect of war oft mentioned but not readily understood.
Hurt Locker - Solid movie, even if a bit overdone.
My War: Killing Time in Iraq - A witty and at times jaded account from grunt perspective.
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer - Nathaniel Fick's work on his experiences in the military. Was the prmary platoon commander in Generation Kill. The word hero is used far too often, but to me Fick tried to do the right things under stressful situations and inept leadership, and he brought his men home. In today's world, that might be the new definition of hero.
Assault at Mogadishu - Detailed paperback about the GSG-9 raid on a hijacked airliner in 1977, inspiration for the African project.
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War - Mark Bowden's excellent work about the Day of the Rangers in Mogadishu. Both the book and movie are worthy.
Storming Flight 181: GSG-9 and the Mogadishu Hijack 1977 - New title in the Osprey Raid series.Traveller Collector's Guide - Great source on the RAFM Citadel 15mm figs.
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