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Currently I don't think anyone is actively manufactureing 15mm space
figures.  The five lines I know of are all out of production.  The lines
are:
		Citadel
		Grenadier
		Laserburn
		Martian Metals
		Star????

The best Traveller figures were the Citadel ones (this was the licensed
line for England).  It had limited availability in this country after
Martian Metals burned and were withdrawn from production due to the American
license company (which never actually produced figures).  They produced
packs of 20 different figures each of: Adventurers, Military (you could also
get low, mid and high tech packs), Ship's Crew, Aliens (you could also get
Aslan, Droyne and Vargyr packs).  Figures were very well animated and
detailed.  These were actually produced in Canada by RAFM and so even after
they were withdrawn from sale here they were available without too much effort.
Grenadier figures while not specificially for Traveller made a number of usable
figures (including my nefarious Thought Police with police van).
Laserburn was again not for Traveller, but made numerous useful figures.  I use
a number of these for my vehicle crews and adventurers.  The figure were
also animated, but may of the figures were just too odd.
Martian Metals were the worst line quality wise.  Most of their figures looked
to me like squashed bugs.  The typical pose was standing arms straight out to
the side.  Nevertheless they had some useful figures.  They were the only ones
to produce Kirur and Zhodani figures.  They also made an "Alien" and Darth
Vader figure.  They had some decent robots.
The last line I only saw once and can't remember the whole name.  It had good
figures, but they were a bit large.  Also the line was pretty limited only a
few figures (maybe 20).
Other sources of figures that we have used include WWII 15mm figures painted
to look space age and there was a 25mm line that produced a good 15mm
lizardman (Frank Chadwick's infamous Newt Company).

					Non Cuniculus Est,
					    	Tom Harris