Well, I am not optimistic, thats why I am trying to find out what the situation is like and asking more experienced people
When I was saying 3 times cheaper I refered to infantry only, not to tanks. Plastic is very sturdy in my opinion, proper hard plastic not the soft one. Of course with lack of care yo uwill always manage to break guns etc but hey- 15 pounds for 100 infantryman (or maybe cheaper, thats a rough estimate) thats really a bargain in my opinion
You can check wuality of sculpts at
http://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ (I know , it says 1/72 but 15
mm will be released as well and exactl ysame models)