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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. )*


                                 Modtech, Inc.
          -----------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
          -----------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   607914108
          -----------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)


                  Calvin Hori, Hori Capital Management, Inc.,
                     One Washington Mall, Boston, MA 02108
                                 (617) 367-3800
          -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)


                                 March 19, 1997
          -----------------------------------------------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (However, see the
Notes). 




<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP No.  607914108   |                         |    Page  2 of 9 Pages    |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  Platinum Partners, L.P.                                         |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [ ]|
|         |                                                           (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  WC                                                              |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  Massachusetts                                                   |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |   522,500                                           |
|   NUMBER OF    |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|     SHARES     |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |   0                                                 |
| OWNED BY EACH  |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |   522,500                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |   0                                                 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  522,500                                                         |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  6.0%                                                            |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                       |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  PN                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                       2


<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP No.  607914108   |                         |    Page  3 of 9 Pages    |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  Hori Capital Management, Inc.                                   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [ ]|
|         |                                                           (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  WC                                                              |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  Massachusetts                                                   |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |   522,500                                           |
|   NUMBER OF    |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|     SHARES     |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |   0                                                 |
| OWNED BY EACH  |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |   522,500                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |   0                                                 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  522,500                                                         |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  6.0%                                                            |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                       |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  CO                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP No.  607914108   |                         |    Page  4 of 9 Pages    |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  Calvin G. Hori, Sole Shareholder                                |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [ ]|
|         |                                                           (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  WC                                                              |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  United States Citizen                                           |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |   522,500                                           |
|   NUMBER OF    |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|     SHARES     |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |   0                                                 |
| OWNED BY EACH  |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |   522,500                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |   0                                                 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  522,500                                                         |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  6.0%                                                            |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                       |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  IN                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                       4

<PAGE>

Item 1. Security and Issuer

     This Report on schedule 13D relates to shares of common stock, no par value
(the "Common Stock"), of Modtech, Inc. (the "Company"), whose principal
executive offices are located at 2830 Barrett Ave.; Perris, CA 92572.

Item 2. Identity and Background

     This Report is filed by Platinum Partners, L.P., a Massachusetts limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), having its principal place of business and
executive offices at c/o Hori Capital Management, Inc., One Washington Mall, 7th
Floor, Boston, MA 02108; and Hori Capital Management, Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation and the sole General Partner of the Partnership (the "General
Partner") having its principal place of business and executive offices at One
Washington Mall, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108; and Mr. Calvin G. Hori, the sole
shareholder, director and President of the General Partner ("Mr. Hori"), having
his business address at c/o Hori Capital Management, Inc., One Washington Mall,
7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The
principal business of each Reporting Person is to make, manage, supervise, and
dispose of investments in a variety of businesses.

     During the last five years, the Reporting Persons have not been convicted
in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors),
and have not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative
body of competent jurisdiction and are not, as a result of any such proceeding,
subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     Mr. Hori is a United States citizen.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     The source of funds for the transactions described in Item 5(c) were assets
of the Partnership.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

     The Partnership acquired the Common Stock described in Item 5(c) for
investment purposes. None of the Reporting Persons have any plans or proposals
which relate to or would result in:

     a.   The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the issuer,
          or the disposition of securities of the issuer;

     b.   An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
          reorganization or liquidation, involving the issuer or any of its
          subsidiaries;

     c.   A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the issuer or any
          of its subsidiaries;

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<PAGE>
 
     d.   Any change in the present board of directors or management of the
          issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term
          of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

     e.   Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy
          of the issuer;

     f.   Any other material change in the issuer's business or corporate
          structure including but not limited to, if the issuer is a registered
          closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any
          change in its investment policy for which a vote is required by
          section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

     g.   Changes in the issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding
          thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control
          of the issuer by any person;

     h.   Causing a class of securities of the issuer to be delisted from a
          national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted
          in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national
          securities association;

     i.   A class of equity securities of the issuer becoming eligible for
          termination of registration pursuant to Section 1(g)(4) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or

     j.   Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     a.   As of March 19, 1997, the Partnership may be deemed to beneficially
          own 522,500 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Based upon their
          being 8,670,306 shares of Common Stock outstanding, the shares of
          Common Stock which the Partnership may be deemed to beneficially own
          represents approximately 6.0% of the outstanding shares of Common
          Stock of the Company. As of March 19, 1997, the General Partner may be
          deemed to beneficially own 522,500 shares of Common Stock of the
          Company by virtue of it being the General Partner of the Partnership.
          Based upon there being 8,670,306 shares of Common Stock outstanding,
          the shares of Common Stock which the General Partner may be deemed to
          beneficially own represents approximately 6.0% of the outstanding
          shares of Common Stock of the Company. As of March 19, 1997, Mr. Hori
          may be deemed to beneficially own 522,500 shares of Common Stock of
          the Company by virtue of his being the sole shareholder of the General
          Partner. Based upon there being 8,670,306 shares of Common Stock

                                        6

<PAGE>

          outstanding the shares of Common Stock which Mr. Hori may be deemed to
          beneficially own represents approximately 6.0% of the outstanding
          shares of Common Stock of the Company.

     b.   In accordance with the Agreement of Limited partnership, the General
          partner has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of
          the shares of Common Stock of the Company held by the Partnership.

     c.   The Partnership has made the following purchases of shares of Common
          Stock:  

          ---------------------------------------------------
                                                    Aggregate
          Transaction                  Price Per    Purchase 
              Date       # of Shares     Share       Price   
          ---------------------------------------------------
            9/06/95          65,000     2.01100       130,715
          ---------------------------------------------------
            9/12/95           7,500     2.26333        16,975
          ---------------------------------------------------
            9/22/95           5,000     2.26500        11,325
          ---------------------------------------------------
            9/27/95           5,000     2.26500        11,325
          ---------------------------------------------------
           10/04/95          20,000     2.26125        45,225
          ---------------------------------------------------
           10/19/95           2,500     2.27000         5,675
          ---------------------------------------------------
           10/27/95           7,000     2.10357        14,725
          ---------------------------------------------------
           11/13/95           3,250     2.11769         6,883
          ---------------------------------------------------
           11/27/95           6,000     2.07667        12,460
          ---------------------------------------------------
           12/05/95           7,500     2.16333        16,225
          ---------------------------------------------------
           12/22/95          25,000     2.31100        57,775
          ---------------------------------------------------
            1/04/96          10,000     2.78250        27,825
          ---------------------------------------------------
            1/05/96           5,000     2.78500        13,925
          ---------------------------------------------------
            1/12/96           1,000     3.16000         3,160
          ---------------------------------------------------
            1/17/96          25,000     2.68100        67,025
          ---------------------------------------------------
            2/09/96          13,000     2.82442        36,718
          ---------------------------------------------------
            2/26/96          15,000     3.13667        47,050
          ---------------------------------------------------
            3/18/96          67,350     3.01037       202,448
          ---------------------------------------------------
            4/19/96          50,000     3.19800       159,900
          ---------------------------------------------------
            5/22/96          50,000     4.07300       203,650
          ---------------------------------------------------
            5/23/96          10,000     4.13750        41,375
          ---------------------------------------------------
 

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          ---------------------------------------------------
                                                    Aggregate 
          Transaction                  Price Per    Purchase  
              Date       # of Shares     Share       Price     
          ---------------------------------------------------
            6/06/96           3,500     5.00714        17,525
          ---------------------------------------------------
            6/20/96           7,500     5.00333        37,525
          ---------------------------------------------------
            6/28/96           7,500     4.75333        35,650
          ---------------------------------------------------
            7/19/96           9,000     4.50278        40,525
          ---------------------------------------------------
            7/24/96          75,000     5.25033       393,775
          ---------------------------------------------------
            7/26/96          10,000     5.62750        56,275
          ---------------------------------------------------
            3/13/97           5,000    13.06500        65,325
          ---------------------------------------------------
            3/19/97           5,000    12.44000        62,200
          ---------------------------------------------------


          All transactions were made in the open market on NASDAQ.

     d.   The Partnership is a limited partnership established in accordance
          with the provisions of the Massachusetts Uniform Limited Partnership
          Act. Each Member of the Partnership is entitled to receive certain
          distributions from the Partnership's assets as specified in the
          Partnership's governing documents. These distributions made from the
          Partnership's assets may include funds received by the Partnership
          from dividends declared with respect to the shares of Common Stock
          held by the Partnership or from the sale of such shares of Common
          Stock.

     e.   Not applicable.

     The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that
any of the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owners of any securities
covered by this statement.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
        Securities of the Issuer

     There are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships
(legal or otherwise) between or among any of the Reporting Persons and any other
person with respect to any securities of the Company other than the governing
documentation of the Partnership.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

     Exhibit 1 - Agreement regarding filing of joint Schedule 13D.


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Signature

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     EXECUTED as of the 15th day of July, 1997.


                                    PLATINUM PARTNERS, L.P.                 
                                    
                                    
                                    By:     /s/  Calvin G. Hori          
                                         ---------------------------  
                                         Calvin G. Hori, President of 
                                         Hori Capital Management, Inc., 
                                         General Partner
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    HORI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                    
                                    
                                    By:     /s/  Calvin G. Hori          
                                         ---------------------------    
                                         Calvin G. Hori, President
                                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                           /s/  Calvin G. Hori              
                                         ---------------------------   
                                         Calvin G. Hori

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                                                                       Exhibit 1
                                                                       ---------


                                   AGREEMENT

     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13D need be filed with respect to the ownership
by each of the undersigned of the shares of Common Stock of Modtech, Inc.

     EXECUTED as of the 15th day of July, 1997.

                                    PLATINUM PARTNERS, L.P.                 
                                    
                                    
                                    By:     /s/  Calvin G. Hori          
                                         ---------------------------           
                                         Calvin G. Hori, President of 
                                         Hori Capital Management, Inc., 
                                         General Partner
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    HORI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                    
                                    
                                    By:     /s/  Calvin G. Hori          
                                         ---------------------------           
                                         Calvin G. Hori, President
                                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                           /s/  Calvin G. Hori              
                                         ---------------------------           
                                         Calvin G. Hori



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