ColCampbell's Barracks

  I finally finished my special project after several months.  It is a unit of Askari Miniatures French naval infantry in shore uniforms th...

I haven't done a lot of painting so far this month.  I have done a little on a 15mm Confederate brigade for my "On to Richmond!...

The other day I completed painting the newly acquired gunners for the 3rd and 4th Light Batteries, part of the IX Armeekorps artillery for m...

After a brief diversion to paint WW2 German tanks, I returned to the 1870-1871 Franco-German War to finish the artillery assigned to the 25t...

The Fabrik Eisenmuhlen has been busy these past weeks turning out artillery for the German forces.  Three more batteries of artillery have ...

In response to the increase in French artillery in the 15th Loire Corps, the Prussian IX Armeekorps has received new, heavier guns for two o...

  Some time ago I acquired a batch of 12 painted Frontier Miniatures French 19th Century light cavalry that were already based on 2" sq...

Well, the Fonderie de Bullion has been working overtime to increase the artillery strength of the 15th Loire Corps of the Republique de Fran...

During the Republican period (post Sedan and Metz) of the Franco-German War (1870-1871), the French forces were obtaining weapons from whate...

This past weekend I completed the 3rd and last battalion for my French 1870-1871 Zouave Regiment de Marche for the 15th Corps of the Army o...

Last week I posted a picture of the command group for my 1870-1871 25th Hessian Division, commanded by Prinz Louis of Hesse.  The figure I u...

As May 2020 drew to a close, I hastened to complete several more Franco-German War units and a command group. First up is the command gro...

The command group for the 25th Infantry Division (Grand Ducal Hessian) of the IX Korps has joined the German forces in France.  Commanded b...

Finally this past weekend I completed my Regiment Tirailleurs Algerien (or Turcos) for my 1870-1871 Republican French army.  The Turcos wer...

Some time ago, I purchased a sample pack of Baccus 6mm Franco-German War figures when I bought the "Bloody Big Battles" rules.  I...

The following units were completed during January 2020.  They were all used in our January 20 "Carnage and Glory" Franco-German W...

Throughout the month of December 2019 I've been working on more troop units for our January MLK Day game.  Here's what I've com...

As promised in my last post, here are the initial units and commanders for my burgeoning German and French forces for the 1870-1871 Franco-...

Some months ago, I purchased a batch of Franco-Prussian War figures that included 24 painted Prussian infantry mounted four to a stand.  I h...