1866 and all that

This, the First Battalion of Régiment Deux Ponts, is the final unit I am making for this French AWI collection. As tempting as it is to do t...

I realised yesterday that I haven’t posted since the 18th when we returned from our sojourn in the Deep South. It is not that I haven’t been...

This is the second battalion that I have painted of the Soissonnais regiment (that Lawrence has pointed out could be difficult to pronounce ...

This post sees the completion of three sets of mounted officers. First out of the blocks are three mounted colonels for the French Army in N...

This is the third of what will be six battalions in this French AWI collection. Formed in 1757 by Duke Christian IV of Pfalz-Zweibrucken as ...

This week sees the addition of  Régiment de Saintonge to the French AWI army.  It was formed on 4 September 1684 from the ancient regiment o...

When I was in school in the early 1970s, in what is probably called Year 6 today, I can remember a school-wide test set by the principal. Th...

I have embarked on a new project, although some might consider it an extension of my AWI projects from last year. This project is to collect...