Back in the 80s I bought quite a few Freikorps 15 from their address in Northern Ireland. Thirty Years War and Seven Years War but I did drool over the catalogue and considered quite a few other periods like Maximillian expedition and Pony Wars. Later in life through reenactment I got to know Cameron doing the 1798 bicentennial together in Ulster (see photo). I thought I would ask him some questions.
How and when did Freikorps 15 come about?
Freikorps was already in existence when I took it over. I did the casting for them at that time. The designer the late Dave Allsop was unhappy with the job his associates was doing so he approached me to take over the running of the company which I did.
What was your most popular range? I am guessing Seven Years War. The 19th century range was extensive.
Yes the Seven Years War range was the most popular. We developed the 19th Century range as there was little or nothing on the market, at the time.
The SYW was decided on by Dave Allsop the idea being there was a gap in the market.
You are a wargamer. Did you have armies of your own figures?
Yes I am a wargamer my main interest ACW and Eastern Front (Red Army).
You seem to have chosen quite obscure periods like Elizabethan Ireland rather than Napoleonics. Was this just a preference or did you choose niche periods deliberately?
Well at that time no one did Elizabethan Ireland so we decided on a small range, sadly Dave never got it finished. Well period choices depended on what appealed to Dave and if I thought it would sell. Of course given my interest we decided to do a large range of American Civil War, it was me that got the largest selection of artillery pieces used in the war available in any range.
Another range we did was for India the intention was for this to go right up to the 1930s, however again we ran out of time.
Thanks Cameron.
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