Bavaria Miniatures launches French Imperial Guard and Bavarian forces range

Bavaria Miniatures has begun previewing a new set of Franco-Prussian War figures that adds French Imperial Guard sculpts to the company’s growing roster and signals a wider push into the 1870 period. The standout preview is a French Imperial Guard Grenadier sculpted by Lucas Luber; the company says the figure will be part of an upcoming Kickstarter and presents the officer as representative of Napoleon III's elite soldiers.

Bavaria Miniatures, founded in Germany in 2023, has positioned itself as a historical wargaming outfit aimed at collectors, painters and hobbyists. The firm’s previous crowdfunding efforts include The Roaring Lions and The Roaring Lions 2, which covered the Bavarian army for the Franco-Prussian War and the 1870 period. Current site material uses the project name Roaring Lions - The Bavarian Army of 1870 and includes a celebratory update that begins, "Hello everyone, We are delighted to inform you that our project, 'Roaring Lions - The Bavarian Army of 1870,' has been a tremendous success, thanks to your incredible support!"

The Bavaria Miniatures site and public previews reference multiple branches of the period’s forces beyond the Imperial Guard. Headline copy cites Chevaulegers, Cuirassiers, Artillery and Generals among the new miniatures, and notes that "there is also the infantry again" in upcoming plans. Bavaria also teased fans directly on social media with the line, "Much more is on the way."

There is some ambiguity in the publicly available material about campaign timing. Site excerpts include both "Roaring Lions 2 - Next Kickstarter has launched!" and "New Kickstarter will launch on the 5th of June!" along with a note that a "Pre-Launch Kickstarter page is now online!" Those items appear across Bavaria Miniatures’ pages and campaign updates; the extracts supplied do not include posting dates or a Kickstarter URL, so confirm current live status and exact launch timing on the company’s Kickstarter or social channels before backing.

For painters and modellers this preview matters: Lucas Luber’s Imperial Guard Grenadier offers a fresh subject for uniform studies, conversion work and finishing techniques, and the promised cavalry and artillery opens options for basing and diorama projects. Missing specifics include scale, material, pricing, pledge tiers and full roster counts; those details will determine how these figures fit alongside existing collections and whether sculpts will be shop-released outside Kickstarter.

Expect follow-up posts from Bavaria Miniatures with fuller images and campaign mechanics. Collectors tracking Franco-Prussian War ranges should monitor the Roaring Lions pages and social feeds for the confirmed launch, pledge structure and high-resolution shots to plan paint schemes and conversion ideas.