french legionnaire

[GASPODFREUD]

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[Justindo]

Nice legionnaire,  Gaspodfreud!

[henry_martini]

Nice one.

Can you tell us:
1. How brittle is the hat and esp the cover used here?
2. Do you happen to know since when the kepi blanc and maybe these white covers were worn by the EL?

H_M

[GASPODFREUD]

 thanks justino ! hi henry , this is a malone hat , it's not exactly the shape but i have nothing better ... it's a picture from the begining 1900   



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[WarriorOfToys]

Great work Gaspodfreud!
He looks magnificent,
and the hat is very Playmo-like.

[cheng]

FFL! one of my dreams during my plastic figure collecting days!
thanks for sharing GASPODFREUD...I like your this custom! I want an army of these men defending a 'mud' fort surrounded by bedouines....aaaaah cheng, dream on

.....Do you happen to know since when the kepi blanc and maybe these white covers were worn by the EL?
H_M

good question H_M/Micheal!
(after checking with you, I decided to differentiate my FFL(white kepis and trousers) from my French overseas service(red kepis and trousers) for simplicity sake although I still dont know when to use red or white trousers  even airfix themselves are not sure as you can see here...sorry if I'm sidetracking GASPODFREUD 

[GASPODFREUD]

malone don't do this hat to make a french legionnaire , in time i don't find better ... the real shape is diferent : a bit hight .. cheng : we can maybe make a exchange if you don't have one like this ... i've no time to make my own conic hat for chinese ... 

[cheng]

malone don't do this hat to make a french legionnaire , in time i don't find better ... the real shape is diferent : a bit hight .. cheng : we can maybe make a exchange if you don't have one like this ... i've no time to make my own conic hat for chinese ... 

really?! WOW!!! your FFL caps are perfect for me...I just need 4!
I can make many more conic chinese hats for you....tell me how many and what color and I'll get the correct PVC sheets...email/PM me your mailing address!

[GASPODFREUD]

hi cheng ! no time tonight ! as we say in france "top la !" it's mean it's ok ! jeremy

[Dan]

Enfants de mort, MARCH OR DIE!

Or something like that.

I don't think the FFL wore red trousers.  The Airfix box art (& I remember when that set first came out!) was wrong.  Having said that, in my view the FFL and Bedouins were two of the best sets of figures Airfix ever did. 

[GASPODFREUD]

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[cheng]

...The Airfix box art (& I remember when that set first came out!) was wrong.  Having said that, in my view the FFL and Bedouins were two of the best sets of figures Airfix ever did. 

thanks Dan!
(there was no internet when I was painting airfix HO-OO figures  )

and Gaspodfreud wonderful 54mm painting (not yours I presume?)
and here's the correct kepi: