@all: Thank you.
@cheng: I still owe you an answer. :-)
I intended to build a common post premiere empire 19th century french line infantrist as shown
here.
I had to notice (again :-P) that they had two button rows which makes it easier for me atm to get a few more pm torsos
. This uniform was used more or less until the ww1 when it turned out (as in other armies too) that colorful dress is not equally useful under all conditions.
Zuaves were a north west african tribe from which people were recruted (sepoys/askaris in british resp. german terms). They used a kind of 'traditional' dress as uniform. Here too red trousers were used, but wider ones (difficult to render in pm), as well as fancy vests and headwear. This style got such a popularity that regiments dresssed
al la mode zuave were set up in other armies too. Hence e.g. the plethora of acw zuave units.
The FFL recruted european people mainly from foreign countries hence the name. Red trousers were used by them sometimes too but i would rather give them white ones and the kepi blance.
But thank you for putting me into the direction of french colonial engagements
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Defense_of_Tuyen_Quan_bf_1923.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Tuyen_Quanghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tuyen_Quang_Assault.jpgI definitively have to collect more such rifles and kepis and to build my own chinese now.
I am really full of ... deep thankful feelings towards you now.
H_M
