Converted French Foreign Legion 1870-71

               Repaired and repainted Britains Ltd French Foreign Legion serving in France in the Franco Prussian War.

      These started out as damaged figures I bought from eBay.

                Bayonets were repaired with paper clip metal.

                Metal fastened to the original rifles with Zap-A Gap. 

                    Flatten and trim with a file or an emery board. 

             Prime and coat with Mod Podge . Mod Podge acts as a sealant and adhesive plus it's a filler between the rifle and metal piece. 

                    Assembled and painted. Here's the result. 

            Note that epaulettes were added with "Green Stuff". 

Grenadiers had red fringe while the Fusiliers had green at the time. 

The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the French Foreign Legion landed in mainland France on October 11, 1870. 

The Green Fusilier Epaulettes can be seen on this Legionnaire from a few years earlier in Mexico.