Légion Étrangère
The French Foreign Legion was founded in 1831 to incorporate soldiers that were not French but wanted to fight for France. They were considered “Français par le sang versé”. This troops participated in colonial wars but also in Europe during I and II World Wars.
Plastic Figures
Academy
________1_____ 2________ 3 _______4 ______5 _________6
1- Chad 1980| 2 – Algeria 1960 | 3 – Djibouti 1980 | 4 – Algeria 1960 | 5 – Chad 1980 |6 – Vietnam 1948.
These figures are in kit form and depict Foreign Legion from modern times. Bases are not original being from Warhammer figures. Reference number is 1381.
Britains
Britains made some Foreign Legion soldiers in the Deetail range. The numbers under the figures are those from Peter Cole’s book “Suspended Animation”.
______786 __________________787 ______________788
________789 ____________________________805
_________792 __________793 ______________________785
Crescent
The figures of Foreign Legion soldiers are not the best from this company. The reference numbers are L1 and L4, and the poses are very similar as they were almost reflections on a mirror
References L4 and L1. This last one is throwing a grenade.
Starlux
Toyish type of figures with very big heads. Not the best from this French maker.
Timpo
Timpo figures are from one piece and swopet type.
One Piece
Sculpture of these figures is average. One soldier is taken the security pin from a grenade with his teeth! Not a very clever option.
Swopet
Poses are typical of Timpo figures. Soldiers are from modern times probably IIWW and after. As usually I opted to insert figures in cardboard bases to increase stability.
Unknown Makers
These figures represent soldiers from colonial wars. There have characteristic large bases.
Metal Figures
Britains
These figures are very simple and have a basic painting job. These are, probably, soldiers from the beginning of the 1st Wold War.
The arms of the Officer are movable.
C.B.G. Mignot
These are metal figures in usual poses.
