I was lucky enough to find a box of the ESCI French Foreign Legion in 1:72. The box was old, creased and a bit yellowed but the box art isn't faded. A plus for me since I dig good box illustrations :)
These figures have been elusive for me since I had refrained from buying them when I was a kid since they didn't fit in the WW2 genre that was - in my mind - more popular. That is, until I got interested in 19th century adventure stories, especially with the aura of mystique that shrouded the French Foreign Legion.
Beau geste, anyone?
I was hooked! Sadly though, this set had vanished from local stores until recently when a collector decided to unload his set.
More on these fellows soon!
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y3-LoMhcKNE/UjEn8pZCAzI/AAAAAAAAIC8/A2bZeTwhYi4/s640/1378953341444.jpeg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Il20M4noISA/UjEn964T9vI/AAAAAAAAIDE/ZZcHnJM3wtg/s640/1378953347977.jpeg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-map8BFGUIS8/UjEn_etYAsI/AAAAAAAAIDM/xFCTqsM1_Ac/s640/1378953353178.jpeg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jlFcagvwKo4/UjEoAuYf3xI/AAAAAAAAIDU/OtZLyMCjGUA/s640/1378953358835.jpeg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tchIx46SR2I/UjEoCGYRWBI/AAAAAAAAIDc/2sCD59ajD8M/s640/1378953364336.jpeg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YC6V_Jpj7DI/UjEoDgPV2jI/AAAAAAAAIDk/fJ_fA3np1mQ/s640/1378953369501.jpeg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fkDcNMgxIs8/UjEoEnO4-pI/AAAAAAAAIDs/CJ6CPcH96HY/s640/1378953375396.jpeg)
These figures have been elusive for me since I had refrained from buying them when I was a kid since they didn't fit in the WW2 genre that was - in my mind - more popular. That is, until I got interested in 19th century adventure stories, especially with the aura of mystique that shrouded the French Foreign Legion.
Beau geste, anyone?
I was hooked! Sadly though, this set had vanished from local stores until recently when a collector decided to unload his set.
More on these fellows soon!
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y3-LoMhcKNE/UjEn8pZCAzI/AAAAAAAAIC8/A2bZeTwhYi4/s640/1378953341444.jpeg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Il20M4noISA/UjEn964T9vI/AAAAAAAAIDE/ZZcHnJM3wtg/s640/1378953347977.jpeg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-map8BFGUIS8/UjEn_etYAsI/AAAAAAAAIDM/xFCTqsM1_Ac/s640/1378953353178.jpeg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jlFcagvwKo4/UjEoAuYf3xI/AAAAAAAAIDU/OtZLyMCjGUA/s640/1378953358835.jpeg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tchIx46SR2I/UjEoCGYRWBI/AAAAAAAAIDc/2sCD59ajD8M/s640/1378953364336.jpeg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YC6V_Jpj7DI/UjEoDgPV2jI/AAAAAAAAIDk/fJ_fA3np1mQ/s640/1378953369501.jpeg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fkDcNMgxIs8/UjEoEnO4-pI/AAAAAAAAIDs/CJ6CPcH96HY/s640/1378953375396.jpeg)
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