"French Line Infantry collar color" Topic

Hello,

I'm currently painting up quite a few 1.72 scale plastic French Line infantry.
I'm using the box art as a guide but I am finding discrepancies with online and Men-at-Arms Series books references against the box art.
The box art shows blue collars with red outlines but I can not find any reference to this color match online of the 2 types of Men-at-Arms Series books.

Which should I look at as my actual painting guid?

thanks for any advise

As I recall French center companies and grenadiers have red collars with white piping. Voltigeurs are buff/yellow colored with red piping.

These are pretty standard examples:

Ahh, Thanks DeanMoto
Looks like the Grenadier Old Guard I painted is correctly done but I'll have to re paint the standard Fusilier collars.

I also have seen 2 colors for the blanket rolls. French blue and a grey. Would it really matter which color the blanket should be? I'm painting them French Blue atm.

The rolls on the backpack are normally greatcoats – greys, blue-greys would be normal. Of course, the good campaigner will acquire numerous and divers accouterments That is, no one should fault you for variations. Best, Dean

Be careful. The Old Guard Grenadiers had plain blue collars, not the red piped white of the Line

Also, the old guard had blue greatcoats.
And also for the old guard don't forget the mandatory earings!

well since these French are plastic Airfix they lack ears…

The old Guard grenadiers do have the blue collars. so I'm good there. it was the regular standard line infantry I wasn't sure about. lol

I'll be going with the blue for the great coats.