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I plan to do just that. For me they need a headswap too, though, as the Zouave figures are white, and the West India Regiment were black, but you might feel a paint conversion is enough, that's your business. If you are feeling conscientious you probably want to scrape off the fancy braid patterns on either side of the jacket, as the West India regiment didn't have these. You might want to paint on the thin yellow crossed-braid pattern they had instead, if you are feeling brave.Depending on the era, you don't need to replace the gun. I don't have details of what guns they had when, but they probably had Sniders after they had muskets, and Sniders look just like muskets anyway. Martinis might be right, depending on the war, but I probably won't go that far.For extra credit, headswap yourself a British sun helmet head on to one of them, to make a white NCO like this fellow:
Just an historical note (feel free to ignore it): They wore British Army-style uniforms until about the 1860s, when they adopted the Zouave look (it was all the rage at that time). Red coats and Shakos all the way. You might want to base them on Napoleonic figures to do late 18th or early 19th century stuff with them, or possibly Crimean or other early/mid Victorian figures for a bit later.But don't worry, I won't rat you out to the gaming police if you want to use them for earlier periods.