Keeping a 15yr old PROMISE to the Best Sergeant I've ever had in my 25yrs as a boy in blue I've embarked on this project

Making a Malta Police Sergeant from this Verlinden offering. It was sent to me by my great American buddy/brother... Joe Hudson with an extra head sans eye patch

I'm really enjoying this one as it will fill a 15yr old promise/itch to one of the best of them all from the "Old Guard"

The caption will read "hands, out of pockets!" a phrase this Sarge used to point out a lot to one of my senior mates in the same shift
Well I can affectionately say now "Those were the days"

Anyway, I will post more pics asa I get some more conversion work done

Some minor alterations to my "hastey/pre meditated short cuts"

Instead of trying to eat my way around the resin pants (as I tried to do in the begining) I opted for the legs wire armeture, after pulling the boots out of the resin pants as you can see

Legs were roughly "fleshed up" with MS to strenghten & solidify the armeture for things to come.....the pants

Also reworked the cap & badge which was a bit on the big size (it is still but quite negligible) & now awaiting the new chin strap

Hair & moustache also in place where I fleshed the cheeks just a bit before, for a more "Maltese" look

Arms are also repositioned, where I used the lower part on the right arm while I reworked the upper part. The left arm was reworked completely on the usual wire armeture while using a hand from my spares box, which is also being "addressed" since the hand was "holding" something & is sitting uncomfortabley IMHO so palm & fingers will be anew soon.





































Face & hands are READY !

I have not painted anything in something over 3 months so PLEASE don't be harsh with your comments








Happy New Year to ALL Planeteers & your loved ones

Ray

A brilliant conversion Ray and can see you're having fun doing this, will you be presenting it to him when it's finished.

Cheers Ken

Very nice conversion.

Mike

Bellissima conversione!!!

Great stuff Ray

Super conversion Ray. Love the irony of the source figure.
Cheers
Derek

Wonderful job on an interesting subject. Cheers for posting this.

Lovely

Colin

Very nice my friend!! We need to catch up!

Joe

What a great conversion. I can't wait to see it finished. it will make a wonderful presentation piece.

Stonewall123

Fantastic work Ray. Great conversion and paintjob.

Xenofon

You bet we need that buddy

Thanks to all of you or looking & above all for your kind comments, much appreciated

After I tweak a bit here & there on the hands, & tackling the blue shirt collar & black tie, its all down to a black uniform, so I'm opting for an airbrushed job after I mask off where appropriate

Ray

Nice one Ray, that's a full on conversion & very well done
Cheers
Jimbo

Ray,thats a superb converstion and a very interesting subject,looking through the pictures you make it look so easy,i love the trousers and the sharp pleats you have created as well,just out of interest are you in the same force / department as stephen malia?

Brian

Hi Brian & thanks for your kind comments

Yes yes I was in the same Malta Police Corps as Steve was, or rather we used to wear the same type of uniform as the sizes were different

Ray

Wonderful conversion and WIP photos! This should be very helpful for those just starting out on converting figures.

All the best,
Dan

Great conversion Ray .
Painting is as always stunning.

marc

Brilliant conversion, I'm anxious to see the completion

Awesome conversion