Transforming figures

[rumacara]

Hello all

When i started this hobby many years ago, i never thought ending on a forum like LAF and putting pics and comments everywhere.
I´m glad i did.
This is the right place for inspiration and sharing information, tips, painting styles and even the wonderfull pieces of terrain shown here.
One of the things this hobby brings to me and others and that i take real pleasure in doing are conversions of miniatures. That miniature we always wished but it doesnt exists anywhere!!!
Well, why not doing it?

With an idea of a friend from LAF and the support of many others i thought in doing a thread of my own regarding only conversions, either painted or not so that people can take inspiration and ideas for doing their own.
Therefore this thread is dedicated to all those LAFFERS who support my crazy ideas and like them but specially to a crazy french who surpasses my humble conversions with his own work.
Eric, this thread is mainly for you and your creative imagination. May it never stops and within some years i may visit France or you Portugal and we sit drinking beer and laughing from our conversions.

People are free to contact me with questions. I´m happy to answer them.

Without any more words (except explaining the conversions) here are the miniatures.

Cheers

Rui

1st one, the first king of Portugal in is youth.
Miniature from GW metal with a plastic head from empire militia and head and coif sculped on the miniature.
Items glued in the horse except the bad wich is also sculped.

[rumacara]

From time to time i will be placing pictures of my conversions so get back for more please.
People are welcome to place their own conversions here if they wich. All i ask is a brief explanation of what they did so that others find as much information as possible.

These 4 where made from the GW empire militia plastic box.
The clothes where sculped with green stuff and several plastic items where glued.

[Dr DeAth]

Nice conversions

[rumacara]

The next ones are my latest ones.
They are intent to a mixed army of romans and celtiberians for the Sertório´s civil war period.

Plastic Warlord cesarian romans, 1 barehead from west wind, other from Companion miniatures and the standart is a WF germanic one i removed from a figure plus a metal spear cut to size.
Some of the celtiberians on Sertórios army would be equiped with captured roman equipment and that´s the look i want in at least one unit.

[rumacara]

Thanks Dr. De´Ath

You will see many more coming up.

[rumacara]

next ones are 20mm.
First is a camel full of stuff for a bagage train.
Camel from Hat plastic and driver is a Tumbling Dice miniature. Another camel is next to see the sculping items.
The others are mainly Tumbling Dice metal (both horses and drivers) except the last driver (newline designs celt). Again items are sculped in the horses.

[rumacara]

Next one is again a GW plastic empire militia with a kilt sculped and the hands drilled for a flag pole.

[rumacara]

4 more from the lovelly imperial militia from GW.
Again kilts sculped plus helmet.

[rumacara]

One i made today.
A celtiberian mounted warrior.

Base is a companion miniature with a west wind head, plastic warlord cesarian roman arm and green stuff.
Still need some adjustments but almost ready.

[Furt]

All very cool Rui! This is a very inspiring thread.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.

[rumacara]

Hello Frank

Thanks for the comments

I intend on place here as many converted figures as possible so that everyone can take ideas from them to their collections.

Here is another one:

Another highlander this time a more complex one.
Base is a skeleton from GW plus bretonian head, plastic shield, metal hand with sword. The rest is green stuff.

[rumacara]

This one is another 20mm from tumbling dice.
The only bits sculped are on the horse.

[rumacara]

And finally for today.
A set of standard bearers from GW bretonians.
Hands drilled and a metal pin added plus painting and the flags.

A king with chainmail sculped. The original is on the left.

2 ancient germans from Black Tree Designs. Instead of spears i sculped some sacks so that they look as if coming from a raid. Now they look more like vikings.

[OSHIROmodels]

Some interesting conversions there Rui 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

Some interesting conversions there Rui 

cheers

James

Yep, seconded.