The first conversion we will do is most likely the easiest. As an example, we will take a Citadel Knights Panther miniature from the 1980s and replace it with a new plastic head from the Empire Knightly Orders box.
The tools we will need are a razor saw, a pin vice with appropriate sized bits, and a modelling knife, The materials we will use are the knight miniature, the plastic knight head, wire for pinning, and superglue or some other appropriate adhesive.
The first thing to do is to place a wire in the bottom of the torso of the Knights Panther miniature so that we can hold the miniature while we are working on it. The next step is to remove the top or crest of the knight with a razor saw.
Once that is accomplished, use the pin vice to drill down through the head of the knight. Be careful not to drill into the torso of the miniature.
Using a modeling knife, remove the remainder of the head. Using a small bit in the pin vice, drill a pinning hole into the torso in the neck area.
Next, you will want to drill a pinning hole up through the neck area of the plastic head. Pin the two parts together and glue the head into the torso.
I hope that this post will be helpful.
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