US Engineer Figures

As part of my Command Decision US Force I intend to field a Battalion of US Engineers. While the old ESCI US Infantry set has a couple of poses that could be used as Engineers (Flamethrower and Mine detector), it would be quite droll if I had all the bases made up of these two figures and since no one has yet to release any Allied Engineers at all I have decided to convert some of the Revell German Engineers and a few Revell US Paratroopers. Above two German figures that fit the bill.
Late war German mine detector, with this figure I simply sliced the gas canister on one face to create a pouch. The Helmet looks more like a M1 than a German pot anyway so that's all that's needed. The German blouse will be painted OD to look like a M65 Jacket, and the boots and gaiters look like the 44 Pattern boot.

Revell US Para with Mohawk...not for me thanks, but a head swap will convert it into a carbine carrying pose for the stands.

The donor figure from the ESCI set. Not the best of poses and the barrel on the Thompson always seems to break off. His legs belong to a cowboy on the range.

Head swap, looking much better, and the carbine is a good choice for the Engineers who would be more likely to carry it than a longer and heavier M1 Garand.

The shoveller from the Revell German set with ESCI US head. Again the gas canister was converted to a pouch.

And finally for tonight the guy with the pickaxe, the same changes as above. Even the German Entrenching Tools looks like the US version at this scale. PVA Glue still to be applied to fix and seal the joints, but a good nights work all the same.