Dear Panzer,
Really well done!  Reminds me of what Andy used to do to make extra money back in the '80's and early '90's.  He would often repaint a casting to make a new figure to sell.  I have photographs of a North African desert diorama Andy did (he and Gordon often scratch build diorama bases, I have about 12 in my collection) where he repainted an RAF ground crew as a Long Range Desert Group mechanics crew.  The only difference being that when Andy does it, it becomes a rare one of a kind collectors item, but when we do it, it lowers the value of our figures.  Anyway, terrific job!
Regards,
Louis