Excepptionel work. I really like the conversions you made.
One point: you should looking carefully to the band for holding the shield. it looks like he is not attached to the shield. ( i had the same problem)
Mark has a good point. This is really well done though! Love the shield design. I really like the torch in his hand as well! Next time, some dramatic lighting effects with that in mind would push this piece to new heights. Good work!