Eldar Ranger Photos (Finished Hood Modifcation)

I like to mess around with my figures a bit and do a few weird things. This time I have gone for the Snow Rangers (It could happen! Ohh lighten up ya 40k rule Nazi) Each has a custom camo cloak and one even has some mobile terrain ;-)







Here is the first finished product of the hood modification. I tried to make it look like a large piece of cloth sort of draped over the head so it spills down around them.



Same guy but from the back



Mr. Camo - He is so camo he brings his own tree.



I really like the paint job on this guys camo. Well worth the effort.



Another one with hood modification :)



Another one with hood modification :) This guy I made an extra large one.








And that is that! Hope you enjoyed the Eldar Rangers.

Helpful tip for spraying the prime coat

After a few sessions now of spraying figures and coming out of the deal with either figures that fell over or I slipped and touched the figure while trying to rotate them and as a result up having a bad primer coat applied or covered in paint by the end of it. I have been working on a technique to reduce or eliminate it completely and cost almost nothing! There are fancy things you can buy I am sure but here is my tips.

* Get an old box
* Find a strip of wood / foam / anything the length of the box, about 1" high and "1 deep.
* Glue the strip inside the box so you have a little platform inside the box
* Now your paint box is done! This is only the start though.

* Rip small squares of cardboard 1.5" or so squares.
* Apply a small amount of Blu-tack (Or some sort of putty like substance). Blu-tack is great because it won't harden to your figures. Anyhow! Get something sticky on the cardboard pieces. You don't need much! Just enough to keep the figure on the piece of cardboard later. Your not traveling or turning it upside down so a little is fine.

* Now when you are ready just stick down your figures.

* I usually put between 1 and 3 figures in the box
* Spray away!
* To rotate grab the cardboard and rotate 90 degrees! Easy. If you don't want your fingers to get paint on them (as the cardboard has some on it) you can either wait for it to quick dry or wear some surgical gloves. Your choice.

Well as I say in most posts I am no expert but I find there is little help on the net about this kind of stuff so here you go!