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Right, last night, I was having a ponder over the additions I wish to make to my Dark Elf army.

And I got thinking about Shades. Now, these guys are almost a must for me, especially with their new armanent options. However, I would like 2 units of 5, and a) Don't especially like the models. The Crossbows look dated, and the poses are a leetle flat and b) I fancy doing a conversion of some sorts.

So, my current idea? Procure one box of Corsairs, assemble, minus heads. This done, I shall then, harass, harunge and chinese burn the Wood Elf players I know in an effort to get the hooded Glade Guard heads to be their special Scouty Bonces.

Now, important question....will this work, or will it look daft? Obviously, a suitable paint job will be required to prevent them looking like hooded Corsairs, and possibly a little more work to make the armour less ornate....

The only problem I can envision with it is that the Sea Dragon cloaks are pretty distnctive, you may want to do some work on those to make them look like more conventional cloth.

Well, I reckon I can shave off the scales fairly easily. From there I'll just paint them to look like manhide or somesuch.

Ooooh...Orcskin Cloak...practical AND camoflagued for creeping about in bushes...

Hehehe, sounds like you got a plan brewing. The cloaks, now that they are plastic should be relatively easy to shave off and make look more conventional.

As far as the head goes...only a test fit will tell, as it might just not be right size to fit (ie. look too big/too small).

The plan sounds good though