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So this is my first try at a scratch built unit. I am operating on a tight budget, so I buy a lot of random stuff on ebay and us them to kitbash different units together (my storm shield Veterans are gonna be awesome, coming soon).


In one of the boxes I got off of ebay are a bunch of legs and torso that are OLD. Not 100% they are even GW, but they probably date back to Rogue Trader days. I had the idea to use them to make some scouts for my Blood Angel successor chapter. My chapter will (one day) have a japanese theme, so my thought had been to make a more ninja-like group with black cloaks and ninja masks. Unfortunately, ninja masks are impossible to make at this size with my skill level, and I don't have the cash to buy heads off the internet, so I had to give up that idea (one day!). But the black cloaks stayed - this guys are masters of the night. It also made them easier to paint


First, I used Oyumaru and Green Stuff to make additional legs, then made torso out of green stuff and bits. The sniper rifles are old-style bolt rifles that have been chopped with tooth picks and a straw. More bits for belt packs and pistol holsters





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I made the camo cloaks out of auto shop towels (the blue ones). I soaked them in a 50/50 mix of Elmers glue and water and let it harden. I made the Sarge magnetic, in case I want to change his load-out.




Spray paint it black.





And Painted Them. I'm a very basic paint, so if anyone has suggestions for ways to make this look better (besides more practice), I would love to hear it. The cloaks are Grey underside, and Black on top, and they look a little too flat. But I want to keep them basically black (no camo or something). Any suggestions to spruce it up?








Overall, I'm pretty happy with the end result. They look pretty decent, and I got a $20 squad of scouts for the cost of Green Stuff and less than $5 in bits from Ebay.


Hope you like it!

- Wargboyz

Hey the pictures aren’t working, at least on my iPhone

Pictures aren't working on my computer, let alone the phone.

Gaming related pictures can be uploaded to your gallery here on dakka.

Otherwise a hosting site might be an idea.

Fixed the Photos - I was hosting on my Google Pictures account and that requires a login to view. Looked great on my PC, but no one elses.

Now hosted on the forum gallery. Enjoy!


-Wargboyz