Green Stuff Capes?

[Henimann]

Hi everyone,

 

Anyone have any experience with creating camo capes out of green stuff, or know if a tutorial exists for making them? Been thinking of trying my hand at making camo capes for my Guard veterans/sappers, and for a Primaris conversion I've been thinking about trying out.  

[micahwc]

There are plenty of tutorials online on Youtube, here and other 40k sites. Personally though, an easier way I've recently been made aware of, is to use thin paper and harden it with superglue.

 

What I've done is take a receipt from a store, and cut it into a rectangle of appropriate size. I've placed it on the model where I want the cape to be, and secured it at the top with a single drop of glue. Then I will bend the paper around the form of the model where I want it to go. It looks realistic as it's actually fabric being pressed against the surface. It flows like fabric does and looks natural. Once it's where I want it I use a very thin consistency super glue and soak the paper. It then becomes permanently fixed in it's shape. Finally I fit a backpack over it.

 

The nice thing is that it's easy and cheap. It also looks fine. Also, until you start glueing you are able to start over whenever you want to. If you don't like how it looks, don't glue it down. It's a lot cheaper than greenstuff.

 

Let it dry for a couple hours before handling it. Don't get your nose too close to it as large amounts of superglue fumes will burn your nostrils a bit.

To do the same thing with green stuff I would mix some green stuff, and roll it out flat and thin. Let it sit for a while to semi-harden. Cut it to the shape you want. Secure the top of the cape to your model with a single drop of super glue. Press the green stuff into the model to make it look like it's draped over the character and is flowing naturally. Then just let it sit until it hardens.

[micahwc]

Capes are generally rectangular toward the bottom and the top is more of a rounded triangle that meets between the shoulder blades.

 

Once the glue dries on the paper it is hard enough to paint, and flexible enough not to break. Green stuff is harder, but not nearly as flexible. Take that for what it is.

Edited August 15, 2017 by micahwc

[micahwc]

Here you can see a receipt cape.

http://i.imgur.com/XMHDRdM.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/dQKKy5j.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/QYiIjUI.jpg

[Henimann]

Thanks for the awesome breakdown!  This will fit the bill for my Guard perfectly- raggedy camo capes for urban warfare light infantry.

[Slips]

BCK has a pretty awesome tutorial on using tissue paper to make cloaks found here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286080-tutorial-capes-made-from-tissue/ 

Edited August 18, 2017 by Slips