A thought on capes…

[Kaede45]

I was looking at my Gravis Captain & while I want to give him a beast mount, his cape gets in the way. I don’t want to forgo the cape, so I had the thought of “what if I made him a fabric cape instead of a hard plastic one?”

 

I guess I’m wondering if anyone else has ever tried this before & if so, what ideas or recommendations y’all might have on the matter. Looking at other minis, while it would be difficult, it might be cool to replace any plastic “fabric” parts with actual fabric. Of course that also begs the question of “what type of fabric would be best? Cloth? Leather? Felt?…” Etc.

 

Hopefully this will generate some positive discussion. Thank you for your time & God bless!

[LameBeard]

I have never heard of this but it’s worth a shot.  Many years ago I bought a vintage Star Wars figure or two and my wife made them replacement cloaks, which massively improved the appearance, but felt still looks nothing like the original cloth at that scale, it just doesn’t get the folds.  It will be tricky to get the “weight” right.

 

I’d be interested to see your attempts.

 

When I converted a chaos warrior to be a chaos knight, I cut off the bottom of the cloak and then resculpted in green stuff over the horse’s back. This has the advantage of keeping the nice bit over the shoulders, and the downside of my poor sculpting at the back. It isn’t too bad though, just never as smooth. Maybe a full fur cloak would have been  easier to sculpt.

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[Grotsmasha]

If you are careful (sharp edges), you can cut and shape soft drink cans into capes. Use scissors for the initial shape, and be sure to sand/file all cut edges smooth before trying to shape it. Use different diameter brush handles to form the waves of the cape.

[NovemberIX]

I don't have any direct advice, cause last time I had to make scale cloth I used paper and PVA glue to shape a banner. I've heard of people using tissue paper to make capes. Just mix some PVA and water, dunk your piece in shape it and let it dry.

[tychobi]

Greenstuff capes are pretty easy. From what I have seen any woven cloth looks looks odd at scale.