Scaly cloaks of the Black Ark Corsairs for the Dark Elves of Warhammer from Games Workshop, 2004 - Miniature accessory review

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Article updated: 2020.04.15

The Black Ark Corsair Scaly Cloaks from Games Workshop for Warhammer Fantasy Battles Ed7 are capes or cloaks for 28mm / 32mm scale, Heroic scale miniatures, that feature a drakescale / dragonscale pattern. They could also fit 35mm, or larger 1/72 (20mm) minis. They can be used as conversion bits.

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Miniature accessory: Scaly cloaks of the Black Ark Corsairs

Range: Warhammer range (Fantasy), Company: Games Workshop company, Production: 2004-2016-
Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic / Heroic, Size: ?, Material: High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) (plastic - Polystyrene), Priming: Primer is not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Posing: ?, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: -, Conceptual design: ?, Sculptor: ?
Features: 10x 1 scaly capes/cloaks (scaly capes/cloaks).

Set: Black Ark Corsairs

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Review

The Black Ark Corsair cloaks are fused together with the backs of the Dark Elf torsos, so you might need to remove that before use.

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Resources

Official

Games Workshop: Black Ark Corsairs: Official page.

Sprues

• Heresy Online: Black Ark Corsairs Sprues

Reviews

Trostmir (on DakkaDakka): Dark Elf Corsairs: Showcase article, showing one of the Black Ark Corsair cloaks.

Excessus (on Bolter and Chainsword): Thou Shall Post Conversions: Showcase article, showing the Black Ark Corsair cloak as a Space Marine conversion piece.

Redravon (on DakkaDakka): Dark Elves: Showcase article, some of them showing the Black Ark Corsair cloaks.

Ultaire (on CoolMiniOrNot):black ark corsair 2: Showcase article, showing some Black Ark Corsair cloaks.

Tangentical (on The Independent Characters forum): Kabal of the Burnished Sapphire - with added Wraithknight: Showcase article, showing Black Ark Corsair cloaks as Dark Eldar Kabalites conversion pieces. (2020.04.15: The article is offline.)

Mordian 7th: Eldar - Eldar Corsairs painted: Showcase article, showing all of the Black Ark Corsair cloaks as conversion pieces for Eldar corsairs.§

Mordian 7th: 40k Dark Eldar - Corsair Lord and Haemonculus built: Conversion article, showing the Black Ark Corsair cloak on a Dark Eldar Corsair Lord.§

JakoboKrimwulf (for MiniWarGaming): Black Ark Corsair: Showcase article, showing one of the Black Ark Corsair cloaks. (2020.04.15: The article is offline.)

the article on Archive.org (2009.12.14)

Aphrodite (from The Twelve Olympians): The Tale of Fantasy Gamers – Aph’s Dark Elves – Part 2: Showcase article, showing all of the Black Ark Corsair cloaks.

Simonster (from A Taste of Venom): Bane of Lisps - Duke Thlithcuth: Showcase article, showing one of the Black Ark Corsair cloaks as a conversion piece for a Dark Eldar lord.

Painting tutorials - Black Ark Corsairs

Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic: How to Paint Dark Elf Corsair Sea Dragon Cloaks: Painting tutorial video.

Brendan (for Model Skirmish): WHTV Tip of the Day – Sea Dragon Cloaks: Painting tutorial video. (2020.04.15: The article is offline.)

the video on YouTube

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Buying the product

Base set price (Black Ark Corsairs): 15,5 GBP, Price/model: 1,5 GBP/mini, 1,5 GBP/cloak

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Do you have a Black Ark Corsairs Scaly Cloaks miniature accessory from Games Workshop? How do you like it? Would you recommend them to others? Tell your opinion in the comments!