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What would be the best way to get a white hood? I can't find any on BrickLink, and I don't know of any sets that have them. I have some modeling paint and brown hoods that I don't mind converting, but since I have to paint the inside a bit too, I'm worried the minifig's head won't be able to fit in the hood due to excess paint.

I don't know that whit hoods exist at all, so you have to paint it. Hint: use a spare minifig head what you don't mind wasting and put the hood on it before painting it.

Ooo, clever. Thanks much.

Doopliss wrote:I'm worried the minifig's head won't be able to fit in the hood due to excess paint.

Unless you're using house paint, you should be fine.

You'd think so, but it happened a little bit with some minifig heads/hands I repainted as zombies. They were a lot more difficult to force on the neck/arms, and one of the hands couldn't fit all the way. Then again, I'm a very crappy painter. I'm mostly worried about the gap on the top-inside of the hood that connects it to the head.

if you have a air brush use it to paint the hood it will look a LOT better other then that i have no clue

Doopliss wrote:You'd think so, but it happened a little bit with some minifig heads/hands I repainted as zombies. They were a lot more difficult to force on the neck/arms, and one of the hands couldn't fit all the way. Then again, I'm a very crappy painter. I'm mostly worried about the gap on the top-inside of the hood that connects it to the head.

hand-holes are also MUCH snugger fits than head-holes.

And WHY do you need to paint the inside again?

Not all of the inside, but I find a bit of it can be visible depending on the camera angle. I was just planning on doing something stupid like immersing it in paint to save work.

Make sure you paint it at least twice, otherwise your paint will peel off like old wallpaper.
Actually, I suggest painting the entire thing, inside, outside and all once, then putting a second layer on just the outside. That way it should still fit a minifig but at the same time remain white for more than a couple days.