Repainted Ninjago Wolf Mask

I was at Dollarama recently for reasons unrelated to LEGO®. However, they often carry a selection of polybags. As such, I checked out the toy aisle when I was there. I do not follow Ninjago as a theme closely, but I probably should. The sets come with lots of neat elements. On this particular trip to Dollarama, I found a Ninjago polybag with a very interesting wolf mask. I don’t like the colour combination, so I repainted the Ninjago wolf mask when I got home. Here’s how I did it if you are interested in trying it out.

The oringal Ninjago wolf mask before repainting. — The original LEGO® wolf mask came in purple and red.

What you need:

I recently repainted a LEGO® husky figurine so it would look like a Norwegian Elkhound. In the past, I have also repainted a fake LEGO® Spinosaurus. I had lots of paint leftover from both projects. Consequently, this repainted Ninjago wolf mask uses some acrylic model paint, and some multi-surface acrylic paint. I was able to complete the project using only two different brushes. Here’s the list of materials:

Vallejo Primer – Ghost Grey
Vallejo Game Color – Neutral Grey
Vallejo Game Color – Bone White
Vallejo Game Color – Charcoal
Craft Smart Multi Surface Premium Satin Acrylic Paint – French Wine
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint – Black
UV-resistant Gloss Clear Acrylic Coating
Army Painter brush BR 7014 (tip is less than 1 mm wide)
Citadel Colour STC Base S brush (tip is about 1 mm wide)

Paint brushes used to repaint my Ninjago wolf mask.

Step 01: Primer

I started by covering the whole piece with two coats of Vallejo Ghost Grey primer. Truthfully, the colour here doesn’t matter. You are going to paint over it anyway. I do recommend the primer though. The paint really sticks better with primer already on.

02. Charcoal

I covered the front, upper half of the mask with Vallejo Charcoal paint. In this case, I found one coat was enough. I touched up little spots later on, but most of the charcoal areas have only one coat. All edges were done with the smaller of the two brushes. At this point, I wasn’t very carefully about the edges since little mistakes would get covered when I painted other areas.

03. Detailing

I did a lot of the other front detailing in one session. The paint layers didn’t overlap and I worked carefully to avoid bleeding. I painted the lower jaw and cheeks, as well as the interior of the ears in Vallejo neutral grey. Next, I painted the teeth bone white, and the eyes with French Wine red.

04. Black

I did not want the hood to be the same colour as the darker area of the mask. But, I still wanted it dark. I used a pure black paint. The colouring is pretty close to charcoal, but just different enough to see a difference.

05. The finishing touches

Using my smallest brush, I carefully painted the ribbon using the same french wine colour I used for the eyes. Once it was all dry, I sprayed the mask with UV-resistant Gloss Clear Acrylic Coating.

I only painted one mask to start with. However, I intend to paint a few more. I have not decided where I will use them yet. They might look good on Wolfpack warriors. Alternatively, I am working on Norse-themed MOCs. Ulfhednar were Viking berserker warriors who wore wolf skins. Maybe I will make my own little army of ulfhednar. Will you paint your own masks? What will you use them for? Let me know in the comments or reach out on social media.

Until next time,

-Tom

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