TIP: Wear a fabric band-aid on your fingers while forming the bags. It automatically gives them a burlap pattern with no extra effort.

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

This tip is genius! I'm definitely doing this on the next batch. Thank you for the comment mate!

Well done you 👏 thanks from Spain 🇪🇸 cheers

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers.

In terms of patience, i usually do all the stuff i can during the day, then do the stuff that needs to dry before bed. That way, i go to sleep and don’t want to keep picking it up and tinkering. When i wake up in the morning, hey presto, everything’s dry! Additionally for the paint job, layering those colours in stippling layers as well as dry brush may give the illusion of a knit, as a lot of sandbags I see are like hessian sort of fabric.give the illusion of detail.

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

This is great advice, and thanks for the tip on painting these too, I'll try that on the next batch for sure. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for this, I made hundreds of these following this guide and really happy with them, I used an old credit card to slice the bags which rounded the edges more and also used the edge to press an indent into the ends of the bags which (kinda) make it look stitched shut

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, and thank you for commenting. I might try your technique on the next batch to see how they look, sounds like a great way to do it though. Take care and all the best mate. Thank you for the comment.

Beginning to model with my son's ,,, excellent video thanks

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thank you for watching and commenting mate. Good luck with the building. My daughter loves to get in and build stuff too, had to get her her own bits box though haha. Cheers.

Outstanding!

@RFDHobby

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron.

@RFDHobby

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment James. We're on the road to recovery I think. Take care mate.

I'm going to base them and put real sand at the bottom, thanks man👍

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea mate. Sand bases will definitely take these up a notch. Good luck with the build man.

MY FIRST TIME WATCHING! SORRY FOR CAPS I AM DISABLED WITH A BRAIN INJURY! SO THIS IS ALL NEW AND PART OF MY THERAPY. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW TALENTED YOU ARE!! THANK YOU. THOMAS

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas. Really appreciate it your comment. You are too kind. No need to apologize for the caps, I wish you all the best with your therapy, and I'm really glad you enjoyed the video mate.

I wish I knew about the stuff when I was a child playing with Army men. I would have built all of these.

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

haha, I know what you mean. Thanks Sean.

THis was a neat tutorial! I had not thought of using air dry clay before but it is certainly a good idea. Thanks for sharing this.

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

No worries John, the air dry clay works really well for this. Glad you liked it. Thanks.

Just watched this sandbag tutorial linked from the guard tower video. Smart and simple way to make sandbags. Specially like the added detail of the bent sandbag laying on the side.

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, they really come together well, it just takes a bit of patience letting that PVA glue fully dry, but once it does, they're nice and sturdy.

great little project. many thanks for showing and please keep up the good work

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, and I will try.

Hi RFD, I wish making real sandbags was the same as this, I filled many, many, MANY of them back during the '90s... :) Great video again Sir, thank you... All the very best... John...

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Hey John, no doubt. Thanks again for your comment. I have a few more ideas for builds using these, so I have to make up a bunch more very soon. They're really handy to add to new builds as extra detail. Take care mate and all the best. Shawn.

Awesome! 🤙

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Can never HAVE ENOUGH SAND BAGS!!!!!

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan. You are correct :)

@orcpaintshop355

4 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby especially when playing 40k or boltaction lol

BEST content around!

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much mate. Really appreciate the comment and glad you liked the video. I'm working on improving as I go, so hopefully the videos get better as time goes on, but it's great to hear that they're at least helpful and probably not as bad as I let myself believe :). Great to hear from you. Take care!

Great video Sir!!! Really enjoying your channel. Every new project enhances the previous ones. Keep up the gnarly work!!!

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again mate. I'm glad you're enjoying it, should have another video out next week for you.

@thrashviking7707

4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to it!!!

@InnerDemonsTheSeries

4 жыл бұрын

Keep up the amazing work!

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it!

really cool tutorial and channel! keep it up!

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Another video is in the works. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

wow you helped me allote , nice sand bags btw .

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

No problem Petar. Glad to help. Thank you for the comment mate.

Thanks man I was wondering how to make the sandbags for my German occupied airfield

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

No problem mate. This is one of my favourite builds, they look so good on the table or shelf. I've made another video recently with a slightly improved version of these that you might like as well. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@gamerboyx5431

2 жыл бұрын

No thank you mate

@gamerboyx5431

2 жыл бұрын

I meant I should thank you

@gamerboyx5431

2 жыл бұрын

Here's link

@gamerboyx5431

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dron/AunqFPVsoeFcoC1gszPpWQ.html

Air dry clay is fairly weak on its on. A couple of layers of paint and attaching to a solid bottom helps. Super glue also works to reinforce if used before priming.

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James. Yeah, I did notice I had to double up on the PVA glue, and leave this for a long time to dry solid. It was quite weak until the glue had fully set, although they now feel quite good. A base on here would obviously help the long term integrity of these, but so far they're ok. Cheers for the advice mate.

@t74guard78

2 жыл бұрын

Build the sandbag wall while the clay is still soft. Gently press each sandbag together. After finishing the first layer, us a wet brush, with water, and go over the whole layer. Do the same after you finish each layer. The water activates the clay and bonds it together. Don't flood the sandbags but get them good and wet. Once your wall is finished, go over the whole thing one more time with a wet brush. Let it dry good and it is pretty solid without using any glue. Just be careful cause it will stick to whatever you built it on. I use a clean putty knife and gently work it up. Haven't had any problems once I learned to use the right amount of water. Not enough and it will fall apart. To much, and the sandbags can blend together which makes them not look like sandbags anymore. The ideal situation is to built the sandbag wall where it is going to go. I sometimes have some clay left over from doing something else and I didn't want to waste it. So I built some sandbag walls. Anyway haven't used glue on any of them since and they are all still solid. Of course the painting and clear coats only add to strengthing them up. Building them this way is great because you can shape them however you need them to be. They will conform to any shape you need them to be in. Like half of one hanging over the side, leaning up against each other at different angles. The best part is there are no gaps like a real sandbag wall. Nothing worse then to be able to see through one because two sandbags didn't fit together very well. When they are still soft, you can put them together perfectly and anyway you like.

Your channel is amazing and shows how just inspiration can make you do terrain out of pratically nothing. Could you try and make a tutorial to make rockets/missiles? I've been trying with screws plugs and even though they don't look terrible I think I can do better. Keep doing what you do, amazing channel!

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment. I haven't thought of making rockets or missiles, but I'm keen to have a go. It might take me a little while to get there, but I'll be sure to have a go. Glad you're enjoying the channel. Cheers.

Pretty straightforward. I've got about 15 kg of regular clay, like what's used in pottery. Maybe if I can figure out how to keep it from cracking while drying, I could make a fair few of these...

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there's a trick to it. I did redo these in a more recent video and had a bit more success, although I'm not entirely sure why they turned out better. Good luck with it.

I remember doing something like this when i was 7 years old, except i formed them more into bricky shape. Built a long-ass wall out of 'em, then wondered what do i need a tiny brick wall for.

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, we need tiny brick walls for our tiny army men to have tiny cover when they fight their tiny battles! Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment mate :)

@Self-replicating_whatnot

3 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby Unfortunately back then i wasn't aware you can play board games with toy soldiers, dice and a measuring tape, or i sure as hell would've.

@t74guard78

2 жыл бұрын

hahahahahhaah still wondering about that? Thanks I needed to laugh right now.

Interesting, I thought you would dry it all together, not as individual pillows. A classic and universal element for any modern setting ^^

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

I tried to do that with the individual sandbags, kind of pushing them together and then letting it dry, but there was no bond there once it's dried, and they just fell apart. I'm not very experienced with clay, so there's probably something I'm missing here. But I find the individual sandbags look great put together this way, and they are going to be handy for some of my future terrain projects, so I needed to have a few of these on hand.

@jagelsdorf1385

4 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby Oh, them falling apart makes senss. Yeah, making them separate is definitely more flexible!

@kayb9979

3 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby Have you ever tried using DAISO Soft Clay? It's a bit stickier than regular air drying clay but it has a certain flexibility when dry and will break apart quite nicely at the imprinted sections.

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

@@kayb9979 I haven't tried that stuff, I've used super sculpy and the air drying, both have their pros and cons, but I haven't seen the Daiso clay yet. I love finding new materials and where I can fit them into my builds, I'll have to keep an eye out for this stuff. Thanks Kay.

@t74guard78

2 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby Like I said in my comment, as you finish each layer, use a brush with water. Brush the water on the layer. Then after you finish the second layer, brush that as well. In between the sandbags and in between the layers. Do that after each layer and as it dries, they bond together nicely. No glue is needed. It is great to build them while they are still soft. Comforming them any way you like is great. Makes everything look much better and you don't have any gaps. I take each sandbag and gently push it either end to end or on top of another so there is no gaps between them. Nothing worse than a sandbag wall that you can see through.

This video is a bit old and I don't know if you have thought of this or seen it since then, but it is better to build your wall of sandbags while they are still soft. That way you can conform them to each other and there won't be any gaps. Like the ones you bent up, they might not fit that good where you would want them. If you do it while they are still soft, then you can comform them any way you need to. What I like doing is as I put each layer down, I go over them with a wet brush. This binds them together as they dry and there is no need to glue them. After I finish the next layer, I again use a wet brush and the second layer will bind to each other and the first layer. Then I repeat the same thing until I am finished. I then let them dry, carefully work them off of whatever I built it on and it stays all together like I said, without having to glue any of it. When I brush with a wet brush, I do it was a good amount of water so it helps bond each bag to all the ones around it. Of course if you know where your going to use it on a diorama or terrain board, just built it where you want it to go. It works great. I make my sandbags the same way you do, roll them up, flatten them and then cut them. Probably the only way to do it. Anyway I just thought I would make that suggestion just in case you didn't know about that yet.

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I'll give this a go on the next batch. Really appreciate the advice, take care and all the best!

@t74guard78

2 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby OH no problem. That is what we are all here for. To show things to others and to get advice from each other. You have shown how to do so much to so many, it feels really good to be able to help you with something. The day we stop learning things, is the day we should stop doing things. Take care yourself and stay safe.

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

@@t74guard78 Thanks mate, if you have any more suggestions or questions just let me know. Thanks again, take care and all the best man.

@t74guard78

2 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby Thanks and I will give and try to get as well. Let me know when you do some more sandbags if what I suggested worked. I use air dry clay just in case I didn't tell you that. I just finished two sandbag walls cause I had some left over clay from another project I was doing. They have stuck together perfectly. The other project I was working on was my first attempt at sculpting. I am cheating though. I used a 1/6th scale figure. I glued his joints in the pose I wanted. Then I added muscle everywhere cause I was making a Nightwing figure. Not sure if you know who that is, Nightwing is Dick Grayson, the first Robin to Batman in comic books. Well he is grown up and has been for a while now. If I am not mistaken, he became Nightwing way back in the 80's. Anyway Sideshow hasn't put out a Nightwing figure in 1/6th scale yet and I have 3 of their Batman figures and one of the Robin figures from the TV series the Titans. Nightwing is my favorite comic book character and I really wanted one. So I had an extra 1/6th scale figure, a couple of fists and a Brad Pitt head. Put a mask on it, lengthened the back of the hair a bit and painted it black. Sculpted the muscles and boots and suit, painted and weathered it slightly and I now have a Nightwing 1/6th scale figure. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out and I am thinking of doing my own Batman figure follow by Robin. I have a few 1/6th scale figures I could probably use.

@RFDHobby

2 жыл бұрын

@@t74guard78 oh man, that sounds awesome. I haven't done any real sculpting yet, I'm not sure I'd be able to pull that off, but I love throwing myself into these things regardless, so I will have a go. I'll definitely try that method with the sandbags too, I want to make some fortified tents and emplacements using a lot more sandbags than I have in the past, so your method will likely save me a bunch of time. The PVA glue works ok, but takes ages to dry each piece (especially given I have to wait for the bags to dry, then the glue to dry), it just makes it take a few days rather than a quick build. Do you have an instagram or anything where you share your projects? I'd love to see what you do.

As someone who has filled and used way too many sandbags, have you thought of making and using some slightly bent bags to use on the ends so you don't end up making pyramid shapes? Also, have you looked into using something like plastic card to emboss a texture?

@RFDHobby

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I'm looking at another project using these again soon and I might need to make some different shapes for that. I did have a play around with trying to apply a texture to these when I first made these but didn't have much luck. I didn't consider the a textured hard plastic surface though, that's a great idea. A texture on these would make a huge difference. Cheers mate, thanks for watching.

@uriance88

3 жыл бұрын

@@RFDHobby - back when I used to scale model, the recommended way to texture was to press a piece of cloth into the sandbags when they were partially dry (if you do right away, it's way harder to texture without squishing the bag)

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

@@uriance88 Thanks so much for the tip, I'll be trying this on the next batch of sandbags I do. Really appreciate the comment mate! Thank you again.

Hello, I want to ask you something..... WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE IDEAS YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!

@RFDHobby

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, thank you for the wonderfully kind comment. I just think about what might look cool next to my miniatures and then look for materials around that might help me make it. There's nearly always a way to scratch build what you come up with. Cheers.