tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post8504552035901890919..comments2024-03-27T12:37:27.837-07:00Comments on Tim's Miniature Wargaming Blog: Revisiting Vimy Againtimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-56643177632823852662012-08-17T14:07:47.538-07:002012-08-17T14:07:47.538-07:00Hi Tim,
I know this may be heretical, but what ab...Hi Tim,<br /><br />I know this may be heretical, but what about foam? Many craft stores sell large soft foam pads intended to be used for pillows and such for next to nothing. It shouldn't be too hard to cut pieces to the approximate shape and size you want, then paint as desired.<br /><br />GordonGordon Fanchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-90910727791271132052012-08-17T10:32:26.325-07:002012-08-17T10:32:26.325-07:00Thanks Neil! I was experimenting with Das last nig...Thanks Neil! I was experimenting with Das last night with some reasonable success. Hopefully I'll get to post the results over the weekend. timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-34725970479314318302012-08-17T10:03:28.191-07:002012-08-17T10:03:28.191-07:00DAS doesn't shrink that much (unless you mix i...DAS doesn't shrink that much (unless you mix in a lot of water to make a "filler" type paste).<br />It is adhesive when wet but once dry breaks off surfaces very easily, so often needs remedial glue work!<br />NeilNeil Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565511145163341782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-87571109017321112512012-08-17T02:11:15.617-07:002012-08-17T02:11:15.617-07:00Hi again Tim,
Saw this blog post and thought it m...Hi again Tim,<br /><br />Saw this blog post and thought it may be of interest.<br /><br />http://miniaturesterrainpage.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/sandbags-making-and-painting-tutorial.html<br /><br />Regards,<br />MattUbique Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595735455445658424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-41150524370090915902012-08-16T23:24:44.611-07:002012-08-16T23:24:44.611-07:00Great work, very impressive!!Great work, very impressive!!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-88885839833007877992012-08-16T18:54:05.592-07:002012-08-16T18:54:05.592-07:00Brilliant! Found it!
Crayola Model Magic Bucket
...Brilliant! Found it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=414852" rel="nofollow">Crayola Model Magic Bucket</a><br /><br />Hmmmm... a bit pricier per kilo than the Das, but I'm guessing it's less dense because is says that tub makes 80 (EIGHTY!?) golf-ball sized projects!? Is that for reals!? Regardless, I'm definitely going to check that one out! <br /><br />Thanks Bob!<br /><br /> timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-3441085605291091632012-08-16T18:03:25.937-07:002012-08-16T18:03:25.937-07:00There is a child's air-drying clay made by the...There is a child's air-drying clay made by the fine folks at Craft (or Crayola, maybe) that works like Das but dried without becoming too brittle. I picked up at tub at Staples for about $8. It worked pretty well for the sandbags and entrenchments here: http://edmontonwargamer.blogspot.ca/2012/04/entrenchments.html<br /><br />Rolled out a wiener, flattened it, used a ruler to create the seams between the bags.<br />Bob Barnetsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164225489620639641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-66209044793683896042012-08-16T12:51:58.999-07:002012-08-16T12:51:58.999-07:00I haven't seen them about... but then I pretty...I haven't seen them about... but then I pretty much never buy gum or candy, so it's not like I've been LOOKING. I'll keep my eye out. Thanks!timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-34448961000000589582012-08-16T12:49:54.526-07:002012-08-16T12:49:54.526-07:00Yeah that was pretty much my plan with the Das. Br...Yeah that was pretty much my plan with the Das. Brittle, huh? Hmmmm. Do you happen to know if it shrinks at all? I'd ind of wondered about just modeling it right on to the board. If it shrinks some I might have to do it somewhere else and glue it on after it's dried. timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-73561754656198214592012-08-16T11:47:27.620-07:002012-08-16T11:47:27.620-07:00TIm
I don't know if they even exist anymore b...TIm<br /><br />I don't know if they even exist anymore but I recall an old Wargames magazine from the 1970s suggested using mini chic lets which were the right shape and approx size.<br />Love the terrain<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-61666815625016091792012-08-16T10:40:08.323-07:002012-08-16T10:40:08.323-07:00DAS can be brittle but is cheap; a quick & dir...DAS can be brittle but is cheap; a quick & dirty method is to roll out a long "sausage" of the thickness you want the sandbags. Squash semi-flat then press a blunt knife part way through without cutting the "sausage" at intervals that are "sandbag length". Add texture to taste.<br />Another alternative is Fimo or Sculpy which is clay like plastecene which when baked in a low temp harden like plastic.<br />NeilNeil Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565511145163341782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-11735667886349537152012-08-16T10:22:06.841-07:002012-08-16T10:22:06.841-07:00Thanks MurdocK!
I haven't had the best luck ...Thanks MurdocK! <br /><br />I haven't had the best luck with plaster in the past - perhaps I just don't have the knack. Might be worth looking into again. <br /><br />I shall have a lookout for "Sculpy".timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-41193417346633315072012-08-16T09:44:51.815-07:002012-08-16T09:44:51.815-07:00plaster will also work, when it is mixed thick, th...plaster will also work, when it is mixed thick, then you can sculpt it into the bag-like shapes on the sides.<br /><br />there was a material called 'sculpy' that was similar to plasticine or Das and all you needed to do was spray the 'fixative' on it to have it harden into whatever you had sculpted.MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-92229592711171273222012-08-16T09:38:34.412-07:002012-08-16T09:38:34.412-07:00Yeah - kidney beans would be too big, but the smal...Yeah - kidney beans would be too big, but the smaller one's might do?? Black eye/butter etc..?? I'll be interested to see the result if it works... I'd love to see the look on the shop owners face when you hold your little metal man up next to the beans to see for scale..... :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-32630095245728008782012-08-16T09:30:29.075-07:002012-08-16T09:30:29.075-07:00Cheers!Cheers!timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-73730023618295605252012-08-16T09:30:14.296-07:002012-08-16T09:30:14.296-07:00Beans, huh? Hmmmm.... that's an interesting id...Beans, huh? Hmmmm.... that's an interesting idea... I think most of the dried beans I have are almost as big as 25m figures...? I'll have a look about for others. Thanks Steve! timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-25331221912528882202012-08-16T09:25:05.741-07:002012-08-16T09:25:05.741-07:00Blimey, that's impressive Tim!Blimey, that's impressive Tim!Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230149195753516430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-12647625008663043352012-08-16T09:23:05.827-07:002012-08-16T09:23:05.827-07:00Long time ago someone recommended dried beans can ...Long time ago someone recommended dried beans can be used - kidney beans and the like.... in bulk, and painted, they might be OK...??Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-16962346517697308522012-08-16T08:49:58.111-07:002012-08-16T08:49:58.111-07:00Thanks Matt. Milliput isn't sold in any hardwa...Thanks Matt. Milliput isn't sold in any hardware stores around here. They do have some sorts of similar two-part compounds... but that also would be a fairly expensive way to go... I will give the Das a go soon-ish!timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-12044686474586630052012-08-16T08:44:55.460-07:002012-08-16T08:44:55.460-07:00Really great looking terrain. Das modelling clay i...Really great looking terrain. Das modelling clay is probably the cheapest option. I know people have used Milliput, bought in hardware stores as it's far cheaper than gaming shops. They also gently pressed coarse fabric into the soft clay to give the impressive of the sandbag material.<br /><br />Regards,<br />MattUbique Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595735455445658424noreply@blogger.com