tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post7504494985428950179..comments2024-03-26T02:32:50.095-04:00Comments on Dark Future Games: Green Stuff Sandbags!TJ Atwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304177224607153451noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-89363822859455745062010-02-18T12:37:41.030-05:002010-02-18T12:37:41.030-05:00CVinton,
I am ashamed to say I have not read &quo...CVinton,<br /><br />I am ashamed to say I have not read "All Quiet" yet, but I got a copy for Christmas from my wife. I think that's a great idea for a diorama - I shall certainly give that a go. One of the other things I am really keen on doing is to try and make a couple of trench board sections which can be interchanged for World War One and 40K - I think this can be done pretty easily with slotted inserts. "Slotted inserts....pardon, but what are they?", I hear you ask. Well, hopefully all to be revealed in the blog in the next few weeks.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-76378944065112896272010-02-18T11:43:21.871-05:002010-02-18T11:43:21.871-05:00Oh, one more thing, Sydney, have you ever read All...Oh, one more thing, Sydney, have you ever read All's Quiet on the Western Front? I bet you could do small base of the scene where the German just killed the American and is sort of stuck in the bomb crater with his body and starts looking through his wallet at pictures of his family. It was an amazingly powerful scene in the book and I bet you could do just as powerful diorama of it.Chris Vintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366710490951729022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-47039946891043965902010-02-18T11:42:24.786-05:002010-02-18T11:42:24.786-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris Vintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366710490951729022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-34699851273742167052010-02-18T11:35:53.656-05:002010-02-18T11:35:53.656-05:00Sydney-
If you told me that playing in traffic wo...Sydney-<br /><br />If you told me that playing in traffic would improve my terrain making I'd do it. I'll find that putty like I'm looking for mecca. Thanks for the advice and the positive words!Chris Vintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366710490951729022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-56203970987331381822010-02-18T07:05:41.834-05:002010-02-18T07:05:41.834-05:00Thanks for the link Sydney. For those of you who h...Thanks for the link Sydney. For those of you who haven't seen his terrain work, check it out at his blog by just clicking his photo in the followers section and then follow the link in his link column. His terrain board is awesome!TJ Atwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304177224607153451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-37604375204864046972010-02-18T05:31:28.046-05:002010-02-18T05:31:28.046-05:00Hi there CVinton. I just want to say that this a...Hi there CVinton. I just want to say that this a great blog and a really inspiring read. Some of the stuff you're doing is awesome. On the sandbags, I thought your work was really very nice and certainly finished off the IG heavy Weapons team nicely. The band-aid idea was excellent. <br /><br />I used to make my own sandbags out of green stuff but changed a while back to a 2 part putty available in the UK called "Milliput". The advantage of Milliput is that it's slightly grainy, and when you make the textured effect with the band-aid it really stands out. Milliput is far less pleasant to work with than Green stuff, but I'd certainly say its worth a try. It's also a lot cheaper than green stuff, espcially if you just buy the standard (not 'superfine') variety (not sure if it might be more in the US if you can't source it locally). I also made small shrapnel/ bullet indents in my sandbags as if they've been under enemy fire - I'm sure that would work with green stuff as well. Here's an example:<br /> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14070347@N04/4324226547/<br /><br />All the best and huge thanks again for the blog.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-47757726786884896892010-02-18T02:16:25.794-05:002010-02-18T02:16:25.794-05:00I like the idea, and they look ok. IMHO though th...I like the idea, and they look ok. IMHO though they are a bit big and for the size that they are they should be thicker. I think I'd knock them down to about 3/4 of their current size but leave the thickness.Marshal Argoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607317862547930581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-40443391240575253882010-02-18T00:02:27.733-05:002010-02-18T00:02:27.733-05:00Justin-
I like your idea, I'll totally give th...Justin-<br />I like your idea, I'll totally give that a whirl next time. I agree there is something missing about them, either they're a little too big or something, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It'll work for me for now, but it's deffinitly not a mastered art. Me putting up things like this is to actually try to open a forum for discussion, maybe I should start adopting the BoLS theme of asking a question at the end. :)<br /><br />OST-<br />I actually just drove down there and came back, early night? It was about 11:30 when I went there and the parking lot was empty. I almost broke in like a crack addict though but then I just said my serenity prayer and drove away. Also, I did miss grabbing fistfuls of your chest hair while you were goneChris Vintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366710490951729022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-51434499295552365612010-02-17T23:10:44.532-05:002010-02-17T23:10:44.532-05:00Missed you at the store tonight (in a totally plut...Missed you at the store tonight (in a totally plutonic way). Nice tut though, thanks for the outstanding peice.TJ Atwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304177224607153451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-40757781366878517942010-02-17T22:03:43.785-05:002010-02-17T22:03:43.785-05:00I like what you've done, but I prefer the roll...I like what you've done, but I prefer the rolled GS sandbags...to be honest, yours look too round/oval shaped. <br /><br />Roll the GS like a snake, and then roll the grip portion of your hobby knife lengthwise with some pressure to flatten (but not too much) and to add the bag details. Then using the dull side of the hobby knife you section off your bags, and then cut where your sections are. This makes the bag look sealed at both ends. Then add your seam along the long edge of each, and voila, nice looking realistic sandbags.The CPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522988677043456856noreply@blogger.com