How to Make Sand Bag Terrain

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This tutorial shows you how to make sand bag terrain from start to finish. Use green stuff for your sand bags and a masonite board to place your terrain on. Follow along with the video and have fun! Happy war gaming!
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[@agamelift]

"I've picked up this sand.... from the ground." hahahahaha I am loving watching these old videos.

[@BigRed1151]

1:39 I love the way he tries to sell us dirt lol

[@0jutai]

Instructions were not clear enough. I had a wall made of green olives. I say had because I ate it. Olives are too good

[@pogu8028]

Azir green stuff is the products name u can get it on amazon

[@saintkupo7164]

The person who rated this 1 star deserves to be slapped: This is a useful video. I once tried doing this with clay, but the turned more into rounded bricks than sandbags. Maybe i'll try this idea later.

[@kichtdicky8441]

Dude these terrain vids were my childhood

[@davemitchell4551]

Wonderful. I love the way it takes shape and you have the balance of information and humour just right. So many of these videos are either people showing off what they can do without explaining WHAT they're doing or stand up comedy routines. I've done sandbags before but picked up a few tips from this video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@knightsofsalvation]

Greenstuff is a sculpting putty. The Yellow is the putty while the Blue is the curing agent (makes it hard so your sculpt doesn't get ruined as you paint it move it around etc.) It is used to make conversions on figures making terrain really anything you want. It is a must have for any miniwar gamer! I just made my first set of sandbags the other night using GS. I hope this answered your question.

[@depholade]

Green Stuff (just called green stuff) is a two-part modelling putty that is useful for filling in gaps on models and sculpting additional details. When the two colours are mixed together, they form a malleable putty that can be applied to plastic, resin and metal miniatures and then moulded into shape using a Citadel Sculpting Tool. Once it has fully cured, Green Stuff is solid enough to glue other components to and can be painted over using Citadel Paints.

[@Astartes40000]

thanks for this tutorial guys, It helped me make some sandbags for all the little details I put on my valkyrie's base

[@whiplash308]

"..and you're going to hate your life". Absolute win Dave.

[@colddrake80]

Wargaming is a threefold hobby. Doing the research, painting the miniatures (and terrain) and playing the games. Once you learn that principle and real start to work on all aspects of your craft you can see how rich the hobby really is. To not do that is saying the only part of writing is selling the books or for the painter is the show in the art gallery. I know I'm going on but it is true.

[@SG_88]

This is a great tutorial and is inspiring me to go out and make some great terrain with this new idea. Thanks a lot MWG!

[@boringNW]

No, simply because of the chemistry of Green Stuff. The Blue and Yellow separated don't form a chemical bond, but when you combine the two and turn it green, it starts a chemical reaction which causes the putty to harden.

[@xXxRustyxrevengexXx]

i made 10 of these. then invited some friends over for a large outside war dug some trenches added these to the fronts of them and won a game of plastic war against 5 other people =D thanks for the help.

[@ArchArturo]

My god, you speak so much truth. I used to spend a lot of money in MtG. Nowadays my thesis takes all the cash, but I pretty much cut down on MtG and got into Warmachine, I've been saved a few more bucks, heheh. Although, I have to admit, the only times I spend in MtG these days are in pre-releases and drafts.

[@joelliles910]

Hey MiniWarGaming you helped my a lot when It came to making terrain for my Minuture wargaming table thanks a lot :D

[@WARLog403]

That was AWESOME. I am so making me some of those.

[@johntover8342]

nice job on the sand bag i like how they look. i wish i was that good

[@shadowsnip1]

@Foovirna thanks for the advice probably gonna get started on this within the next couple of weeks

[@Forrestgonsalves]

Ive seen a few of your videos now and up to 80% of the video I always think "This terrain looks like shit. The end is going to be awful." But in the last seconds you do this magical technique called painting and it ALWAYS looks amazing.

[@exile101]

this dude is funny!! entertaining as hell!

[@steeltoester]

so much for being an exclusive video

[@devastator06]

those bags are awesome. i will have to make some for my games.

[@DaThingOnTheDoorstep]

What does it say about Doritos if Green Stuff smells like them?

[@LlamasOnAcid]

Really good video, I wish you guys could make more quality vids like this.

[@chesterbriddon2278]

it worked perfectly for me : ) it was a lot of help

[@VitrificationOfBlood]

Looks cool

[@tatz3000]

@MrPeace93 Green stuff, is a two part epoxy, if you go to any hardware/hobby store and ask for epoxy they should know what you're looking for. Just a side note it doesn't have to be green stuff, other colors work just as well with very few differences between them. I hope that helps XD

[@colddrake80]

Epoxy putty. Their are other brands - the stuff I have is called plumbers putty - but official green stuff is formulated a bit differently and works better for miniature terrain and general hobby projects.

[@Zahradkar1]

great how to, its awesome

[@lexmark136]

I thought this battlefield playground was silly but I ended up watching this whole video for some reason... I think it was the music but w.e it was, it atracted my attention!

[@miniwars123]

the green stuff will stick to you when you try to let go of it/mix it, ect. That's why you want to keep you hands/whatever tools you're using to mold the greenstuff wet.

[@LoadOfCrabby]

I love your videos, I would even recommend these videos to someone who doesnt wargame, just for the lulz :D

[@bohesnap]

Nice ;3 happy war gaming =)

[@Mephi1995]

O_O WOW ... WOW i hope you make more vids like this they´re GREAT !!!! and the musik is amazting ^^

[@xapemanx]

i left some sandbags that looked like that in the toilet this morning, brb gonna go make summore

[@antheiaaradia7996]

hi dave can't wait to make my own

[@HeavensDoor1988]

sir, that is awesome

[@kedwa30]

Or you can cut the fingertips off gloves and fill with sand to make tiny realistic sand bags.

[@woofdoggy102]

amazing i gotta try that

[@AdligerKrieger]

A few tufts of static flock would look good on there.

[@linkinhearts666]

LOL olives ftw!! great vid. If only it could be used in fantasy....

[@miniwars123]

@Harr0wed yes, pva is any water based glue. Any school glue will work.

[@Foovirna]

@shadowsnip1 Green Stuff is sold as two lines (which kinda look like Plasticine) which are yellow and blue, and when you mix the two lines together you get a resiny-plastic (I'm not certain) which you can use to model, or convert minis, or anything really, And no, Masonite doesn't warp... well, it hasn't for me anyway. :)

[@Dandramere]

One thing I do is get those plane white erasers, and carve them into brick/sandbag shapes. :D

[@Girhin]

That's the way to do it, plus if you pull an insanely expensive card, you can sell it and essentially make your money back and then some.

[@hillehai]

You got my like just for the green olives

[@reptileboy1661]

thank you very much same to you aswell

[@CDR892]

Italian Deli's. They usually have olive bars. So do Whole Foods and some Stop and Shops.

[@tomster7169]

love the vids thinking about getting into the hobby but it's very expensive and i don't know anyone who plays 40k keeps the vids coming

[@shadowsnip1]

Questions for everyone! 1. What is the "Green stuff" he is talking about 2. Do masonite boards warp?

[@Girhin]

@Zwitter101 I agree with you, it's the same way across the pond. Video games are around $60 US Dollars and keep me entertained about a week or two (thank god for multiplayer), World of Warcraft is $15 a month, $180 a year (which really adds up if you think about it). Books, like you said, can be expensive, especially if you buy 3-4 books a month. Magic the Gathering and other card games also are expensive. Really in my opinion, GW is not as bad as people make it out to be, in all honesty.

[@necronsplayer]

If you cut a hole in one and fill it with sand it looks like its ripped open by a bolter shell or something fun like that

[@dragonblood7575]

For sandbags i usually do a drybrush of snakebite leather

[@ercjlee101]

awesome

[@jjasperchan]

@mashersmasher modelling putty, but usually just, green stuff.

[@LesHaskell]

colddrake80 Wargaming is a four-fold hobby: 1. Research. 2. Painting. 3. Playing. You forgot 4. Storing and Transporting.

[@Xynok111]

@JNSslipknot1017 It's called kneadite or kneadatite or two part epoxy modelling putty. You can get it from games workshop stores but it's a lot cheaper from miniwargaming.

[@oliverharris5455]

Kerbal space program music?

[@serydo1]

you can use an old pillow case and role the green stuff gently inside it instead of mesh.thats what i do anyway.

[@123clonetrooper]

Dave makes miniwargaming miniwargaming without Dave it wouldn't be miniwargaming

[@Tenchijk]

damn you dave now i want some freakin olives!!!

[@CSparzo]

for people who dont want to buy a vegetable steamer for the mesh you can just use window screen mesh

[@MultiSS55]

nice im gonna try this but im not gonna use those hills just flat with sand bags on it

[@justice82nd]

I have been collecting for about 2 years as a student making minimum wage, living on his own. I bought one set at a time, only as fast as I could paint them. I now have over 2000 points of Imperial Guard. The thing thats so hard for me to get around to buying is... the books. My point: If I can do it on minimum wage, you can afford it while situated in your moms basement (kidding)

[@DominikBelancic]

also a quicker way of making sandbags is in How to make wargames terrain book from GW BUT I will tell you how. When you make your cylinder then press it flat and THEN cut it and TA DA sandbags

[@AgeOfReclamation]

@TheBlackwarrior123 add glue and you can, it doesnt work as well but it can work.

[@300istilmig]

cheaper sand bags... just use rough paper and roll and so it into sand back like shapes fill the holes (or hide in some way can be a thin layer of thin paper) then paint them in light brown colour theme and clue them to a base if you want and that is pretty much it,,, xD hope it explains good enough,

[@ZajcuNS]

great

[@reptileboy1661]

I am ive loved reptiles since i first discovered them at 4 found a snake and loved em since plan on going to college for business and engineering opening my own store and eventually go back to college for herpetology ( study of reptiles ) but within a few years ill be producing single snakes that go for over $2000 on their own

[@Darius12235]

you can use polymer clay like fimo its cheaper but you need to bake it once you ar done sculpting so ou will need to remove it from the base

[@jimcastor8601]

nice

[@TheLiam1000]

@DaGreatWaaagh I bet your father was like, hell yeah to you collecting and playing with warhammer.

[@Deathofblades]

Lol the olives. Where is the Martini ;D?

[@chrishobden9801]

I have picked up this sand... from the ground!

[@HaloFan2531]

@Harr0wed yes it is

[@GudWithFud]

GW sold expensive green clay in the golden days of 08' but in the old rulebook it says it is two part epoxy putty. It is UBER cheap.

[@RapiDEraZeR]

i found out that these sandbag looking bubblegums like wrigleys extra are also good excepting the smell :P

[@CharlieSwabb]

I was just wondering if it is possible to switch out the green olives for black olives? Or maybe grapes?

[@Wizard747]

I LOVE GREEN OLIVES!

[@reptileboy1661]

i have multiple hobbies from breeding reptiles to warhammer to WoW and other gaming and building computers abd basicly i find the hobby i like that can produce money i make over 2k US a year from my reptiles and im 14 so you just need multiple hobbys with one to produce money to supplie for others

[@KayJ47]

Hi I was just wondering what are the GW colours for the ones you used.

[@watchamacarcess1]

is masonite essentially MDF, medium density fibre board?

[@minecraftmania007]

@DaGreatWaaagh same, but i go there anyway :D

[@LAHREV]

This is the same as the one on the "Guide to terrain making"- free-order-CD.

[@bananacheese2]

This is like 40k art attack

[@Girhin]

@Zwitter101 Oh yeah, I can't agree more with you. Especially when my friends tell me that Magic the Gathering is a better investment of my money. Honestly no, to be competitive in that game you literally have to buy a new $400 deck or so every month or two due to the constant flux in metagame and bans. Also, painting is my favorite part of the hobby, I am by no means pro, but I love getting painted up and making them look as good as possible.

[@Xynok111]

@Xynok111 ok I commented before the end of the video... the mesh thing is actually very good

[@KirKanos08]

Hmmm, isn't this a re-run? Maybe I'm mistaken. Either way great video!!!

[@THEJACOBLINCE]

@Foovirna is it actaully called green stuff in store?

[@SjaakV]

Wow Dave forgot how much u lost during the weight loss Challenge:) keep the vids comming!

[@GudWithFud]

For the texture you can also use your finger prints. HAVE FUN!

[@Xynok111]

This is a bit of a steal since it's in the "How to make wargames terrain" book from GW... Scoring the sides makes them more realistic.

[@StMinerman]

if u was gonna paint da green stuff, did it matter that it was green in da first place?

[@joelliles910]

Also Dave what is the name of the product you are using for the sandbags

[@lavadude360]

aah ninja'd!!!

[@scottysqueeze]

Where do you get the paint to paint the sand bags ?.

[@simpleplanfan1919]

does gameswork shop stores not onlion sell them or do we have 2 buy it from your onlione store

[@GagyiLaszlo]

"Just knead to activate!" xD

[@BigCrater]

What happens if we just use clay instead of the green stuff? Will that be good enough if you can't find green stuff?