A few requests later... I have photos for those of you asking, here are the sandbags and hedges.

http://photos.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php/photo/108173/cat/500/page/2



EDIT by EAGLE : Added picture

The sand bags look great what method did you use???

redleg

I originally aquired this from military modelers magazine, and ran with the idea.Personally I have tried many ways this way can be frustrating at first but with some practice it works well. The best and most realistic by far is using a tube (to scale it escapes me at the moment as to what size I think it was about 3/8th), kleenex, VERY fine sand, and senic woodlands ground cover adhesive. Cut the kleenex into long strips, wrap it around the brass tube and glue the seam length wise and glue one end. Use a small funnel to pour the sand through filling the "bag" to a desired length tie off with very fine wire and then cut just above the wire. Repeat until you have the desired amount. When you are ready to create the sandbag pit, get a plastic bowl and mix your senics adhesive and your desired paint color together and dip the 'bags" in it with twezers taking care not to rip the 'bags" as they are very fragile when wet. Lay them on your base overlapping (like a brick wall)even rotating lengthwise as well. they should be at least two or three bags thick. Lay to the desired shape. When they are dry they will be rock hard, so as they dry poke with an xacto to create damage if desired. Dry brush highlights.

Sweet Paul, nice build ya got going.
The sandbags and ground work look great - will be asking for advise when I' m ready to tackle mine.
Cheyenne

No worries, glad to help.

Paul great sandbags. Love the technique as well. Next time we are over that way you will have to show me how "hands on" Cheers Kevin

They look great. But wow...! What a job making the sandbags. But I might give it a go when I need it.

Thanks for the advice.

Paul - that's a great twist on the method. The brass tube is genious.
Well done - A feature could be made out of this

Indeed very goodlooking bags !!! I'll be giving this method a try and then it's bye bye putty bags!! These look very convincing (well they don't resemble sandbags; they are!)

thanks a lot for explaning this method!

Mark

Hey Paul, how wide would you make the tissue strips?

I would cut the strips in at least an inch wide. Give yourself plenty of material to work with. Once you get the hang of it, you can cut the strips thinner. You can always go back and trim them down later.

EAGLE you will have to tell me how to get the photos in. Something must have changed.

Heres the hedges:

Hi Paul
Great sandbags in fact the most realistic i have seen for a long time love the texture one must add that this will be not attempted after a few glasses of the red stuff...lol lol
Cheers Chris

Red stuff? Whats this red stuff? No, must be single malt and at the very least 12 years old! (prefer 15 year old). The red stuff is for the table, and I must say love the chillean wines!

Thanks everyone, Scott - I am considering writting up the two projects as
features. I wanted to get a post up for a couple of buddies here who had requested to see the results of some of my adopted techniques. None of these ideas are nescessarily my own, but I adopted the idea and did a few things my way. I need to do a step by step. Its been hard to find time to do these things. I so need to get Carentan done too!

KEVIN - Next time you are in town maybe we should do a collaboration, I will show you the techniques, and maybe do a photo shoot at the same time. It would be a good way to get 'er done! We need to get together soon anyway, Margaritaville...

Cheyenne - Anytime, would be glad to assist you! You do great work!

I use the same method for my sandbags. Here is a description I made up of how I make sand bags formy AFV and Dio. (For some of us a pix is easier to follow)



hope it is of some use.

Neill

Thanks for this tip Paul. You are right, pictures tell a thousand words. Will give this method a go.