1/16 Scale Sandbags

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1/16 Scale Sandbags

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Hello

Thought I would make a build thread and show how I went about making some scale sandbags for my Sherman build, they end up 20mm x 40mm.

Step 1
I used an old white cotton t shirt measure a rectangle 50mm x 45mm
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Step 2
Using a 30cm ruler I marked out 6 at a time
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and cut out your 6 rectangles
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Step 3
Fold in half to make 25mm x 45mm then sew the open side and one end (the bottom) I managed this on a sewing machine after practice but can be done by hand with small stitches when finished turn inside out (I used a pencil)
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Step 4
Make super strong tea I used bowl and 2 tea bags leave to soak until required colour and add salt to help fix dye
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Step 5
I filled 3/4 with fine sand then used thick brown thread to tie the top then watered down PVA to the top
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Then when dry apply to what ever you made them for
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Great tutorial!

I did something like that, but instead of using tee, I used coffee, and I still had to paint the bags a bit.

Regarding the filling, I started using sand, but after some time it ended damaging the suspension, and making it very nose heavy. I took those sandbags out, and I did new ones filled with cotton.

All of them are glued to a green cloth, so I can remove all of them at once in one second if I need it.




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Re: 1/16 Scale Sandbags

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These methods are very inspirational! Thanks Gentlemen.
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Morning all,

Another method to throw into the mix, I bought this a couple of years ago, it's a one piece resin set which is very easy to put in place and remove, the spare road wheel and track is also part of the mould, I think the sandbags were made from milliput and shaped to the tank then a resin cast made from this, I used vallejo paints and a dark wash to finish it all off :thumbup:

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Three excellent frontal sandbag armour tips here :clap: :clap: :clap:

Just one question, with the drivers hatch closed, how does the driver see where he's going :think:
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Son of a gun-ner wrote:Three excellent frontal sandbag armour tips here :clap: :clap: :clap:

Just one question, with the drivers hatch closed, how does the driver see where he's going :think:
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Re: 1/16 Scale Sandbags

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Good idea, thanks for sharing.
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