25th September 2009

Where can a guy get some cheap sandbags?

posted in Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe |

So I’m continuing my work on my various sets for the upcoming Darkness Falls dio-story, and in the COBRA Foyer, I want 1 or 2 gun emplacements by the far door.  Well, in order to make up some emplacements, I want to get some sandbags.  Now, Build-A-Rama has some terrific looking sandbags in stock, but I really can’t bring myself to drop $30-40 on sandbags for a couple of emplacements that’ll be used in only a couple of scenes.

Anyone have any ideas?  I know Power Team Elite’s got some, but I can’t find any online anywhere.  Not sure I want to buy the Wal-Mart Outpost Defender just for the sandbags either (since neither Roadblock nor Tripwire does much for me).

Any ideas out there at all??

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  • http://reasonablyintelligentrambling.blogspot.com Tom

    How about the hollow Hasbro sandbags from one of the sets from the 80′s. I don’t remember the set, but I’ve got a bunch that you can have if interested.

  • Mysterious Stranger

    Check with Marauder John. He doesn’t have any in his store right now but I know he sells the individual PTE ones. Drop him an email and he might be able to help you out.

  • http://julienmetifeux.typepad.fr/woohoo blaster_e11

    if you choose to buy the playset, i’ll buy the figs from you so we can split the cost.
    lmk

    (btw i’m in france) ;)

  • http://cobrabat.peterdb.net The BATman

    An idea I’ve been wanting to try myself: make them yourself ! Since you’re building your own sets, this should be feasible. Take plaster cloth, model it around small paper props, apply a tan or olive drab base paint, touch up with a darker shade. Done !

  • dzirhan

    Chap Mei had some fixed sandbag positions with their soldier force series of toys, alternately you migh want to take a look at the cheap toy soldiers as some of them come with plastic sandbag posts which could be worked on into being more realistic

  • IceFlow

    A friend of mine created some for a diorama out of Chiclets gum. They’re a little small, but they’re cheap. Painted tan and brown they look pretty good. The gum is a little hard to find, though.

  • ranger0283

    Squadron hobbies has a product called miliput, which is a hobby putty. You can make your own sandbags with that. Wargamers and diorama makers have been using it for years.



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