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OK, I had many inquiries regarding the method I use to build sandbag walls. So I decided to make a brief tutorial about the subject.
The method used is not a sophisticated one and I cannot claim originality or copyright.

Material used

FIMO clay (I suppose that it works with any type of modeling clay but I use this brand)
Piece of textured cloth (personal taste goes here)
Piece of gloves (optional but useful)


Paints, ordered by use (Personally I use Vallejo)

Black (for basecoat)
Brown (heavy drybrush)
Yellow (light drybrush)
Brown wash (oil/acrylic) apply freely all over the model
Highlight with light brown or even white


1. Pickup some of the clay and work it with your fingers to get warm and soften up.
2. Make a sausage a couple of millimeters thinner than the size you want to achieve.
3. Use the textured cloth to roll the clay so the texture transfers to the clay.
4. Flatten the clay with your fingers.
5. While still covered use a slashing tool to cut partly equal sized pieces .
6. Use the same tool and press gently to the side of each bag to make the sewing line.
7. Handle each piece and build your wall (gloves are useful in this step)
8. Let it dry (or cook it) according to instructions

Just a pic update

Looking good.

thanks for that tut... very helpful...this is precisly what this competition is for!

Okay, so I gave it some thought. These days, everybody uses re-purposed ISO shipping containers for all manner of things, like barracks. (I know several people who have lived in them) However, shipping containers are a bit too ubiquitous in Infinity. They make convenient table filler. So I figured make something along those lines, modular barracks. And of course, It's hexagonal. Here are the first WIPS/mock-ups.



In scale, they are about ~10' per side, and ~300 square feet inside. The idea is two are sleeping modules and the center one is the galley/break room etc.

I also started a terrrain thread here, if anybody wants to know what sort of terrain I can build. Here it is.

Excellent.

Some Infinity terrain is certainly welcome in my eyes! I love the hexes! This isn't seen much outside of the laser-cut MDF scene.

Really great to see something non-40k, I really like some of the terrain i've seen for infinity in the past

@ JackDarkmoore: nice work on those sandbags.

Started work on the external details, 100% skull free decorative arches. I'm not sure about the buttressing it seems maybe a little to bold but ah well in for a penny ... I'll be keeping the sides simple with some minor detailing on the top edge


a strip of arches in progress, I'll have 10 in total; 2 front and back, 3 each side.

WOW!!!

Look out theres a noodle about. More great work.

You guys are making me very glad I am not in this comp, though this is going to be really tough to judge.

Yeah..the judges are entering

 OneManNoodles wrote:

Started work on the external details, 100% skull free decorative arches.

You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. I salute you.

 dsteingass wrote:
Some Infinity terrain is certainly welcome in my eyes! I love the hexes! This isn't seen much outside of the laser-cut MDF scene.

In the cheerful brightness of the near future, there are only hexagons.

Not much work done. Shovelling Snow :( But here is a bit more progress on the prototype.




Might change the windows. We'll see.

I agree with Cam, this is going to be a tough one for the judges.
Excellent work everyone so far, keep going .

@ Red Harvest: that looks excellent, I can't wait to see more.

@dstein: awesome

hey red harvester...seeing your hex shaped terrain...I think I one future day need to rethink my own scheme for my army...the steampunk theme seems to have me building myself into a very tight corner^^...that work of yours makes me seriously rethink my own ideas...future ideas that is...

and noodles....*drools*

Great, great work. Inspirational stuff all round.

@ Vik No distractions now!!

Seeing as I am suddenly flush with free time, I'd like to join this round, if possible.

"I've got...an ANGLE."

--B.

Go for it... Glad to have you.








That makes 24 possibles so far, amazing. If you are lurking out there please feel free to join, still plenty of time. End date 28th Feb.

Hey guys
Sorry it took so long, but I've finally got some stuff to share.


So I started with this.



But I didn't quite agree with how it was going, so I made a few changes.



Then I started to paint up the trooper.



He's nearly ready to be placed in the scene. Next I painted up the tarp.



And then I rubbed it with some Antonian Camoshade.



Then I took some of this.



And then I applied it to the base for some added miser- I MEAN DETAIL! Added detail.



Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Criticism? I'd love to hear any of it.

@weaponprime looking forward to seeing it done, I like the concept as well

Really like the base. Looking great all round. Nice concept. Nice to see someone not building a cityscape!

All looking awesome.

Thanks guys.

I wanted to keep it small because A) I don't have a lot of mats to build with, and B) I can use it as an objective marker this way

I have a concept but have already hamstringed myself by it being a guard idea and having no IG at all

Perfect excuse to go buy some then!

Come on guys... get us some wip shots!!!

Does whats inside count towards anything, or is it just purely the terrain?

It doesn't have to have anything inside if you don't want it to. The craftsmanship is what counts.

JackDarkmoore wrote:
Come on guys... get us some wip shots!!!

I did

WIP indeed, started to work on the base:



Other views in mi P&M Blog for those interested, link below.

Cheers.

A small amount of work this week... the usual RL stuff interfering with hobby time Here is the more or less finished prototype. Still WIP, but close to done. Pay no attention to all the pencil lines

Really great work guys.

Ok people, as of midnight tonight you have exactly 4 weeks, so lets heat it up ladies and gentlemen. Everything is looking amazing, would like to see some WIP shots from everyone, but it's fine if it's a secret I guess.