"Easy way to make melee bags / sand bags Needed" Topic

I need to make melee bags / sand bags.
What are some of ways to create these.
Thanks

Take air dry clay. Roll into a thin cylinder. Flatten the cylinder. Use a blade with teeth to cut into the right sized "bags." If you are going to make a wall, use a wood glue to glue the bags together. You have to wait several days before painting

There's a heavier mesh fabric used for fancy tea bags, or bags you fill with rice to throw at weddings (you'll find it in the wedding aisle of big-box craft stores). Press your roll of clay flat with these mesh bags -- it makes an excellent texture to represent burlap. If you're in a hurry, you can just texture the top row of your sandbag wall.

I use Sculpy, and bake it in the oven.

Sculpy is your friend. I use it too.

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I've always used ordinary modeling clay. I roll it out into a"snake" of the right sort of thickness, flatten it a bit, and then cut the bags apart with a hobby knife. I use white glue to assemble the bags, sometimes adding Super Glue if I'm in a hurry. I undercoat with black and then dry brush a shade of khaki. All done in no time.

Use whatever modeling clay you have available. I've used sculpey and green stuff.

Roll into a long snake then just cut with scissors and smoosh each sandbag with your finger. Your the scissor cut makes the corners and then your fingerprint gives it the texture of canvas.

Stack and place them before they dry and you won't even need to glue them together.

It's "mealie" bags, btw. The name is because they had grain in them.

Are you sure they are not bags to be used in melee?

Some people have had good results from using dry beans or the sugar coated chewing gum (such as Juicyfruit not Spearmint). You just glue the beans together and paint. The chewing gum is likely to be affected by moisture but would be OK for building up a 'master' that you then made a production mold from.

Speaking of sugar-coated gum, I know of people that have used Chiclets brand gum: vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/Food_&_Candy/Candy_&_Desserts/Candy_Counter/The_Original_Chiclets_Gum_(Box_of_20_Packs)/49359

They come in several sizes, and the original ones appear to have the proper shape.

Never used them, but once thought about using skoal bandits tobacco.
I think they come in a round container with a bunch of them in there.
They look like miniature sand or mealie bags. I guess sealing them would be the only issue.

Beware of the chickets they erode after a while and make a mess.

This is how I did mine:
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