Before I knew what was what, thats the way I did it. Painted my hills green and then flocked them. It didnt stick well so I sprayed PVA and water on them, then flocked again. The 1st coat of flock helped to hold the PVA/water (like a sponge) on the hillsides do it didnt run off too bad. Next time I'll thin the paint and add soap to make it flow into the flock better. Thanx for the lab work!
Great video Mel ! Very interesting experiments and after all, we only have the great standards of terrain today, because of people like your good self, 'trying it on the dog' and seeing what turns out :)
Groganard Cheers mate, I've got to say, as a little mini-series, I'm really quite enjoying it. Problem is, the more experiments I do, the more ideas for more experiments I come up with :-D
Gluing the flock down with a mixture of PVA and paint and sealing it with PVA spray looks quite promising to me. It holds it all together pretty well, saves a step and reduces the amount of PVA one has to put on the board making warping less likely.
As a kid in the 90s I stuck all my flock on with Goblin Green paint! But all these techniques are fine as long as you seal it I think. In some respects I think the middle one is a more convincing battlefield - the patchiness actually lends it a natural 'stomped over' appearance! I see a lot of terrain with perfect patches of grass scattered around like cow spots on a brown board, and I think it can look a little odd. A less perfect finish on the grass would actually lend it a bit more realism.
Bewareofthephil I remember those days. Sealing is the key, and yeah, with you on the patchiness, still got a little more playing but I reckon the end results will be pretty good matey :-)
great vid, nice experimenting :) havent tried paint and flock before, did try mixing up sand and paint to create structure and that worked like a charm :)
I would think depending on the project at hand; any of the 3 would work. The second one would be most useful for me being able to rub "beaten paths" before placing structure. Much to consider. Great video. Thanks
I am guessing a solid green effect would be accomplished if one used green paint rather than the dark brown you used. ie no brown paint bleeding through.
TheTerrainTutor You cant access it w/o a FB account which i don't have. I can see your FB personal page but for the FB Support Group no account means no access. Always been the case when someone makes a FB group page. And in the end, just not a fan of FB. Other more public choices out there that don't require more info than needed to give out on the web.
Good content and also very good reading. I enjoy catching up with the news on the Island!
Before I knew what was what, thats the way I did it. Painted my hills green and then flocked them. It didnt stick well so I sprayed PVA and water on them, then flocked again. The 1st coat of flock helped to hold the PVA/water (like a sponge) on the hillsides do it didnt run off too bad. Next time I'll thin the paint and add soap to make it flow into the flock better. Thanx for the lab work!
Bill D. in Iowa Those were the good old days matey :-)
Great video Mel ! Very interesting experiments and after all, we only have the great standards of terrain today, because of people like your good self, 'trying it on the dog' and seeing what turns out :)
Groganard Cheers mate, I've got to say, as a little mini-series, I'm really quite enjoying it. Problem is, the more experiments I do, the more ideas for more experiments I come up with :-D
Gluing the flock down with a mixture of PVA and paint and sealing it with PVA spray looks quite promising to me. It holds it all together pretty well, saves a step and reduces the amount of PVA one has to put on the board making warping less likely.
Schensue Definitely :-)
As a kid in the 90s I stuck all my flock on with Goblin Green paint! But all these techniques are fine as long as you seal it I think. In some respects I think the middle one is a more convincing battlefield - the patchiness actually lends it a natural 'stomped over' appearance! I see a lot of terrain with perfect patches of grass scattered around like cow spots on a brown board, and I think it can look a little odd. A less perfect finish on the grass would actually lend it a bit more realism.
Bewareofthephil I remember those days. Sealing is the key, and yeah, with you on the patchiness, still got a little more playing but I reckon the end results will be pretty good matey :-)
great vid, nice experimenting :)
havent tried paint and flock before, did try mixing up sand and paint to create structure and that worked like a charm :)
unkhter Gotta love experimenting matey :-)
I would think depending on the project at hand; any of the 3 would work. The second one would be most useful for me being able to rub "beaten paths" before placing structure. Much to consider. Great video. Thanks
FunkmeisterArts Oh, I hadn't even considered rubbing paths, that's smart mate, thanks :-)
nice set of experiments there mate, i was expecting the flock to rub right off of the one that was put on paint,
Terrain Direct Cheers mate and yeah, me too, that's pretty much what happen when I tried it as a kid :-)
Even though you forgot my name... ;-) Total brill to see my suggestion actually done up and compared to the other versions of flocking! Thanks tons!
duckster313 Sorry buddy, I struggle remembering my own name at times, thanks for the suggestions :-)
I love side-by-sides! Thanks!
Josh Foreman Me too! No worries buddy :-)
Thanks for that 🙏🏻
'Mel the train shooter here'
Good job auto cc
Good next part of the test series. :)
***** more coming matey
Always welcome. :)
Good one fella
***** Cheers bud :-)
I am guessing a solid green effect would be accomplished if one used green paint rather than the dark brown you used. ie no brown paint bleeding through.
my friends uses varnish on some projects
Keeping me out of all the fun Mel with this Facebook thing. :-(
GrimmJD You do realise you don't have to be on facebook to look at the group mate?
TheTerrainTutor You cant access it w/o a FB account which i don't have. I can see your FB personal page but for the FB Support Group no account means no access. Always been the case when someone makes a FB group page. And in the end, just not a fan of FB. Other more public choices out there that don't require more info than needed to give out on the web.
GrimmJD
Gutter mate, soz
WTF are you reading? That newspaper is wild.
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Shannon Stokely She's much better now thanks, distance reiki? That's awesome, subb'd the channel :-)
Glad to be of help. Cheers Mate.