Tom, you are a man after my own heart when it comes to cost saving. Besides the satisfaction of making your own materials, why spend money when you don't have to. For my static grass I use the fluff that results from a piece of MDF that's been left in the rain for a long time. I put it into the coffee grinder, whizz it and colour it as I go the foam flock.
Finally someone who explains so well how to make floor foam easy and really cheap. you are the best man, thank you so much for the videos, I learned a lot, can't wait to start my project.
Hi Tom, well done on the leaves, reminded me of when I sived out all the fine sand and grit to make all my ballast, not a five minute job is it. To think I threw out one of those old mincers last year thinking I couldnt use it, How wrong I was. Keep up the good work mate, Regards Duncan.
Thanks very much for the support, Duncan. Yep, it's always the way...you throw something out then later realise you could have used it :) I've actually been thinking of trying an electric one..they're only £30...Not bad considering the savings made against buying all the scenics.
Hi Tom. Sorry to be a bit late to this party - I've only just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have watched your foam/clump flock + sculpatmold vids loads with the kids. Excellent work (although I now just get Thermofloc to use for the paper in sculptamold . . . no more paper tufts flying everywhere!). Just a quicky about grinding down to the fine turf. I've tried bladed grinders (no chance), burr coffee grinders (no chance - the foam is not dense enough) and a crank grain mill (which mainly just twirled the foam out between the clamped discs). I'm not looking at an electric mincer with blades pressed up against the discs, which is presumably what happens with your manual one. Have you tried electric, though, and, if so, which model and did it work? I'm looking at electric as a lot of the manual mincers don't seem to have a fine disc option or use plastic blades, which I doubt will cut it (oh titter). Don't worry if you don't get the chance to reply; I realise I'm way past the window for this video. Keep up the good work anyway, mate. I love watching your vids. You and others (like Luke's APS and Mel the Terrain Tutor and so on) make my life a lot more fun.
More than welcome, Fred...Thanks for commenting. The medium sieve is the key for this one. Also, not too many runs through the grinder between sieving. It's very similar to coarse turf so I use it for that too. All the best...Tom
I'm amazed by your methods of making this foliage, I must try this the only thing I Have not got is a manual grinder or electric one ,I best see if I can find one on ebay lol
@nidge2822 yes, that was the real breakthrough. Electric grinders can get you so far but these old hand winders get the really fine stuff. All the best and good luck, my friend...Tom
Great videos Tom. Well produced and simply explained. Have watched a few now and been inspired to make my own with good success. Bought one of those old fashioned grinders on e-bay for £16 and it works well. Started using sawdust but then saw your car sponge one. The grinder came with two types of discs. One is just round holes and the other is more like slits. What combination do you use, i.e. slits, holes or both on the unit.
I'm gonna have to get me a couple of sieves so I can sieve the powder from the courser stuff. That's the only thing you do that I have not done yet. I usually control the fineness by timing and looking at the results of my coffee grinder. I've got a kitchen grinder somewhere but I don't think I'll need it as long as I can control the coffee grinder. I just need to sift my results. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you :) Yes, I've been getting back outside lately, after the long winter and rain. I'm getting things ready with a good clean up and some planting. All the best :)
Hi Mark, thanks for your support. Yes, the green clumps are sponge before it goes into the grinder. This is the sponge after I've hit it with the drill attachment. You can also do this with a cheap blender. The coloring is dealt with in part 2. I hope this is helpful. All the best...Tom
Tom, you are a man after my own heart when it comes to cost saving. Besides the satisfaction of making your own materials, why spend money when you don't have to. For my static grass I use the fluff that results from a piece of MDF that's been left in the rain for a long time. I put it into the coffee grinder, whizz it and colour it as I go the foam flock.
Finally someone who explains so well how to make floor foam easy and really cheap. you are the best man, thank you so much for the videos, I learned a lot, can't wait to start my project.
Thank you for your kind words. Happy modelling and all the best....Tom
Very informative - Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us. Peter L
Thanks Peter :)
Excellent tutorial!
Thanks for your kind words. All the best....Tom
Extremely educational thank you Tom.
You're most welcome. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. All the best....Tom
Nice watching you work your magic, making your own is the way to go saves you money great stuff Tom....cheers Tony
Thank you so much, Tony :) I'm pleased to know you enjoyed the video. All the best mate....Tom
Excellent Tom. Thanks.
Thanks again for your support, Peter. I'm glad you like this technique. All the best...Tom
Great stuff Tom, you need to get a mini production line and sell this stuff - great quality! Cheers, Dan
Hi Dan, what a great compliment...Thank you so much. All the best my friend :)
Thanks for sharing Tom, great idea! Another project for my to do list, Linda :)
Hi Linda, thank you so much .... I'm glad you like what I'm doing. All the best..Tom :)
Very interesting Tom , thanks for sharing .......Peter
Thanks very much, Peter, I appreciate your support. All the best...Tom
Fantastic video Tom! I like seing how fellow modellers do their scenery :D
Hi Mark :) Thanks very much, mate. Glad you like it and happy to share with you. :))
Hi Tom, well done on the leaves, reminded me of when I sived out all the fine sand and grit to make all my ballast, not a five minute job is it. To think I threw out one of those old mincers last year thinking I couldnt use it, How wrong I was.
Keep up the good work mate,
Regards
Duncan.
Thanks very much for the support, Duncan. Yep, it's always the way...you throw something out then later realise you could have used it :) I've actually been thinking of trying an electric one..they're only £30...Not bad considering the savings made against buying all the scenics.
Hi Tom. Sorry to be a bit late to this party - I've only just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have watched your foam/clump flock + sculpatmold vids loads with the kids. Excellent work (although I now just get Thermofloc to use for the paper in sculptamold . . . no more paper tufts flying everywhere!). Just a quicky about grinding down to the fine turf. I've tried bladed grinders (no chance), burr coffee grinders (no chance - the foam is not dense enough) and a crank grain mill (which mainly just twirled the foam out between the clamped discs). I'm not looking at an electric mincer with blades pressed up against the discs, which is presumably what happens with your manual one. Have you tried electric, though, and, if so, which model and did it work? I'm looking at electric as a lot of the manual mincers don't seem to have a fine disc option or use plastic blades, which I doubt will cut it (oh titter). Don't worry if you don't get the chance to reply; I realise I'm way past the window for this video. Keep up the good work anyway, mate. I love watching your vids. You and others (like Luke's APS and Mel the Terrain Tutor and so on) make my life a lot more fun.
Thanks for that Tom ....it’s one thing I found a bit tricky is getting the leaves right ....fred
More than welcome, Fred...Thanks for commenting. The medium sieve is the key for this one. Also, not too many runs through the grinder between sieving. It's very similar to coarse turf so I use it for that too. All the best...Tom
I'm amazed by your methods of making this foliage, I must try this the only thing I Have not got is a manual grinder or electric one ,I best see if I can find one on ebay lol
@nidge2822 yes, that was the real breakthrough. Electric grinders can get you so far but these old hand winders get the really fine stuff. All the best and good luck, my friend...Tom
@@tomjenssen7486 thank you Tom 😊
@@tomjenssen7486 Tom what make is your mincer please
@@nidge2822 it's just a vintage mincer/grinder. I get them from Ebay
@@tomjenssen7486 thank you sir
Great videos Tom. Well produced and simply explained. Have watched a few now and been inspired to make my own with good success. Bought one of those old fashioned grinders on e-bay for £16 and it works well. Started using sawdust but then saw your car sponge one. The grinder came with two types of discs. One is just round holes and the other is more like slits. What combination do you use, i.e. slits, holes or both on the unit.
I'm gonna have to get me a couple of sieves so I can sieve the powder from the courser stuff. That's the only thing you do that I have not done yet. I usually control the fineness by timing and looking at the results of my coffee grinder. I've got a kitchen grinder somewhere but I don't think I'll need it as long as I can control the coffee grinder. I just need to sift my results. Thanks for the tip.
Glad to help :)
Great way of doing things 👍
Are you going to do more on the garden railway soon?
Thank you :) Yes, I've been getting back outside lately, after the long winter and rain. I'm getting things ready with a good clean up and some planting. All the best :)
Nice one Tom. Laurie
Hi Laurie. Thanks mate...I hope all's good.
Great video. How do you make the green clumps? Is it your ground up sponge? How did you turn it green? Thanks, Mark from Oregon
Hi Mark, thanks for your support. Yes, the green clumps are sponge before it goes into the grinder. This is the sponge after I've hit it with the drill attachment. You can also do this with a cheap blender. The coloring is dealt with in part 2. I hope this is helpful. All the best...Tom
Do you have a patron account?
Very good video, but very unclean work area! I would be concerned about cross contamination