Homemade grass tufts, grass mats, and bushes - Save Money!
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Lots of good ideas and experiments there... A few tips for you, that worked well for me. When gluing down the static grass tufts, spray/soak the area you're gluing them down to with Isopropyl Alcohol. That will allow the new Matte Medium that you're using to glue the tuft down with to soak into the dry scenery and bond better. After gluing a bunch down, spray all the newly installed tufts with some IPA, this will soften the Matte Medium that the static grass tufts are stuck to and allow it to melt into the new glue and the scenery underneath it.
Using the ground clip does make a difference. I've forgotten to attach the clip many times and after wondering why the fibers weren't standing up as well as I thought they should, I realized I'd forgotten to attach the grounding clip.
Instead of trying to tape down your parchment paper, buy a coated steel cookie tray and use small neodymium magnets to stick the parchment down with. Works a lot better than tape. The parchment won't move and stays put.
Toss that attachment that they claim will concentrate the fibers into a smaller area... It inhibits optimum static charge/application of the static grass fibers. Not using it may mean more fibers everywhere you don't want them, but that's inherent in using static grass!
Spraying Tamiya on the tufts to change the color is a great Boomer technique... The paint can also be used as an adhesive to make bushes. Spray your tufts, then sprinkle on some ground foam... Sticks pretty well and a lot better than hair spray.
Again... Great ideas! I'd never thought about pinching longer fibers into the glue dots prior to applying the shorter static grass.
Wow thanks man, that's the most helpful comment I've ever gotten! Going to add to my notes now. The magnet tip is huge. Gotta get some cheap cookie sheets at the dollar store. Mine are all aluminum. Taking a magnet with me lol!
@@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout No problem! Hope they work out for you should you try them. One addendum on using paint as adhesive... You have to work fast. Tamiya thinned with IPA dries FAST. When I've used the paint to hold ground foam, I spray the tuft, then sprinkle on a little foam immediately. Because of the nature of the thinned paint, only a very little foam sticks to the fibers.
If you are looking for thicker buildup of foam, definitely stick with brushed on Matte Medium! I still use that too, though I thin the Matte Medium 1:1 with water. Maybe it works fine un-thinned too, never really tried it that way.
Other than the magnet trick... Using IPA on the ground area before and after gluing down the tufts is probably the best tip. Works surprisingly well!
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Thank you, I appreciate it!
Nice job. Here’s a tip for those brush bristle clumps. Drill some holes into an old wooden House Paint stirrer, or some scrap wood. 1/4” thick works well. Put some glue into the hole centers, but don’t let it touch the hole sides. Then pinch and stab the bristles into the holes. The edges will help hold the bristles erect. This also works with Static Grass as well. Then wait for the glue to dry to remove the wood. (This eliminates that extra step, of hiding the white Caulking.) For a splash of Color, tip the grass or bristles with a little glue, and dip them into fine grain, colored Sand. ( I find with most store bought static grass, the “Dustier” the sand grains, the better.) you can create quite the colorful Flower garden, or just some “wildflower” interest to an empty field. A bit of trial and error, and practice, you can even Model some specific types of flowers. ( my Favorite to make are Foxglove.) give it try, if you like, and keep modeling. 👍🏼😁
I use a thin cardstock "mask". About 1" wide by about 2" long. I punch a bunch of holes in the cardstock with a hole punch. You can even make a long strip of tuft, by punching overlapping holes with the punch. Same process though. Place the mask on a metal cookie tray, I use magnets to hold it down. Put glue dots or strips of glue inside the center of your punched holes or strips. Shoot static grass, wait a few minutes or 10. Turn the sheet over to dump the excess grass off the mask, then remove the magnets (carefully) and pull the mask vertically off the tufts.
This has the effect of straightening out the fibers that would normally lay flat in the glue dots.
Great ideas learnt something new. Hello from NZ
Hello Kiwi! Thanks for the comment! Take care - Bill.
Have a go using carpet tackifier as your glue, once it's set peel them off and you end up with a self adhesive tuft. Still flexible enough to mold to base textures.
Wow good advice! I had go Google carpet tackifier but it sounds like a very useful product. Putting on my To Order list now. Thanks!
Love that you aren't afraid to try lots of different techniques and materials.
Thanks Cervelo! I'm always looking to learn and improve and try new stuff. Thanks for commenting - Bill.
Great tutorial…we definitely need cheaper ways of getting stuff done on our layouts
Thanks Anthony - I love finding ways to use stuff I already have - Can't always do it tho! Take care - Bill.
Wonderful work mate Hi from Oz
Thanks Bill, glad you enjoyed it!
Lol! I try wiping the piece of flocking off my screen, you know the one that stuck to your fascia.
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Great video, thanks for sharing. Anything to help with cost is always a good thing in this hobby. :-)
Thanks Mike, I really appreciate it. This one ran a little long on me, but I didn't want to leave stuff out. Take care - Bill.
I just found this channel. Good stuff. Subbed.
Thanks Red Dog!
Looks good, I'll have to remember that.
Hi M, glad you liked it! Take care - Bill.
Great video, took notes!
Hi Schad - glad you are getting some value out of these videos - That's what keeps me going! Take care - Bill.
Great video! Thanks brother.
Thank you, Sabo - for watching and commenting - that's what keeps me going! Take care - Bill.
fantastic tips thank you. What do you use for that textured ground cover as it looks amazing?
Thanks! I've got another video in my scenery playlist that might help - th-cam.com/video/RaKm2jh2Vfc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ncUHFyMwvX0y0xNi - Thanks for commenting - Bill.
Thanks Bill. I'll take a look
@@junk52 let me know if you have any more questions, I'm here to help 😀
Vellajo has a thinner. I use model air sometimes I add the thinner.
Good point Jon, I should have mentioned that. I actually don't thin the VMA at all. I do put a couple drops of their flow improver in the cup. Really seems to help. I struggled with shooting VMA at first, till I learned it was allergic to IPA. Thanks for your comment - Bill.
gonna have to try this. I have waxed paper. wonder if that will work? Thanks for the demo
Aw man I should have done a test on wax paper. Dang it! Pretty sure it will work tho. Just stay away from regular foil. Thanks for watching Joe - Bill.
Use wax paper
@@francopasta3704 parchment paper seems to work better than wax paper.
I always roll my own
smoke 'em if ya got 'em
Do you live in one of the Carolinas? I'm in NC around 40 miles northeast of Charlotte.
Yup I'm in SC - Rock City (Rock Hill lol.) Let me know if you wanna come down and run some trains - Your more than welcome. Take care - Bill
@@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout Awesome. I've got a 14'×24' building I want to build a layout in but its going to be a long time before I can. I might take you up on that offer one day.
Thanks. 👍
So, you tried them all. What was your favorite? Did you say you didn’t use the nail but the static grass applicator still made the stuff stand up?
For normal tufts - matte medium and parchment paper. For the taller bushes - DAP adhesive. And maybe it's just my applicator, but the grass stands up fine without the nail.