CSX Palmetto Spur

[fast car]

Mal,

I just purchased a Noch Grass Master and I have one quick question for you; there are two black disks both with perforated holes that came with the unit. Do these set up again the outer perforated mesh grates? I don't believe the instructions really say anything about this, but I was tired when I was reading the instructions. I believe one has approximately five holes and the the other maybe 10-15.

Thank you,

Larry

[alcanman]

Hi Larry,

The 2 black disks (sieves) are used with the black nozzle which is used for small areas and places difficult to reach. The instuctions says 'put the sieve on the the nozzle (number on the top) and screw the nozzle on the grassmaster'. Not very clear, I agree.


regards,

Mal

[fast car]

Mal,

Thanks again and by the way the grass looks great!! Super job.

Larry

[Len Turner]

Very nice work, Mal! I'm always impressed that folks halfway around the world are not only interested in US railroading, but do an excellent job of modeling it!
Thanks for sharing your ideas and excellent work.

[faraway]

Hi Larry,

The 2 black disks (sieves) are used with the black nozzle which is used for small areas and places difficult to reach. The instuctions says 'put the sieve on the the nozzle (number on the top) and screw the nozzle on the grassmaster'. Not very clear, I agree.


regards,

Mal

Can you post a photo of the two black disks/sieves please. I did buy my grass master years ago and I have only one white sieve of the full size. I understood the black ones are for smaller sections. That would we very handy. May be I can build one myself following your photos.

[alcanman]

Hi,

Len Thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated.

Reinhard As requested, here is a pic of the 2 black disks (sieves) which are used with the funnel attachment (shown on left of pic)


regards,

Mal

[faraway]

Mal, thank you. You have a great layout. I like it!

[Tyson Rayles]

Love those last several shots on the previous page!

[SSWUPinSA]

Nice Mal,

I was unsure of the static grass as I though on a small ISL it may look too uniform but you have achieved a great result. Any chance you want to tell us what process you used to get the weed and grass misxed so well as you have shown there??

[alcanman]

Hi,

As I added the static grass after the scenery had been completed, I tried to blend it in with the grass tufts which were already in place. As both products came from Mininatur/Silflor

the colors were compatible. I've also add small bits of WS Fine leaf foliage for weeds. It still looks a bit too uniform, so I'll probably add more weeds.

Meantime, have a closer look at the grass on my new video <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://youtu.be/rdzkPntxK-8">http://youtu.be/rdzkPntxK-8</a><!-- m -->


regards,

Mal

[alcanman]

Hi,

Yesterday, I added a little more static grass to the beer distributor warehouse to give it an overgrown, disused look.

   

Today, a delivery of beer has arrived.

   

cheers,

Mal

[Tyson Rayles]

Very nice Mal !

[fast car]

Mal,

Lookin very good. What length of static grass fiber are you using? It appears 4-6mm.

Larry

[alcanman]

Yes, Larry

The grass fibres are 4.5mm from MiniNatur/Silfor. I used a layer of 'Late Fall' , a brownish green color followed by a layer of 'Early Fall' which is a dull green .


regards,

Mal

[alcanman]

Hi,

I've now finished adding static grass to the layout by giving the 'urban canyon' staging track an 'overgrown' look. I'm happy with the results
and can certainly recommend the Noch Grassmaster.

Here's some pics

   

   

   

   


regards,

Mal