09-29-2010, 08:13 PM
Initial results of making grass tufts similar to the Heki stuff:
Using the GERN GrassBlaster, a piece of sheetmetal, and some 6mm static grass. Took some white glue, mixed in a bit of gray-green paint, and then put drops on the sheet metal. Added static grass with the Grassblaster, then left it alone for a couple of days. Came back with a knife and lifted the tufts off the sheetmetal. More experimentation is in order, paint color, size and shape of glue drops, whether or not to slightly dilute the glue, and how much grass to put on.
Another thought is to place wax paper over the sheetmetal so the knife wouldn't be necessary. And perhaps even better, just put the glue drops directly on the layout where you want the tufts, and GrassBlast them right there!
Using the GERN GrassBlaster, a piece of sheetmetal, and some 6mm static grass. Took some white glue, mixed in a bit of gray-green paint, and then put drops on the sheet metal. Added static grass with the Grassblaster, then left it alone for a couple of days. Came back with a knife and lifted the tufts off the sheetmetal. More experimentation is in order, paint color, size and shape of glue drops, whether or not to slightly dilute the glue, and how much grass to put on.
Another thought is to place wax paper over the sheetmetal so the knife wouldn't be necessary. And perhaps even better, just put the glue drops directly on the layout where you want the tufts, and GrassBlast them right there!
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