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Offline joroas

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Indian Mutiny basing
« on: July 07, 2011, 06:30:26 AM »
So, most of my stuff is Spring static grass.  India I see is more browny/dusty.  So what static grass would conjure up that appearance?
« Last Edit: July 08, 2011, 06:27:56 AM by joroas »
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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2011, 06:36:10 AM »
You can get 'burnt grass' static grass from different sources like Woodland Scenics. I'd check out Antenociti's Workshop as he has a whole static grass department, with blends for every occasion and geography  :)

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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2011, 08:03:20 AM »
I looked at Burnt Grass on his comparison, I thought it looked dark. in comparison to others.

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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2011, 09:58:50 AM »
Mutineer have different coloured grasses and also tufts. For mine I mixed a very dark green but applied it sparsely and then added burnt tufts and the odd lighter green tuft for variety, as I hope the picture shows.

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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2011, 10:10:52 PM »
So, most of my stuff is Spring static grass.  India I see is more drowny/dusty.  So what static grass would conjure up that appearance?

Not necessarily...it depends what time of year and after Monsson or before. You could use green grass. I like Silflour Autumn/Winter or whatever it's called...it's kind of tanish colour, but it disappears if you use a dusty tan/sandy base colour. Indian soil tends toward the pale pinkish dust anyway.
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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2011, 11:17:07 PM »
Also depends where you are.






All India. Many of their grasses are also hardier esp. with the sun, so here a few days sun starts to bleach lawns there not neccessarily.

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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2011, 06:29:27 AM »
Thanks for the info guys.  This is why I love this site.

I may experiment with a mixture of dark brownish sand, small grit and static grass...........

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Re: Indian Mutiny basing
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2011, 07:05:12 AM »
Thanks for the info guys.  This is why I love this site.

I may experiment with a mixture of dark brownish sand, small grit and static grass...........


i think that you should add to the mixture some "river" sand, more thin than the usual sand: the indian ground is mostly dusty, so a smoother surface should work good!

Maybe try to add some plaster (only the powder, no water) to the sand, the final effect should be more realistic!

 

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