DIY Static Grass Applicator

[Eric the Shed]

For those of you interested I built a Static Grass Applicator to make my own tufts - total cost £3.50 and it was dead easy...

this was the end result...



making these



More here

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/a-fly-swat-sieve-and-soldering-iron.html

[Captain Blood]

Oooooh. Not bad at all Giles.
Can you make little ones though?

[Drachenklinge]

nice how-to, thanks for sharing.

Like to know something, though. Maybe I missed it. How do You actually use the tufts? Cut them out? Or did they stick together after easily pulling them off ... due to the greaseproof paper?
If so, isn't the glue to hard - after drying - for applying on not so smooth ground?

thanks in advance
DK

[Eric the Shed]

Captain BLood.... one of the machines I have made is for you..knowing that you like grass tufts


The tufts lift off the grease proof paper easily enough and can then be glued down onto your bases etc..

[Dr. The Viking]

nice how-to, thanks for sharing.

Like to know something, though. Maybe I missed it. How do You actually use the tufts? Cut them out? Or did they stick together after easily pulling them off ... due to the greaseproof paper?
If so, isn't the glue to hard - after drying - for applying on not so smooth ground?

thanks in advance
DK

I think most people use a different kind of glue like scatter-grip or something instead when making tufts. For exactly the reasons you mention.

[Drachenklinge]

thanks. I once tried the ones from Heki, they were pretty good, flexible, too, but still tricky to apply to bases with rougher-than-usual sand.

[gauntman]

I made one of these too.  And after repeatedly shocking the *%$# out of myself and often hurling the miniature across the room in the process, I decided to find another method...

[Silent Invader]

Rather than making separate tufts I use mine to directly fix the static grass to the terrain. The first time I managed to inadvertently touch needle to sieve ..... well, let's just say I was surprised!  Still using it though: I add a little earth-coloured paint to the glue (an exterior grade white wood adhesive) that helps with the blending. 

[Andym]

Nice tute Giles! I think I'll give it a go mate!