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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: AndrewBeasley on December 02, 2013, 08:32:54 AM
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Since I started making war-game tables for land battles I have always:
1) Painted the board brown / green
2) Let it dry
3) Spread glue
4) Added flock
5) Add scenic cement / watered down glue
Having had a quick scout around I see every site uses the same method as I do but it struck me last night - why not just add the flock while the paint is still wet :o ??? I've seen lots of sites adding sand to the paint for desert terrain but not flock after...
Could it be the paint will soak into the flock?
I normally paint the colour on thinly to cover the wood just incase the flock rubs off but if I add a drying agent to delay the setting time or even put it on a bit thicker would it work?
Am I missing something (other than brain cells)?
Thanks
Andrew
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1) Painted the board brown / green
2) Let it dry
3) Spread glue
4) Added flock
5) Add scenic cement / watered down glue
(...)
Am I missing something (other than brain cells)?
Thanks
Andrew
In my experience, paint alone does not have the adhesive power to securely bind anything beyond quartz sand. Hence, I always use various glues to attach flock and/or static grass in a separate step.
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Why not mix some glue in with the paint?
;)
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What westfallia Chris said.
However painting then gluing flock on means you are gluing to the paint which can be a bit problematic.
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It should work fine especially if you seal it with a squirt or two of scenic cement afterwards. But it won't work if you would like to drybrush or otherwise highlight the ground paint, something which you can only do until after the actual main coat is already dry or mostly dry.
I suggest perhaps doing both... put some flock on the wet paint... wait for the paint to dry, add ground highlights as desired....then add more watered down PVA/scenic cement and flock where you want more flock to go.