Author Topic: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya (Read 380935 times)

Mason · « **Reply #540 on:** October 21, 2013, 03:05:40 PM »

Glad that you guys mentioned this type of thing.

The little BLAM surprise package for Mr H has just become a little easier to fill.

Hammers · « **Reply #541 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:48:20 PM »

Quote from: Hammers on December 10, 2011, 03:12:57 PM

Hello again! Some progress!

Based on a discussion in another thread I ordered some sample of synthetic lawn grass to use as reeds on the river terrain. The one below is called Silk Grass 65...

...and i think it looks quite good. The shag is two coloured 65mm tall and it is supposed, for its original purpose, to be dressed with sand. That way, among other things, the grass will stand up. 'Tis true, it lays a bit flat without it and I want tall reed, tall enough to hide a miniature, so I will see what I can do to stand up better. This is what it looks like beside the Cacafuego...

Not shabby, I think. I ordered samples (they were free) of other types of lawn to...

The above one is called Wild Grass. It is multi coloured and multi directional. Not bad but more unkempt than I want my reed islands to be. Maybe you have noticed that stands of reeds look quite well combed from a distance.

The price for these products is roughly €50 per square meter. I will need 1 to 2 sqm.

Remember this? We'll, two years on I finally pulled my finger and purchased 3 sqm 60mm stuff. Twasnt cheap, no Sir!, but I feel it essential for the game and I have not found a better substitute for it. On the plus side I was allowed to sift through the retailers heap of scraps, which means I went home with a size able stock of various lengths and textures. Useful, that, if you wants to the beds of reed a more varied and organic look. Pictures will follow eventually.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #542 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:51:02 PM »

Sounds good but the questions is are you going to matt varnish them (spray obviously)?

cheers

James

Hammers · « **Reply #543 on:** November 30, 2013, 08:25:12 AM »

Quote from: jimbibbly on November 29, 2013, 08:51:02 PM

Sounds good but the questions is are you going to matt varnish them (spray obviously)?

cheers

James

Nope, I don't feel there's a need to. We'll see when I have made a first go. What I am going to do is to adorn the beds with twigs, trees and and rocks to break them up a bit, I will also mix pieces of various straw lenghts.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #544 on:** November 30, 2013, 11:00:38 AM »

That'll help, breaking it up. I'm just a bit worried they will still look like astroturf with the plastic shine still on

cheers

James

Mason · « **Reply #545 on:** November 30, 2013, 11:14:56 AM »

Just imagine it is all wet.

A lot of humidity in this part of the world....

Hammers · « **Reply #546 on:** November 30, 2013, 03:26:29 PM »

The test I have done with the material sample I got two years ago looks quite alright, IMO. This is not Astroturf^tm, you should know but a product look *quite* like grass. 's two tone coloured and in a tapered v-section shape. You can tell it is plastic, I'll grant you that, but it'll work better, for this purpose, than any natural or teddy bear fur I have come across so far. And I've been looking, believe you me.