- Posts: 1486
- Thank you received: 505
Bugs: Recent Topics Paging, Uploading Images & Preview (11 Dec 2020)
Recent Topics paging, uploading images and preview bugs require a patch which has not yet been released.
static grass
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
All I do when I'm flocking is:
-Glob a drop or two of Elmer's glue onto the base; spread it around with the brush to give it a nice coat; push and wiggle the model into the flock until it is for the most part covered, flick grass up to cover the entire base a 1/4" or so; pull the model up; knock, flick or tap (whatever your preference is) the model a bit to remove the excess; let dry.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Matt Thrower
- Offline
- Shiny Balls
- Number Of Fence
The most common thing to do is to paint some diluted PVA on the base and dip it in course-grain sand. Then paint the sand dark brown, and drybrush in pale brown (you can shade it with a wash too if you want, but that's not usually necessary). The paint on a small patch or two of diluted PVA, dip in the static grass and shake off. You can see the effect in the attached image.
You don't have to use sand though. I did a bunch of snow bases once with patches of static grass in gaps in the snow which looked great. You might even get away with an overall layer of "flat" grass with patches of static grass.
Attachments:
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Posts: 1937
- Thank you received: 134
Steve"more minis"Avery
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Posts: 1937
- Thank you received: 134
Steve"need2practice"Avery
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Thanks for the tips!
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Matt Thrower
- Offline
- Shiny Balls
- Number Of Fence
Are those Flintloque figures? There have been some huge lots going dirt cheap on Ebay for that game but I've not tried it.
No, they're Imperial Handgunners from the 6th edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battle box set. Dreadful sculpts but very cheap on Ebay. Glad you like the paint job.
Hatchling wrote:
Is "flat" grass different stuff, or just flattened static grass?!
It's different stuff, what LordVonTush referred too as "flock". It's much smaller, more like the consistency of sand and comes in a variety of colours and finishes. It's used a lot in railway modelling and you can find it in shops that sell that kind of stuff. I'm not sure it works very well in 25/28mm miniatures - might look okay on 15mm.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.