Grass guide

Martin,

Great video! Great results and modeling. I always enjoy your practical videos. Your upbeat presentation makes watching a pleasure. As always I want to encourage you to keep posting.

Best regards

Static Grass

Great video!  I’m new to this process - can you tell me approximately how much time you have between glue application and static grass application.  I assume that if you do too large an area that the glue might dry too much to hold the static grass?  Thanks!

Hi! I´m typically apply the

Hi!

I´m typically apply the glue and then after, like one minute start applying the grass. For short grass, 1.5 up to 6mm timing is not very critical. The result will be good anyway if you have a good applicator. However, when using 12mm grass its advisable to blend it with shorter fibers as support. Its also good to wait two minutes before application. This tall grass is prone to lay down if the areas of glue are too wet, or if pools (discs) of glue too tall.

Anyway.. This is easier than what you might think upfront. Get an applicator and start creating!

/ Martin

Martin's Grass

Well done Martin, I've watched a fair few of these how to's but your show is one of, or if not, the best I've seen. This high quality info is priceless, thankyou.

Pete (from Western Ozz)

Thank you!

Thank you!

Where was the clip/probe??

Hi Martin,

I couldn't help but notice that near the end of your video when you were applying the long grass on your layout module, I couldn't see the earthing clip/probe anywhere.. Were you actually using it or not for that section of grass??

My question also

Hi Martin,

My question is also about the clip/probe. Does it need to be in contact with the glue or just attached nearby? I would think it needs direct contact with the glue, but I see a lot of videos online where it looks like it is just clipped to something metal nearby.

Ground Probe

All the videos that I have seen show the ground probe inserted into a soft scenery base such as foam board.  How do those who use hard shell or some other plaster scenery base establish this ground contact?

All my scenery on SL1 was plaster

All my scenery on my Siskiyou Line 1 used plaster. If the nail would not go into the plaster by hand, then I just used a pin vise to drill a hole slightly smaller than the nail through the plaster shell.

It's not rocket science, just make a hole for the nail somehow and stick it in!

 " How do those who use hard

One should be able to get a ground by stripping the insulation off the ground wire for a ways then laying it in the wet area with a bit of weight to hold it down. It might be neater to solder the ground wire to a small square of copper then sit it on the wet area...DaveB