Grass for dio's??????.......................

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Grass for dio's??????.......................

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 29, 2005 5:02 PM

I brought a couple of meters of truff grass when i was into making 1/35th dio's,would it be all right for 1/72 dio's have look.
cheers,
-SSpanzer

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, August 29, 2005 6:29 PM

I wouldnt use it, not even for 1/35.

get some woodland scenics static grass, it works for both scales.

John

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intruder_bass

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November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Monday, August 29, 2005 7:01 PM

go for woodland scenics and happyness will never leave you!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 29, 2005 7:09 PM

Will give a very ugly look, you want a realistic looking scene not a golf course Cool [8D]

-ERAD

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gringe88

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July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Monday, August 29, 2005 8:49 PM

definitely not, static grass is the way to go. thats more for cheap displays in department store windows

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-Matt

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 29, 2005 10:23 PM

Ok then would some one take a look at this site for me a pick a good looking grass for a normandy dio,
http://www.acornmodels.co.nz/product_list.php as you can tell i dont know a thing about model grass Disapprove [V]

also how does this static grass work? do i have to buy glue or something? do you have to splinkle it on or something? Disapprove [V]

cheers
-SSpanzer

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 29, 2005 10:38 PM

You first put glue where you want the grass to be, then sprinkle the grass over it, then blow from ground level on (of the grass) it to "raise" the grass to simulate real grass. I dont know which one to get from the list, my hobby shop doesnt sell Woodland Scenics stuff (weird! they have train stuff) but a brand called "Noch" a German brand. And you paint the grass afterword I'm pretty sure.
hope this helped

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 29, 2005 11:59 PM

what kind of glue?

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duckman

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February 2016

Posted by duckman on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:10 AM

white pva glue thinned with water

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:13 AM

or if you get Woodland Scenics stuff, the make something called Hobby-Tac, which is basically just white glue with their name on it I think. You could always try white glue if you didnt have the money

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:24 AM

I use white glue with water 50/50.

John

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jkeller

Member since
December 2002
From: Grand Blanc, MI USA

Posted by jkeller on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:40 AM

You could also use grass mats. Here is a link. I've seen dio's that use these mats, mainly for replicating fields and they look realistic.

http://www.sceneryexpress.com

Joe

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Harrowbeer

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October 2004

Posted by Harrowbeer on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:37 AM

Static grass is always better than mats, in my opinion. Mats tend to be too uniform in colour. Real grass is not uniform at all as we well know.I always use Woodland scenics with white glue thinned 50/50 ish.It snever let me down.