ugh... man i really liked your tutorial up til now =/
Why Flock? Everything else on the board looks great and awesome and "realistic" but the Flock just makes it look like a Model Train Terrain from the 90s.
1.do you need specificaly scenic cement or can you use any type of clearish glue or even elmers glue? because i have a pure grass layout thats 7feet by 3.5 feet and i dont want to spend a tone on cement cuz i already need a bunch of flock or foliage.
and 2.how much flock do you think i might need for a board thats 7 by 3.5? any info would be great so i know how much i need to order dont want to waste money thanks man :)
do yall know that since scenic cement dries clear and you can shape it you could use it to make water with some hair gell as water effect what do yall think about that
Questions: Could you essentially do more than 2 passes with the flock to build it up and add bulk to the grassy areas or is that generally a waste?
Second, any chance of you doing some static long grass areas like I've seen on some model train scenes...where they use the electricity from a 6v battery a wire and a nail to get the grass to stand straight up?
1) If you want to build up the grassy areas, I would suggest using some air drying clay for mounds and cover that with a few layers of flock. It would take several repeated layers of glue/flock to build a significant grassy pile, although it is possible to do it that way.
2) I'm not a big fan of static grass in general, but I'll see what I can do about making a vid on how to apply it. I've found that it isn't very durable in "heavy wear" areas even after being sealed.
Thx for the tip usin clay, would be for a situation if the mound area was an after thought. Otherwise could build it up with the foam prior. As for the static grass. NO sweat. I think it looks good because it adds variation to the display but TOTALLY agree about it's durability. It's definately more for display than it would be for playing on. Wouldn't last long on the board and/or get smashed down. I've seen vids how it's done. seems easy. It was just a creative idea I threw out there.
2) Yes, although hard to see on the camera. One application of flock and it's very noticiable, two a little less but still shades enough to make it appealing.
3) Yes, as a matter of fact you can just paint the whole table brown and randomly spread on Scenic Cement if you aren't worried about color transition. That saves a ton of time. One solid green is fine too if you are only looking for a darker (or lighter) base.
ugh... man i really liked your tutorial up til now =/
Why Flock? Everything else on the board looks great and awesome and "realistic" but the Flock just makes it look like a Model Train Terrain from the 90s.
So yeah, why not Static Grass?
eLdritchZ 4 months ago
Hi i have 2 questions
1.do you need specificaly scenic cement or can you use any type of clearish glue or even elmers glue? because i have a pure grass layout thats 7feet by 3.5 feet and i dont want to spend a tone on cement cuz i already need a bunch of flock or foliage.
and 2.how much flock do you think i might need for a board thats 7 by 3.5? any info would be great so i know how much i need to order dont want to waste money thanks man :)
halochief777 8 months ago
WHEN USING THE SNOW DO YOU USE THE SCENIC CEMENT?
DaWarboss07 9 months ago
do yall know that since scenic cement dries clear and you can shape it you could use it to make water with some hair gell as water effect what do yall think about that
COLESTOCKDALE 1 year ago
^---- *Bows*
This can be applied to more then just terrain, and I would have never thought to put a sealer on grass and flock. Very interesting 5/5
MetaL0rk 2 years ago
Lookin' Cool
Questions: Could you essentially do more than 2 passes with the flock to build it up and add bulk to the grassy areas or is that generally a waste?
Second, any chance of you doing some static long grass areas like I've seen on some model train scenes...where they use the electricity from a 6v battery a wire and a nail to get the grass to stand straight up?
jimeronimo 2 years ago
Hey Jim,
1) If you want to build up the grassy areas, I would suggest using some air drying clay for mounds and cover that with a few layers of flock. It would take several repeated layers of glue/flock to build a significant grassy pile, although it is possible to do it that way.
2) I'm not a big fan of static grass in general, but I'll see what I can do about making a vid on how to apply it. I've found that it isn't very durable in "heavy wear" areas even after being sealed.
eq2templar 2 years ago
Thx for the tip usin clay, would be for a situation if the mound area was an after thought. Otherwise could build it up with the foam prior. As for the static grass. NO sweat. I think it looks good because it adds variation to the display but TOTALLY agree about it's durability. It's definately more for display than it would be for playing on. Wouldn't last long on the board and/or get smashed down. I've seen vids how it's done. seems easy. It was just a creative idea I threw out there.
jimeronimo 2 years ago
A couple questions:
So scenic Cement dries clear?
I can not really see the difference of what it looks like with the paint underneath, does it really have any effect on the look?
Can you just do one coat of one color (like all the grass areas), knock them all off and redo them?
Amaraxis 2 years ago
Hey Amaraxis.
1) Yes, clear and matte.
2) Yes, although hard to see on the camera. One application of flock and it's very noticiable, two a little less but still shades enough to make it appealing.
3) Yes, as a matter of fact you can just paint the whole table brown and randomly spread on Scenic Cement if you aren't worried about color transition. That saves a ton of time. One solid green is fine too if you are only looking for a darker (or lighter) base.
eq2templar 2 years ago