Putting down Grass

aviatorisu · 11-01-2003, 12:14 PM

Ok, so I'm ready to start putting down the grass for my new airport. Got the Woodland Scenics Fine Turf and the Scenic Cement. My question is, should I water the cement down? I think I remember someone saying something about this a while back. If so, what kind of ratio should I use? Thanks,
Zachary

aviatorisu · 11-01-2003, 03:12 PM

So I went ahead and started experimenting...
How long does it take this cement/glue to set up??
Zach

aviatorisu · 11-01-2003, 06:09 PM

Okay, I'm thinking of going another route...A clear industrial strentgh adhesive...Hope this works out ok! I've got a lot of time invested in the project already...
Zach

tdh8192 · 11-05-2003, 11:29 AM

Coming from the model railroading world years ago, this is how I used to do this:

Paint the area to be covered with grass a light earth brown color. When that dries, sprinkle the grass over the area and spread it around. Don't make the coverage too even - you don't want to make the 1:400 grass look like 1:400 green carpet!

Unevenly mixing two different colored grasses will also add realism.

For the glue, I used white glue diluted with water to get a watery mixture. Then use an eye dropper to gently drop small droplets onto the grass. Using small droplets keeps the grass from being pushed around by the flow of liquid.

When the glue dries in will become tranparent, leaving the grass firmly attached. If you find loose areas of grass, just re-apply the glue solution a second time.

I recommend you try this on a seperate piece of cardboard. This technique makes for a nice looking grass area, but trying it out first will help a lot.

11-01-2003, 12:14 PM	#1
aviatorisu Cunning Linguist Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 1,300	Putting down Grass Ok, so I'm ready to start putting down the grass for my new airport. Got the Woodland Scenics Fine Turf and the Scenic Cement. My question is, should I water the cement down? I think I remember someone saying something about this a while back. If so, what kind of ratio should I use? Thanks, Zachary

11-05-2003, 11:29 AM	#4
tdh8192 Mmmm... pep'roni pizza Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,241	Coming from the model railroading world years ago, this is how I used to do this: Paint the area to be covered with grass a light earth brown color. When that dries, sprinkle the grass over the area and spread it around. Don't make the coverage too even - you don't want to make the 1:400 grass look like 1:400 green carpet! Unevenly mixing two different colored grasses will also add realism. For the glue, I used white glue diluted with water to get a watery mixture. Then use an eye dropper to gently drop small droplets onto the grass. Using small droplets keeps the grass from being pushed around by the flow of liquid. When the glue dries in will become tranparent, leaving the grass firmly attached. If you find loose areas of grass, just re-apply the glue solution a second time. I recommend you try this on a seperate piece of cardboard. This technique makes for a nice looking grass area, but trying it out first will help a lot. __________________ - Tom

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11-01-2003, 03:12 PM	#2
aviatorisu Cunning Linguist Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 1,300	So I went ahead and started experimenting... How long does it take this cement/glue to set up?? Zach

11-01-2003, 06:09 PM	#3
aviatorisu Cunning Linguist Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 1,300	Okay, I'm thinking of going another route...A clear industrial strentgh adhesive...Hope this works out ok! I've got a lot of time invested in the project already... Zach