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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 7, 2017 2:19:34 GMT
Hello, everyone. I've been lurking around the forum for a while but have finally decided to make an account. I've been seriously crafting for the better part of a year and just got stuck on something. I want to make some scatter terrain for grasslands (basicly large clusters of tall green grasses) and already have bushes and such. I've seen some war gaming mats made out of faux fur (pretty spendy stuff) but I'm looking for something a bit smaller and cheaper. Maybe like 6 inch by 3 inch clusters. I harvested some bristles from a brush that I thought would work, but it was kind of a disaster. You can see the craft failed because I couldn't mount a large amount of bristles. Also, the bristles turned out to be fiberglass. Yuck. So my question is this: what do you all do for grasslands?
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Post by sotf on Apr 7, 2017 2:27:11 GMT
Look for the brooms that are thicker and non-synthetic. The ones normally used for sweeping and stiff that you'd use in your garage.
You might also, still, consider going with the faux fur and checking the off cuts the craft stores might have since you're working on scatter bits and pieces. They tend to be a far cheaper option.
You might also consider something like the coconut fiber door mats and cut them to size...I believe the terrain tutor has some interesting options for fields of them, but smaller ones can still work.
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 7, 2017 2:40:34 GMT
Cool. Thanks a lot for the help. Biggest problem is that I don't have a good craft store around here. No Jo Ann's either. I think I might try the coconut fiber method. Can I paint those green? I'd like to capture the look of tall grasses when they go to seed.
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Post by margaret on Apr 7, 2017 3:13:34 GMT
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 7, 2017 3:20:26 GMT
I really like the jute grass. Very natural and wild looking. I hadn't thought of white glue, but I'll give it again. I already have some twine I could use.
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Post by guillaume on Apr 7, 2017 4:29:58 GMT
an old tooth-brush can do too just cut the brush out of the handle then cut the bistles at different length and it's done, now you just have to paint it and flock the base
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Post by matakishi on Apr 7, 2017 8:23:54 GMT
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Post by sotf on Apr 7, 2017 14:48:46 GMT
Cool. Thanks a lot for the help. Biggest problem is that I don't have a good craft store around here. No Jo Ann's either. I think I might try the coconut fiber method. Can I paint those green? I'd like to capture the look of tall grasses when they go to seed. You can dye them after a fashion. Water down some green paint and soak the mats in it before you chop it up. Might take a bit of paint to start it, and you can probably use a bucket for it, but it'll work well enough.
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Post by skunkape on Apr 7, 2017 15:10:09 GMT
Depending on the type of grass you're trying to model, I think either using a broom like sotf and matakishi mention or the jute twine that margaret mentioned are your best methods.
I'm going to need to model some Zeethh grass for a Gamma World campaign and will need to try both methods.
Zeethh (Gamma Grass) This purple grass is easily identifiable in summer by its long tassels topped by spiked seeds. When one or more warm-blooded entities are within 30 meters of this grass, the individual stalks will each try to teleport 25% of their seeds into the bodies of the entities. Seeds which miss vaporize instantly. Those that enter the body do 2d6 damage immediately and secrete a Dissolving Juice that does an extra 1d4 damage per day for 7 days (after which they die if the victim is still alive). Damage caused by seeds can't heal until the seeds are dead. If the host dies while infected, the seeds cause Zeethh to sprout from his body within an hour and the blades grow tassless within 3 days. Teleported seeds are replaced at the rate of 1 per day. If more than one target is in range of a Zeethh field, the grass attacks everyone in range impartially
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Post by matakishi on Apr 7, 2017 15:20:53 GMT
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 7, 2017 15:50:37 GMT
Great tutorial, Matakishi. I really like the final product.
Thanks again, sotf, I had been brainstorming some ways to color the stuff. I really want green for some reason. I'll post some pics when I finally get something worth showing.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 19, 2017 4:42:10 GMT
hasn't someone said door mats were pretty darn great at this ? i remember someone making fields for army men games.
found a video but i dont think that was the one i had seen. but thats the same method.
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Post by margaret on Apr 19, 2017 17:02:32 GMT
Yes. Those mats are the source of coconut fiber (=coir) for most people. But a lot of times people use it by cutting or pulling it into smaller clumps.
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Post by skunkape on Apr 20, 2017 13:42:14 GMT
I watched that video the other day. Very interesting method of making crop fields. Could very easily be used for making smaller grass patches for scatter terrain!
I think I might try it to make a base piece for the Zeethh grass.
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