4 Cheap & Easy Tall Grass Clumps (Frugal Wargames Foliage)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @louiechidwick6034
    @louiechidwick6034 4 года назад +3

    I use dead pine needles from my local forest and hot glue them into clumps which can be trimmed later,
    I also find this method great for reed beds around water margins. Dead pine needles also make excellent thatch for roofing!
    ATB, Louie :)

  • @CRUDE360
    @CRUDE360 6 лет назад +7

    I now want to see each and every one of those incorporated into a project

  • @nerdfatha
    @nerdfatha 5 лет назад

    I had a question, and Mel, you are always there to answer it, 4 years before I knew I wanted to know! I really wanted to know if I could use natural grass, and low and behold, you said I could and how to make it work. You are a champion among men!

  • @patricklefevre1342
    @patricklefevre1342 7 лет назад +7

    ROFLMAO!!!!I bought 2 dishwashing brushes the other day, they were 99 cent each so dirt cheap. They have nice light clumps and the handles can be turned into ornamental collumns. The wife was happy when I got them because she tought I was going to use them to do the dishes.....You should've seen the poor girl's face when realisation sunk in :-D :-D :-D

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 лет назад +1

      Love it!

    • @michaelslack5269
      @michaelslack5269 6 лет назад

      Me too as in ROFLMAO!!!!...........Dude! I love yer style! Showed yer reply to Mlady and she (wife) says your my long lost brother separated at birth...LOFL!
      Well played sir!

  • @familyofgamers777
    @familyofgamers777 9 лет назад +1

    Cheapo is the way to go! Nice job Mel.

  • @DrDeathmonger
    @DrDeathmonger 9 лет назад +7

    Another cheap alternative that you might consider is sisal twine. It's cheap. Cut a length and pull it apart, then gather the strands to the desired thickness. Maybe dry brush it.
    The only thing that might be a hindrance is that it isn't very stiff, but a little wash of watered down pva should help it hold the shape you want. I've seen a guy cut a length, fold it in half to look like a shoot of vegetation, press the bottom of the shoot directly into polystyrene, and put some glue there to hold it in place.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      DrDeathmonger Haven't played with twine yet but it's on the list to try now, thanks for the heads up mate

    • @DrDeathmonger
      @DrDeathmonger 9 лет назад +1

      TheTerrainTutor Anytime Mel. As soon as I get my hobby space sorted out I'm going to try dying some of it. If I get to that anytime soon I'll let you know how it goes.

  • @TheArtofFencing
    @TheArtofFencing 9 лет назад +2

    Even if it sounds silly, but my german shepherd looses a lot of hair in changing seasons and I am able to pull bulks of undercoat out of his fur. These have a nice beige colour, a little dark brown at the button and come in nice bundles in the size of the first brush you showed and every hair which ends on my terrain doesn't end on my carpet, so a win win situation :)
    Have a nice weekend, bye

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      tae1000esd If it works for you mate, go for it :-)

  • @WGConsortium
    @WGConsortium 9 лет назад +2

    Haha I was doing cheap paint brushes but I haven't though of just buy heads of sweeper brooms. lol You sir, care my hero!

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад +1

      The Wargamers Consortium But I don't have a cape? ;-)

  • @marksmangaming9306
    @marksmangaming9306 9 лет назад

    Very good ideas mel, always keep your eyes open for anything you could use and cheap is best.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Marksman Gaming I've always got my eyes open for stuff like this mate

  • @rustysmith3565
    @rustysmith3565 7 лет назад +4

    Your videos open my eyes to countless possibilities, i need to expand my imagination ,,,,,,,,i'm trying

  • @Irtehdar
    @Irtehdar 9 лет назад +2

    I bought a nail brush and dipped it in pva upside down so only the ends of the hairs at the very bottom got glue on them. Once it was dry I cut off each bundle and I got something like 80 premade grass clumps for less than 10 minutes total worktime and 24 hours drying time between the two stages.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Irtehdar that's some clever crafting, thanks for the tip :-)

  • @billd.iniowa2263
    @billd.iniowa2263 9 лет назад +5

    The welcome mat looks good, though I may need the Woodland Scenics stuff to get down to the 10mm scale I'm working in. Anybody got any ideas for really small fibers? I guess I could save all the hair I pull out of my shower drain...lol. Oh, by the way Mel, the Terrainiac Facebook group was a stroke of genius. Let people help themselves so you can free up more of your time to build! Clever. ;-)

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад +3

      Bill D. in Iowa Momma never raised no fool matey. Well actually I thought i'd be doing more work but I'm well chuffed with how it's turned out ;-)

  • @AddictedAnew
    @AddictedAnew 9 лет назад

    Keep ramblin and I'll keep watchin.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      AddictedAnew I'll never stop rambling matey :-)

  • @Foxiepawstotti
    @Foxiepawstotti 5 лет назад

    Ooh Great! Grass! I will be ripping handfuls out of the common here in Sunny Hackney! Great! I have really cheap brushes that I was thinking about using for my 1:6th horse who has taken over everything in my little action figure world...I can't think of anything except making harness and grass! Omg doormat jute stuff! Much cleaner than hamster straw and sawdust for the stable diorama! You are a genius!

  • @Forge_n_Brush
    @Forge_n_Brush 9 лет назад

    Excellent. More simple terrain-making goodness. Very useful info.

  • @johnharrison7997
    @johnharrison7997 9 лет назад +4

    Great advice and info. Keep up the excellent work. Thanks

  • @aerendil9143
    @aerendil9143 4 года назад

    Hello mate! Here's another possiblity for you I've been using for years and it's one of the most readily available, inexpensive and easy to work with... plain everyday hemp rope.

  • @IDICBeer
    @IDICBeer 9 лет назад +1

    Cool idea

  • @thefatfilo-oficer4332
    @thefatfilo-oficer4332 8 лет назад +2

    your a man who livings on the edge

  • @michaeltubbs4606
    @michaeltubbs4606 4 года назад

    Badgers. "They run faster than the hogs do". LOL!

  • @irinas9721
    @irinas9721 8 лет назад +1

    There's something plumbers use over here where I live. It looks like hairy tape and it basically is made of flax. Flax tape! Or whatever they call it. They use it when joining pipes to make it tighter. It's a lot like horsehair, real cheap as well.

    • @irinas9721
      @irinas9721 8 лет назад +1

      also going to try dried larch needles, they are available almost any time

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  8 лет назад

      I'll check it out mate :-)

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  8 лет назад

      What's a larch?

    • @jairoukagiri2488
      @jairoukagiri2488 8 лет назад

      Larch is a kind of pine, chief. Little spring bundles. images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/european-larch-needles-colin-varndell.jpg

  • @tiffanyroberts9216
    @tiffanyroberts9216 3 года назад

    Brilliant! Thanks for sharing all these tips.

  • @apophisjones4361
    @apophisjones4361 7 лет назад +1

    Nice grass . Hello from down under mate .lol

  • @xROBIx85
    @xROBIx85 9 лет назад

    Hey Mel love the video keep up the good work.

  • @fredayres1
    @fredayres1 Месяц назад

    good job, great help to me.thanks

  • @todorminchev2123
    @todorminchev2123 7 лет назад +1

    coconut fibers could work aswell or maybe some rope but that distressed brown one you brush it out with a toothbrush or a wire brush to distress it into fibers and boom grass XD

  • @spencerwhipple625
    @spencerwhipple625 9 лет назад

    Indeed! And then I tried your method with some bristle brushes and it looked better, was faster to do, and, and, looked better heh. I think at the tone I also was loathe to use a brush for it as my collection was minimal and I was trying everything to not buy anything. Homemade flock and clump foliage, etc. Cheap cheap cheap. Running outta stick now though, gonna have to put some cash out pretty soon.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Spencer Whipple glad it's worked well for you mate :-)

  • @peterasbjrnhansen2834
    @peterasbjrnhansen2834 8 лет назад +1

    You can use a hairstacker from Fly tying.

  • @user-wp9vf8kx1h
    @user-wp9vf8kx1h 4 года назад

    Thank You Soooo Much for these Great Ideas🙏🏽. Best Tutorial👍🏾👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @RedDragonModelWerks
    @RedDragonModelWerks 9 лет назад

    Thanks for the tips Mel!

  • @spencerwhipple625
    @spencerwhipple625 9 лет назад

    I once made an attempt by brushing out felt into strands with a wire brush. It didn't turn out quite right, but it was a first attempt (and only the third piece of terrain I ever made), so it could work better on a second try. I mostly tried it because I had it on hand. I guess it's probably harder than what you show here so it might be moot... Hmm, well, it is an option in the absence of better materials at any rate heh

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Spencer Whipple It's only by trying these things that we learn matey :-)

  • @jjab99
    @jjab99 9 лет назад

    Another great video.
    Was that a LINKA mould that I could see on your desk?
    I would love to see a video on that as I have a few of those moulds in my desk.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад +1

      jjab99 It is, it's been a long time, maybe in the future ;-)

  • @jenniferw8963
    @jenniferw8963 9 лет назад +1

    What do you think about dehydrating freshly picked grass. Then grinding it up with a spice grinder to desired grain size, then run through a strainer. Then use this as free flock? Btw, what light green flock do you buy? I want to go with light green ... this medium green Woodland Scenic is pretty dark.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Jennifer Gwinn That'd certain work, just make sure its really dry before grinding it. I actual use a range of flocks from a British company called Jarvis, so I couldn't recommend a woodland scenics one.

  • @georgetaylor5482
    @georgetaylor5482 8 лет назад +1

    Hey Mel, do you think it is possible to use the hogs hair brush as leaves for weeping willow tree leaves, after some painting?

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  8 лет назад

      +George Taylor I think they're too straight, you'd be better going with combed cotton wool mate

  • @pblackcrow
    @pblackcrow 9 лет назад +2

    Oh, by the way...Do you think that Wizards of the Coast should do Birthright as a miniature war game?

    • @sigururjonsson4616
      @sigururjonsson4616 9 лет назад

      Hope they do.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад +2

      Who are Wizards of the Coast and what's Birthright?

    • @Tech2Rush
      @Tech2Rush 9 лет назад

      TheTerrainTutor
      WotC are the guys who made Magic: the Gathering. Also the people who now own the rights to D&D.

    • @sigururjonsson4616
      @sigururjonsson4616 9 лет назад

      TheTerrainTutor Birthright is an old D&D settings that went out of print and into legend.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Tech2Rush I have no idea! lol

  • @one1shot1shaun
    @one1shot1shaun 9 лет назад

    Can you do corn fields
    Thanks love your work

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Shaun Wright Lord Sure mate, it's on the list :-)

  • @JimBCameron
    @JimBCameron 5 лет назад +1

    I'm watching this with a big bundle of unwound twine cut down & I'm thinking with a glue gun base they'd work well?

    • @thomaskeesman9145
      @thomaskeesman9145 4 года назад

      Doing exactly the same thing. Using mine for random dead grasses in a vacant lot. So far, the best pieces have been in the garden and are dulled and/or darkened. Cheers hhj

  • @sabinekather7078
    @sabinekather7078 8 лет назад +1

    Suuuper... thanks a lot!!

  • @MrSepoy1857
    @MrSepoy1857 9 лет назад

    Cracking ideas! Thanks.

  • @cgrigg1
    @cgrigg1 7 лет назад +6

    My wife tells me i need to grow up... I'm not going to stop wargaming...

    • @TheClassicWorld
      @TheClassicWorld 7 лет назад +1

      Is wargaming for kids? I hope she doesn't like the great British sci-fi writer, H. G. Wells. He invented wargaming at the age of 50. He also invented the 'ray gun'. Everybody loves ray guns.

    • @joshjohnston7388
      @joshjohnston7388 6 лет назад +1

      My wife appreciates that while I am a grown person who is basically responsible, I stay fun. She has since started on lego.

    • @iaodfsh
      @iaodfsh 6 лет назад

      Tell her to grow down

  • @devildogwargaming7594
    @devildogwargaming7594 9 лет назад

    I was wondering if dogs hair would be any good? I've got a long haired dachshund and he doesn't help with the rent, or pay anything towards the bills. Using his fur to make stuff for my toy soldiers would be a good way to help me out with something.

  • @unkhter
    @unkhter 9 лет назад

    great ideas :)

  • @michaelslack5269
    @michaelslack5269 6 лет назад +1

    Cheap as chips...matey ;)

  • @animusrot7353
    @animusrot7353 9 лет назад +1

    good idea making the hedges outs of a tall doormat. now I have to find one...

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Animos Rot I found that the most challenging part mate, good luck hunting a decent one down

    • @juliankaye8143
      @juliankaye8143 4 года назад

      Go to a garden centre and buy coconut hanging basket liner.

  • @Pipedog42
    @Pipedog42 9 лет назад

    The large brush fibers make great stick bundles or stick piles, for medieval scenes. Pile of sticks beside a forge sorta thing, or a wagon load of 'faggots' (stick bundles) as a peasants burden.
    I use my wife's hair for tall grass sometimes as she is a redhead and the contrast of the occasional red clump is interesting , but mostly I use the natural stuff or old paint brushes, and sometime my own hair as well.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      ***** Nice tip, skinning the wife, I'll give it a go! ;-)

  • @IronxIx
    @IronxIx 9 лет назад

    Old shaving brush: jst3p.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wpid-wp-1426809584768.jpeg

  • @pblackcrow
    @pblackcrow 9 лет назад

    I have a slightly different approach...cat hair from white long haired.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Shannon Stokely I pity the pets of my subscribers .....

    • @pblackcrow
      @pblackcrow 9 лет назад

      Uh, the sheddings...When I brush the cats.

  • @redgreen09
    @redgreen09 9 лет назад

    wellll yes like em and stuf you get out side you get get out walk rond get out if like the place go on picnic with famly and day out get whay from NO PHONS AND BLANKS turn em off :::;;}}}

  • @ricksandfort8836
    @ricksandfort8836 9 лет назад

    Nice video! But for the love of God- please stop saying whatchacallit!

    • @Irtehdar
      @Irtehdar 9 лет назад +2

      Every time he says ''whatchacallit'' you do a shot. :D

    • @ricksandfort8836
      @ricksandfort8836 9 лет назад +1

      I'd be drunk after the first couple of minutes .... And then I wouldn't learn nothin' !

    • @ricksandfort8836
      @ricksandfort8836 9 лет назад +1

      It's distracting, is all!

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  9 лет назад

      Rick Sandfort Never gonna happen mate, it's just how I roll :-)