I'm working on a figure for the figure contest, and one of the rules is that the figure has to be on a base. I'd like to add a good amount of calf high grass, and I was wondering what the best way to do this would be.?

Thanks again

Jeff

There are a few ways. Here are a couple,
1. Take an old paint brush and snip off some of the bristles. Clump them and glue them in place. You can put down a 'smear' of glue and spead them out. Or drill holes and clump them into the hole. Repeat as necessary to fill an area.
2. Wood land scenic has a product called tall grass. Use it as option 1.
3. I have seen guys use dog/animal hair the same way.
4. Old fashioned hemp rope. Twist it apart and cut it to length. Apply as above.

I guess the scale would be critical though as to which and what you would want to use.

There's some kind of rope used for plumbery.
It works great.
You make small clumps and you insert the tip in a small hole. On the outside, it will open up and show high grass !

Yup Old Brushes should do the trick just as Slodder says
Cut them to length and stick them into your dio.

What I usually do is I make a layer of wallspackle and I stick the Brush hairs in it. I also stick the hairs into the still soft wallspackle but I try to keep a more diverse order to stick the grass in to it. What I think often with tall grass is that it really looks like somebody embedded a brush into the groundworks. I always try to get a more natural way of positioning. Look around your house and try to imitate the way grass is around trees and under other foliage. you can even look at the side of your house how it`s growing there

he PenPen,

i know what you mean , the rope you talk about is made of hemp.
i work as a pupil plumber/ elektrician .

greets Sander

Go to a place that sells fabric (or get wife, gf, mom, aunt, or someone who wouldn't look out of place buying fabric) and get some fake fur fabric. Get white or tan then color if you want with some acrylic paint diluted in water. Dab it on in spots and layers until you build up the color and look you want. Of course in 1/35th scale it would look like knee high grass, but it kind of lays down. Still you could probably trim it down with clippers, or something.

The cheap route is buy a big paintbrush and cut the bristles out. OR you can buy field grass from the Woodland Scenics line, or you can buy theatrical hair from a makeup company. Next, you drill holes in your base, and glue small clumps into the holes. If you want, Micro Mark sells a field grass planting tool that makes the grass growing business less frustrating. Then you trim it to the height you desire. Good luck.

Patrick