Hi Everyone,
I recently purchased some of the Heki Grass and am eagerly waiting to use it but have a problem....I'm not sure how to apply it onto a base or diormama. Is gluing it down the best method or is there a way to really make it look like its "coming out of the ground"?
Thanks in advance!
Matt
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tutdiesel
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Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 05:54 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 07:43 AM UTC
There are a few reviews on grass that you might find your answer in. Also Jackhammer81 has used this stuff a lot and I'm sure would be happy to help you out.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 04:31 PM UTC
Hey
Matthew
Have used this as a field of vibrant thick lush grass, and simply applied white glue where required, then pressed in a thinned base of the grass, then as it dried would lay more on, and it seemed to blend nicely, thickened as needed. As for making it appear to 'come outta the ground', i think this would only be an issue to address if there was a sparser area of grass you were modelling? Seems you can tease it straight when in a thick clump, and as the ground cannot be seen, there isn't an issue as to the 'sprouting point' of the grass...
HTH
Brad
Matthew
Have used this as a field of vibrant thick lush grass, and simply applied white glue where required, then pressed in a thinned base of the grass, then as it dried would lay more on, and it seemed to blend nicely, thickened as needed. As for making it appear to 'come outta the ground', i think this would only be an issue to address if there was a sparser area of grass you were modelling? Seems you can tease it straight when in a thick clump, and as the ground cannot be seen, there isn't an issue as to the 'sprouting point' of the grass...
HTH
Brad
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Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 01:28 AM UTC
Matthew, I would like to refer you to this article I did
Die Pressung
If you have any other questions please feel free to pm me, I would be happy to help. Cheers Kevin
Die Pressung
If you have any other questions please feel free to pm me, I would be happy to help. Cheers Kevin
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Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 11:47 AM UTC
Thanks for all the responses guys! Very helpful and maybe Ill get some pictures up this weekend!