Static Grass "Precision applicator" by "WarWorld Scenics".
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- On my long overdue quest to learn modern scenery techniques...I am practicing the dark art of Static Grass! One thing I have learnt is , that the stuff goes everywhere , which can be a hazard on a running railroad..not to mention the clean up! While trying to do small areas of grass, it soon became apparent that the standard applicators make a big mess and are not suited to small detailed areas, so I decided to splash out and try WWS small but very easy to use "Precision" applicator . This was my first trial of this unit and I must say I'm very impressed with how accurately you can place the grass , with very little waste and clean up. While you still need the bigger applicators, this detailing tool is a great addition to your scenery kit!
Gregg .
Exactly the information I was looking for today--thanks!
You;re welcome!
Thanks for watching!
Gregg.
Very impressive. That looks wonderful. Your skills have come very far. Keep up the fantastic videos. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks very much Bob! I'm happy so far , but still a lot to learn ..LOL I have found that too much long grass is overkill , so I will try more of the 2mm in the future.
Cheers Gregg.
Your show is the awesomest lol its good to see your layout agin i know you sed its to hot to show it thats cool but good to see it and you my frend thanks for the time you spend to make your vids for us have a great day
Thanks very much William! It is cooling off now so I hope to get more work done on the layout and get some more videos posted.
Gregg :-)
Didn't know this small applicator existed. Thank you.
Quite fascinating! You are right that a "middle size" with interchangable screens would be very handy for home layouts. Thanks for presenting this - I wasn't aware of it.
Thanks Gary! Maybe the boys from WWS will listen and make a "Birdwood Sub " special??
Their large model has different screens , but it is huge!
Cheers Gregg.
Great update Gregg..until next time bye
Thank you Jim! See you next time.
Gregg.
THANK YOU...for sharing. Fantastic "how to" and "review", Watched and very much enjoyed.
Thank you Sir!Glad you enjoyed it.
Cheers Gregg.
Gree great job explaining the use of both. I think you smoked some of it before you started. You have that glazed look in the one eye.
Thank you Joe! LOL...that glazed look is tiredness and a new lens on my bad eye!
Cheers Gregg.
Nice video Gregg, i don't know how many times i have felt that crack from the static grass applicator. It bloody hurts! And i don't get any smarter. Cheers John.
Thanks John! I haven't copped a belt of the big one yet...but I have off this one..LOL. And you're right, you don't get any smarter!! You'd think I get enough shocks at work to teach me???
Cheers Gregg.
Good information! Your videos are great. Thanks!
Thank you Sir! Glad you like them Tom! Just wish I had your trains down here!
Cheers Gregg.
I must save my pennies for one of these getting into small tight corners would be one of the useful things the bigger ones have a lot of limitations there. I have a much bigger one that I built from a £3 fly swat bought on eBay and a few other bits which works well. The other thing I use is a foot or ankle stocking to put over the vac tube to collect up the unstuck fibres for reuse. I find them useful for scattering over tree armatures to form the fine branches or the base for a pine tree. Neil
Looks great Gregg, it's a nice unit.....hope you are doing good my friend with all what is going on. Bob
Thank you Bob! It is a great tool for the detail areas and a lot cleaner! All good down here except I have to use feral cats to wipe my arse!!! Catching them is the hard part..LOL
You two take care up there.
Cheers Gregg.
Same here, but the cat's are hiding.
@@Longshadowsmodeltrees LOL
Gregg how are you doing today ? Oh this is Neil from west valley UT .
To day I 've been working on my drop gate.
Oh it is 63 here in town we have a hobby store closing it doors it is so sad to see that.
I hope that you have fun working on your lay out.
Will I talk to you again have a nice week.
From Neil Schwerdt
Wonderful video Gregg, the static applicator is on my list to purchase. Pretty soon you will be a master of landscaping, I hope to be the first one to sign up for your class. Can't wait for the next videos with the SD39's. Hopefully it's getting cooler down there. Omaha is a ghost town with the issues with the virus. Cheers from Terry.
Thanks very much Terry! Don't know about master...LOL of my own body maybe!!!!?? I do enjoy it far more than I thought , but I really need some photos to work from, so thats on the list of things to do. Starting to cool off a little but I was in the shed yesterday and it was still hot . Busy chasing local cats to use for toilet paper.....I have lost faith in the human race!
SD39 switching coming soon .
Cheers Gregg.
I was just thinking about this the other day when using the enormous Noch applicator. It's very hard to do little strips of grass or small detail areas. I think I am going to get myself one of these, thanks! Stay safe! -Ben
Hi Ben , you'll love this unit! You can literally put grass where you want it down to about a square inch or less! They are well worth the money IMO . All good down here , no difference to me and we have to keep the trains running!
Thanks for watching. Keep warm up there.
Gregg.
HI Gregg ,that review was very helpful ,I must admit that I've been struggling with applying it to the areas needed finally someone has made an applicator that is more user friendly instead of these big cumbersome traditional units.
The applicator I have is as about as useful as a chocolate teapot , so I will looking at getting that unit .
I've also found if the grass is to green I put that into a coffee grinder and add small amount of yellow artist acrylic water based paint ,this will get the correct colour you're after.
Keep up the great work , and stay stay safe .
Thank you Shaun! The big ones are ok for large areas, but most of us don't have fields to cover! A mid sized one would be ideal with different screens. You're right about the green , I am finding less is more when it comes to dark or bright greens ...all a learning curve ! But I do like the "Spring" grass as it has a little brown and pale green in it .
Cheers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms Hi Gregg ,let face it when was the last time we saw grass that unrealistic green ?
I know the colour you're trying to get .
It not like hay color that we see in areas that don't get a lot of rain.
I forgot to ask how are you going if we have to stay away from work there is the up side to get more done on our layouts,just a positive thought.
Take care
@@shaunhuckstepp7531 Most grass is made in the UK or Europe, which do have crazy green pastures in some places, but WWS do have some paler ones which I will try . I also think we overdo it with the longer grass , and I have since tried some 2mm and it does look very good , once you get used to the shrt length. All normal for me , the trains have to keep running , and it's just a bad flu which has been over dramatised by social media. We lost more people last year with the normal flu down here!! But it has shown the world is full of thoughtless greedy idiots!!
Cheers Gregg.:-)
@@FishplateFilms No argument from me my wife has just got back from the supermarket , and she caught some low life stealing milk .
Go figure , those thoughtless Idiots you have pointed out are accurately referred to as Fucktards .
Sorry just telling like I see it LOL.
@@shaunhuckstepp7531 LOL...that pretty much describes them!
Hye Gregg, Nice update. Getting cool enough to work again, eh? Looks like some of the ash from the fires have drifted all the way to Birdwood! Stay safe!
Yes Mike , though yesterday was 30 again and the same today! We were lucky with the fires .
Gregg .
Just in case, the Houma Model RR Club[ meeting on Friday are suspended for a couple of weeks. Washy washy.
Hi Gregg, very interesting these static grass applicators. Nice video as always.
I must say, the US dollar is up to shit..... 😫. Take care, regards Gary
Thanks Gary! The Aussie dollar is no better , so I won't be buying much from the US for a while!
Cheers Gregg.
FishplateFilms, thank you for your reply Gregg. I won’t be buying from the US either. Regards Gary 👍🏻
Super excited to order one of these! Thank you for your insightful review. Do you perhaps have a video explaining about that wire mechanism you made? Instead of using the nail? And 2-4mm grass works best? Again, great review! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Chantal , you will enjoy using it , especially on small areas and it's great for making small trees and bushes too! The wire is just a bit of cable , stripped at each end, but you could use any stiff wire , or even a bit of coat hanger! Yes , 2-4 mm works best in this one!
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
CHeers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms Placed my order last night! Now to wait for it to get here 😅 Thanks again!
@@FishplateFilms Still haven't used it yet but I have another question for you! I've seen on some other videos that other static grass applicators, you need to "discharge them" by touching the part that would be clipped to the nail to the mesh once it's turned off. It causes a spark and then you're good to put it away. Is there anything like that on here? I've never used a static grass applicator before so just trying to learn everything I can before using it.
@@chantalgiroux51 Hi Chantal ,
The only reason for that would be to stop yourself from getting a shock ( a tiny one) while you put it away. The stored energy in the capacitors is not enough to cause any damage and it would discharge it self in a minute or so anyway...unless you are using it in a room full of petrol vapours..LOL.
You'll be fine , so just have a go ! It is a bit addictive 🙂
Cheers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms thanks! Any other advice for a first timer?
great info Greg.Would a disc with a smaller hole placed over the end of the large applicator reduce the amount of grass falling out.Love your videos mate.
Thanks Peter! You could try it , but if you could get some finer mesh and place it inside , over the other mesh ?? But I see the disc idea...give it a go !
Cheers Gregg.
Funny coincidence Greg, I've been researching static grass applicators and kind of settled on the Peco "micro" mainly because it's a brand name and a reasonable price. I might now reconsider to this one. Is it available here in Aus and not being panic bought at the moment?
Hi Richard, this mob make the Peco one , which is the "Micro" model I have. It is good but this one is great for smaller jobs. You get them from the WWS website , they have good postage and quick shipping. As I say it would be perfect if they made one in the middle with different mesh screens. I checked coles and they had run out..LOL.
Thanks for watching.
Gregg.
Good stuff Gregg! Thanks for sharing this applicator and demonstrating it. Looks like it works really well. Are those Kato locomotives at the beginning of the video? ~Deryk
Thanks Deryk! Glad you enjoyed it and yes , they are Kato's with Tsunami decoders and are both over 10 years old but have had new motors at least once...they have done a few miles!
Cheers Gregg.
Hello Gregg - interesting update. I’ve just purchased the Peco version of the “micro” - to do 10cm squares - so looking forward to hoovering....
One question - do you think of you made a mask for the bigger one with a small aperture the effect would be the same?
Great vids as ever - love the layout - hello to Lord Stan.
Trevor
Hi Trevor, WWS make the Peco model which is the same as my "Micro" . I don't know why they don't offer a small screen option, as the 2mm does fall out quickly! You could try it but you may need to make it out of wire mesh to keep the current flow? Maybe some wire fly screen might work and cut it to sit inside over the bigger one? Give it a go and let me know!
Thanks for watching.
Gregg.
Very nice!! It all looks great! What make and model is the loco if I might ask?
Thanks very much Charles! The two locos are Kato AC4400's with Tsunami decoders.
Gregg :-)
Hello Gregg. Great work as always. Just a quick question for my own visualisation / planning etc - what radius is that curve in the opening scene?
Thank you Peter! That radius would be about 30-32 inch , 750-850 mm.
Gregg ;-)
Thanks Gregg. With the virus ramping up I plan on doing a lot of work on my shed and layout. I think ScoMo took too long to cut off our imported cases. Stay safe. Your layout always impresses me.
@@peterainsworth8466 Thank you Peter! A long way to go but I appreciate the kind words. No change for us at work , the trains keep running , but I am having to wipe my arse with possums!!!
Cheers Gregg.
They are nice but way over priced. I made one for $4 and going to make a stronger one which will cost $20.
They are cheaper than a lot of the "Scenery" makers ones Scott , and I don't have the time to experiment with a home made one. With the cost of components down here , you couldn't make one for $ 20 .00. But I know lots of people have made their own.
Cheers Gregg.
you keep putting the large applicator on your lap, Are you trying to compensate for something? lol. come on now you walked right into that one.
If you only knew Sparky..LOL. Actually it does look a lot like my Fles...anyway thanks for watching!
Gregg :-)