{"id":3154,"date":"2020-05-30T22:23:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T05:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historicalhobbies.com\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T16:51:19","slug":"3154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historicalhobbies.com\/?p=3154","title":{"rendered":"Static Grass gone Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several years ago I decided to learn to make my own “Static Grass Tufts” and as part of that I built myself a negative ion grass applicator. Now those who know me are well aware that when I go, I go big most of the time, and this was no exception. Not content with buying one, or a simple small conversion using a cheap 9 volt battery powered electric bug zapper, I went full tilt and made a 120 volt powered applicator that Darth Vader would be proud of!<\/p>\n

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Fun to learn about, build, and have it work but its not that practical for most “wargaming” applications.<\/p><\/div>\n

It works great, full coverage over big areas!I guess if you were do some large battlefield or convention terrain it would be great but as the wise Tim D said “Tufts? Why?, I buy all I want online”<\/p>\n

Me being sorta stubborn I was determined to justify making it and having just finished\u00a0 some 15mm French Cavalry I decided to use it to static grass the bases!<\/p>\n

Just used it on the Cavalry, what do you all think? Perhaps a tad too much?<\/p>\n

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I might give them a permanent “in cover” bonus the next game! “Dam! is that French Cavalry on our flank?” “No sir! just some oddly shaped bushes”<\/p><\/div>\n

Seriously the applicator works great, but for basing where you also have a “metal” figures the electric “charge” causes the grass to gather on it as well! For terrain and other projects its great but really more of a model railroaders item or even static “plastic” modelers tool. For basing a plastic squeeze bottle like the ones used in restaurants for ketchup or mustard works fine for basing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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