Home Made Ground Foam Scenery Part 3

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6 жыл бұрын

How I make coarse texture ground foam for foliage and micro-flock to use when making trees, shrubs, bushes and vines. This can also be used as coarse turf. I hope you find this useful.

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@poluxas8025 2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who explains so well how to make floor foam easy and really cheap. you are the best man, thank you so much for the videos, I learned a lot, can't wait to start my project.

@tomjenssen7486 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Happy modelling and all the best....Tom

@rolandhersom239 Жыл бұрын

Tom, you are a man after my own heart when it comes to cost saving. Besides the satisfaction of making your own materials, why spend money when you don't have to. For my static grass I use the fluff that results from a piece of MDF that's been left in the rain for a long time. I put it into the coffee grinder, whizz it and colour it as I go the foam flock.

@peterleinhos9660 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative - Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us. Peter L

@tomjenssen7486 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter :)

@umbramann1139 Жыл бұрын

Extremely educational thank you Tom.

@tomjenssen7486 Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. All the best....Tom

@toddrf4058 25 күн бұрын

Excellent tutorial!

@tomjenssen7486 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for your kind words. All the best....Tom

@TONYNORTHEASTERN 6 жыл бұрын

Nice watching you work your magic, making your own is the way to go saves you money great stuff Tom....cheers Tony

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Tony :) I'm pleased to know you enjoyed the video. All the best mate....Tom

@TheMisterdan01 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Tom, you need to get a mini production line and sell this stuff - great quality! Cheers, Dan

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, what a great compliment...Thank you so much. All the best my friend :)

@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Tom, great idea! Another project for my to do list, Linda :)

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda, thank you so much .... I'm glad you like what I'm doing. All the best..Tom :)

@peterstecks7660 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Tom. Thanks.

@tomjenssen7486 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for your support, Peter. I'm glad you like this technique. All the best...Tom

@w.rustylane5650 4 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna have to get me a couple of sieves so I can sieve the powder from the courser stuff. That's the only thing you do that I have not done yet. I usually control the fineness by timing and looking at the results of my coffee grinder. I've got a kitchen grinder somewhere but I don't think I'll need it as long as I can control the coffee grinder. I just need to sift my results. Thanks for the tip.

@tomjenssen7486 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help :)

@ChapelEndJunctionUK 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting Tom , thanks for sharing .......Peter

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Peter, I appreciate your support. All the best...Tom

@railwaysmotorsport827 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Tom! I like seing how fellow modellers do their scenery :D

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark :) Thanks very much, mate. Glad you like it and happy to share with you. :))

@richardclowes6123 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos Tom. Well produced and simply explained. Have watched a few now and been inspired to make my own with good success. Bought one of those old fashioned grinders on e-bay for £16 and it works well. Started using sawdust but then saw your car sponge one. The grinder came with two types of discs. One is just round holes and the other is more like slits. What combination do you use, i.e. slits, holes or both on the unit.

@FredWilbury 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Tom ....it’s one thing I found a bit tricky is getting the leaves right ....fred

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

More than welcome, Fred...Thanks for commenting. The medium sieve is the key for this one. Also, not too many runs through the grinder between sieving. It's very similar to coarse turf so I use it for that too. All the best...Tom

@mikeV2848 Жыл бұрын

Very good video, but very unclean work area! I would be concerned about cross contamination

@duncan1945 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, well done on the leaves, reminded me of when I sived out all the fine sand and grit to make all my ballast, not a five minute job is it. To think I threw out one of those old mincers last year thinking I couldnt use it, How wrong I was. Keep up the good work mate, Regards Duncan.

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the support, Duncan. Yep, it's always the way...you throw something out then later realise you could have used it :) I've actually been thinking of trying an electric one..they're only £30...Not bad considering the savings made against buying all the scenics.

@bizbiz9148 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom. Sorry to be a bit late to this party - I've only just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have watched your foam/clump flock + sculpatmold vids loads with the kids. Excellent work (although I now just get Thermofloc to use for the paper in sculptamold . . . no more paper tufts flying everywhere!). Just a quicky about grinding down to the fine turf. I've tried bladed grinders (no chance), burr coffee grinders (no chance - the foam is not dense enough) and a crank grain mill (which mainly just twirled the foam out between the clamped discs). I'm not looking at an electric mincer with blades pressed up against the discs, which is presumably what happens with your manual one. Have you tried electric, though, and, if so, which model and did it work? I'm looking at electric as a lot of the manual mincers don't seem to have a fine disc option or use plastic blades, which I doubt will cut it (oh titter). Don't worry if you don't get the chance to reply; I realise I'm way past the window for this video. Keep up the good work anyway, mate. I love watching your vids. You and others (like Luke's APS and Mel the Terrain Tutor and so on) make my life a lot more fun.

@Calvertfilm 6 жыл бұрын

Nice one Tom. Laurie

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Laurie. Thanks mate...I hope all's good.

@MarkoAbo 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. How do you make the green clumps? Is it your ground up sponge? How did you turn it green? Thanks, Mark from Oregon

@tomjenssen7486 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, thanks for your support. Yes, the green clumps are sponge before it goes into the grinder. This is the sponge after I've hit it with the drill attachment. You can also do this with a cheap blender. The coloring is dealt with in part 2. I hope this is helpful. All the best...Tom

@smalllocoguy770 6 жыл бұрын

Great way of doing things 👍 Are you going to do more on the garden railway soon?

@tomjenssen7486 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) Yes, I've been getting back outside lately, after the long winter and rain. I'm getting things ready with a good clean up and some planting. All the best :)