Modifying a static grass applicator for detailed wargames work

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TheTerrainTutor

TheTerrainTutor

10 жыл бұрын

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Here's an idea I had to make it easier to apply small patches of static grass to my wargames scenery and models.
Let me know what you think guys. .
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@monsvillerailways5736
@monsvillerailways5736 Жыл бұрын
Great idea. Not all model railway static grass areas are large. Most of mine are as small or smaller than what you are showing in order to get grass beside tracks in townships or industrial areas. This is an awesome tip. Thanks heaps. Mon
@johnchester7625
@johnchester7625 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea. It's simple and much better than the usual devices that come with these applicators. I'm a train guy rather than a wargamer but this looks even better for railway terrain than the one i currently have.
@danstewstation7839
@danstewstation7839 5 жыл бұрын
How have I not seen this fantastic tip until now?? 5 years late but it is still a genius idea, and I've just started with the static grass section of my model layout so this will be perfect. Thank you ☺
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 5 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps mate
@danstewstation7839
@danstewstation7839 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheTerrainTutor I tried it yesterday and it worked a treat. Even on a larger area it meant I could make sure the current was running close by. Thanks again mate
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 5 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped mate
@cathyc6442
@cathyc6442 6 жыл бұрын
Just getting into HO railroad layouts and LOVE your videos. So full of good tips and tricks and methods, but this one? This one is brilliant! Thanks for the idea, because it works on big layouts, too. There are tight and small places that need to be reached.
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 6 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps mate
@mikeburgess5725
@mikeburgess5725 6 жыл бұрын
Nice mod Mel.. have taken the idea one stage further, I purchased a Maxwell Multimeter Test Probe kit off of eBay UK, it consists of a couple of meter leads with interchangable probe ends - which can be Probes (like your ballpoint probe), alligator clips or spade connectors. The original grass applicator lead is replaced with one of the Multimeter Probe leads, so instead of an aligator clip on the end of it you have have an insutated threaded socket, to which you can attach by screwing togeter the probe, clip or spade connectors.. So you can end up with a dedicated insulated probe, an insulated alligator clip or a forked spade connector that will fit up to a 6mm nut and bolt..
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 6 жыл бұрын
That's going full bore matey!
@steveminla
@steveminla 10 жыл бұрын
Wow...REALLY good idea! I will definitely keep this in mind when I get going on using static grass for my own projects. Also, I'm very glad to see all your videos...very well done and helpful. Keep up the good work mate!
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 10 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful matey. Cheers !
@landsnailproject2875
@landsnailproject2875 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent idea, well done!
@RubbishInRubbishOut
@RubbishInRubbishOut 10 жыл бұрын
It certainly is a brilliant tip ... quality, cheers
@JtagSheep
@JtagSheep 9 жыл бұрын
Nice idea I have loads of these home made static grass applicators for my model railway however if I need to do a small area such as grass patches in an area where I am not doing a field for example I could do with one of these pens to use instead of the nail or pin. Neat idea love static grass :D
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 9 жыл бұрын
***** Cheers mate
@spencerwhipple625
@spencerwhipple625 9 жыл бұрын
This looks ingenious. I haven't acquired an applicator yet but I'm running out of homemade materials and want to upgrade. This looks like a nearly mandatory modification!
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 9 жыл бұрын
Spencer Whipple Thanks matey :-)
@jamesevans886
@jamesevans886 9 жыл бұрын
Truly brilliant insight Mel. I will build one of these stylus devices to play with on the weekend. I will also be trying the metal lid from a biscuit tin as well.
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 9 жыл бұрын
James Evans I'm always messing around :-)
@ksha735
@ksha735 6 жыл бұрын
TheTerrainTutor That’s how the world’s greatest inventions and discovery are found. People with great mind tinkering then testing their ideas, like you. Not everyone come up with insightful ideas like you no matter how long and hard we think. Unlike many others, you think outside the box and always come up with better way to do things in a cost efficient way. I’ve learned so much from watching your tutorials and the tips/tricks you have given. You surely have a talent and amazing ability to come up with helpful ideas. I’ve learned so much more from watching you in 1week than watching others in past 3-4weeks. Please keep up the good work and I’m certain your hard work as well as the time put into your videos are much appreciated.
@kurtkyre
@kurtkyre 8 жыл бұрын
Great idea!! I think I will modify it a step further to make the stylus removable, for when I am making lots of little tufts of grass.
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 8 жыл бұрын
+Kurt Kier Yep, just don't tape up the croc clip at the end mate ;-)
@user-gc2qr6gv7t
@user-gc2qr6gv7t Жыл бұрын
Great massage thankyou ❤
@ppsh43
@ppsh43 10 жыл бұрын
Very clever, can't wait to watch more of your videos. I like how in the UK you say "crocodile clip" where in the USA we call them "alligator clips".
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 10 жыл бұрын
ppsh43 Thanks matey. I do like all the little differences between our shared language too. :-D
@chuckweb66
@chuckweb66 10 жыл бұрын
Amazing tool and tip!
@melbose5042
@melbose5042 10 жыл бұрын
cheers mate
@Terranscapes
@Terranscapes 10 жыл бұрын
Nice tip (pun intended). I've sometimes just forgone the pin and just shaken it over the area by itself. Still produces the upright grass, but having the pin makes it fill easier. I'll be adapting this for sure. Thanks for posting. :)
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 10 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful mate
@MrSepoy1857
@MrSepoy1857 9 жыл бұрын
Cracking idea!
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 9 жыл бұрын
Scott Dallimore thanks mate
@macredbeard
@macredbeard 9 жыл бұрын
A grand wee mod there, thank you for the tip.
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 9 жыл бұрын
hmmmmmmmmmm sketchy glad you liked it mate :-)
@stuartsmith809
@stuartsmith809 7 жыл бұрын
Hey boss great tip
@CrossDainn
@CrossDainn 7 жыл бұрын
amazing! tnx!
@SquidgyBidgey
@SquidgyBidgey 10 жыл бұрын
Very cool mods to the tool.
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 10 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate
@daemonmatt9847
@daemonmatt9847 10 жыл бұрын
Great tip and nice modifications. Also, top marks for recruiting a new camera-person! All the best mate.
@melbose5042
@melbose5042 10 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, and yeah, so far it's I'll help as long as I don't have to speak or go in front of the camera lol.
@daemonmatt9847
@daemonmatt9847 10 жыл бұрын
TheTerrainTutor Haha! Brilliant. Your two "Assistants" (Children) didn't mind, especially the cheeky chappy you had helping with the Battlefield in a Box ruins. Nice to see she is supportive and you, like me, are lucky enough to have a space to work.
@melbose5042
@melbose5042 10 жыл бұрын
Indeed, where would we be without of beloved ones lol
@lungocicorneliu1119
@lungocicorneliu1119 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks !
@ColourOfTheGods
@ColourOfTheGods 10 жыл бұрын
Great tip! Thanks!
@melbose5042
@melbose5042 10 жыл бұрын
No worries mate
@GirlPainting
@GirlPainting 10 жыл бұрын
nice idea and well executed :)
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks :o)
@Infectiouszombi
@Infectiouszombi 10 жыл бұрын
Have not been brave enough to get mine working yet, this might get me motivated!
@melbose5042
@melbose5042 10 жыл бұрын
Do it mate, be brave!
@johntakacs9441
@johntakacs9441 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip! Would a plastic pen casing work as well?
@markrayton6385
@markrayton6385 5 жыл бұрын
WOW what a fantastic tip. Thanks for sharing. What was the brass wire from ?
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 5 жыл бұрын
just from a model shop mate
@artyfarty3
@artyfarty3 7 жыл бұрын
drill a little hole in the middle part of the plastic tube ( at 90 deg. to the tube ) then screw a little bolt or a nut to clamp the bras wire inside the tube and make it stop from sliding up and down . No need for glue , pins , sticky tape or anything else . Use the "screw/nut" to make (re-adjust) the length of Your wire at will :) - $1.000.000 idea right there ! HA ! - ow - I just thought a bit more on that - it would also help if that "bolt" or "nut" would be plastic . Metal ones will conduct electricity and You still might get a spark/jump , so try to find a small plastic nut screw or something like that .... :)
@ksha735
@ksha735 6 жыл бұрын
artyfarty3 This is just my assumption and I might be wrong. But I don’t think he glued the brass rod’s tip for the sole purpose of avoiding the vertical movement. I’m assuming he placed the PVA soaked tissue tightly around the rod, then superglued the tip to make it stationary, hence the ability to bend it as shown near the end of the video, which he stated as being handy. Your idea is very good but I think the rod’s tip might not be stationary and move about, since it’s being held only by the clamp through the drilled hole in the middle of the pen. Without the tightly packed PVA soaked tissue, I think the rod’s tip will move around horizontally because of the gap between the rim of the pen’s tip and the rod’s tip. This is just my two cents :)
@yasseraref5024
@yasseraref5024 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. We would be appreciated if you could make a tutorial on how to make a static grass applicator?. the same one used in your Video..
@pixl3l
@pixl3l 10 жыл бұрын
I never eve heard of a static grass applicator before :)
@melbose5042
@melbose5042 10 жыл бұрын
You'll love 'em mate, the effects are great!
@pixl3l
@pixl3l 10 жыл бұрын
Now to find one in Sweden then :)
@PhillipMcCallum
@PhillipMcCallum 10 жыл бұрын
i have a simular one for my trains,i clip alligator clip to the sive with a nail in other end of clip just for tight spots like betweeen rocks
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 10 жыл бұрын
I kept shocking myself when I tried that, hence the pen idea mate
@PhillipMcCallum
@PhillipMcCallum 10 жыл бұрын
I like the pen idea
@adamkrausemail
@adamkrausemail 8 жыл бұрын
um question i love the idea but just one problem is can't find any pyrotubes anywhere (im US) what could i use instead if any 1 could help me that would be amazing i love the idea just cant make it ;)
@TheTerrainTutor
@TheTerrainTutor 8 жыл бұрын
instructions on how to make from a fly swatter on youtube mate
@adamkrausemail
@adamkrausemail 8 жыл бұрын
ya, i did that I just want the pen thingy you had, awesome idea by the way :)
@dougsundseth2303
@dougsundseth2303 7 жыл бұрын
"Biro" is a brand name for pens that has become genericized in the UK. In the US, the closest equivalent would be "Bic pen". Find a dead one, pop out the pen part, insert some brass rod (or a straightened large paper clip) and Robert's your mother's brother. (Translation: "You'll be in like Flynn". 8-) )
@adamkrausemail
@adamkrausemail 7 жыл бұрын
Doug Sundseth kk man thx alot
@Pedro116092
@Pedro116092 6 жыл бұрын
you could use a straw or plastic tubing from a fish tank air tube or any type of non conductive tubing.. great idea Mel winner winner chicken dinner
@GiNyYu222
@GiNyYu222 5 жыл бұрын
Hello my grass applicator suddenly lost a lot of power, why is this?
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