Static Grass for Wahammer Bases and Terrain

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First time using Static Grass? CLICK HERE. Showing you how to use a static grass applicator, Ciara takes you through her first time using this device to improve her Warhammer terrain and bases. It's not as difficult or confusing as you might think.. so give it a go!
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@BroadswordWargaming 2 жыл бұрын

Have you got much experience with Static Grass Applicators? How do you find them as a tool? If you enjoyed the video, do make sure to check Ciara out on twitch at www.twitch.tv/ciara_elvenblood 😎

@Serpsor 2 жыл бұрын

tbh most of the time you can get a better result by blowing on it to impart static charges to each blade of grass. High-strength flock boxes seem to be more effective than applicators

@michaelholts1598 Жыл бұрын

I’ve used static grass on a couple of projects. I generally run bright 2 mill then medium 4 or 6 mill then a brownish 8 or 12 mill. The other trick is i use a small keyboard vac with a nylon stocking over the tip of the hose while the glue is still wet to help the grass stand and suck up any that isn’t securely in the glue. If you suck any extra grass up after each bit is put down you can re-use the grass for your next project.

@chrisanderson3387 2 жыл бұрын

I genuinely love the honesty as Ciara works things out. Don’t know how many times my internal narrator makes a lot of these comments. Please keep going with the content as it really does brighten my day

@eoindotcom 2 жыл бұрын

"I never know where to put my hands" *unintentionally puts hand directly under own name* "ohh that's a good one"

@BroadswordWargaming 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, I didn't notice that. 🤣

@Zorpazorp 2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA that's sick

@ancientgraybear 2 жыл бұрын

Genius level. Well spotted Eoin.

@HegenSteg 2 жыл бұрын

And obscuring mine...

@chuckrodgers2018 2 жыл бұрын

I've never used a static grass applicator. Basically because I never knew how to use it! Thanks for the instructions and the hint of where to put your hands. Never knew what to do with them either!

@pwwillia 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, Ciara's process of working out how do do something is pretty much most peoples internal conversation. i think thats why these videos are so popular. Must try this oout as it does look cool, despite the mess :)

@JakeDogg-RIP 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Ciara! Top tip just for u!! When u doing the tufts on baking paper, do small lil dots of glue, but under the baking paper put a damp piece of paper towel, it will help make the base conductive for the static grass to stand up! Love u lots! From JakeDogg 🥰🐶❤️💐

@JakeDogg-RIP 2 жыл бұрын

Also pinching the grass works well for add variation of like clumps of grass to the base 😉😘🥰🐶

@LordSquee 2 жыл бұрын

Ciara is all of us. She's utterly adorable :)

@andrewpower 2 жыл бұрын

Having seen Luke make a load of grass for his 24 hour build I was fascinated by the process. "I don't think you could kill yourself with this . . ." "I'm so scared" The suspense, this is great!

@03dashk64 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t stop chuckling. “I’m not going to follow the instructions. It’s a waste” and then the confusion that follows

@Winterydee 2 жыл бұрын

Tip for Olly and Ciara: Have a small length of copper or aluminum wire (about 2" to 3" long and either 16, 18, 20 or 22 gauge) clipped into the teeth of that alligator clip. Touch that wire into the glue/adhesive, so that the low voltage current is now traveling from the wire into the glue/adhesive then through the grass and back the metal mesh on the static grass applicator. This very low voltage circuit which is created is how the static grass ends up standing up. Also do not worry about being shocked because this is again very low voltage. In the case of the applicator which you are using, only being battery operated you'll not even feel any even if it was to short out. Even if you were using a wall plugin applicator, most likely the plus itself is a step down transformer and converter (the step down transformer is lowering the voltage from a high voltage to a low voltage. The converter is converting the current from AC to DC) so again you should have nothing to worry about. If you like to better see what I'm talking about for a wire and it being used you may want to checkout the Luke Towan channel. He makes some of the most amazing dioramas and in most of them he is using a static grass applicator at some point in the build.

@D00M3R_MAVS 2 жыл бұрын

yeah I've seen people get really long grass with one of these. I had totally forgot about them TBH, I kept meaning to get one off a fella on eBay, but they were like 150 quid (at least) hopefully they are cheaper now, as that was in like 2014 when I last wanted to buy one.

@Winterydee 2 жыл бұрын

@@D00M3R_MAVS I believe that if you can do some simple soldering that there are videos on KZfaq as to how to make a Static Grass Applicator for pretty cheap. 150 pounds is freaking crazy expensive! Here in the States they list on places like Amazon for about $70 to $90. So that should be about 50 to 70 pounds off of my rough currency conversion in my head if you live in the UK. I would check out Amazon UK personally to see what they are listening for there compare that to your local game and hobby stores. I always promote buying from your local stores first because here in the States those are the places where you'll be able to play your games with out having to build your own gaming table and have room for it. Along with finding others to play with/against.

@D00M3R_MAVS 2 жыл бұрын

@@Winterydee They likely have came down in cost now I would think. I was last going to buy one in around 2014. They were an incredibly niche product back then. Mostly model train enthusiast bought them, and people that made tufts to sell in small shops. I'll have to check out the "flock it" and see how much it goes for. I can solder, but haven't soldered anything since the mid 90's. I did electronics at school so I made my own circuit boards and stuff like that.

@ancientgraybear 2 жыл бұрын

Best Irish comment.. "For the love of God!" Great attempt and I would say that it was a successful result.

@loupiscanis9449 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you , Broadsword . Thank you Ciara . 🐺

@magnusmillerwilson 2 жыл бұрын

I loved seeing Ciara play with this! Maybe I’ll get over my apprehension about the mess and try it out. Much love from Hydraxos!

@JeffsDioramas 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video 👍 like you I’ve watched tutorials before trying it, Luke’s as well but don’t feel competent yet. It’s so refreshing to see someone try it for the first time. Now I don’t feel such a failure 🤣 Thank you Ciara you’ve boosted my confidence with using static grass, and I mean that as a very big compliment 😁

@geekfreak69 2 жыл бұрын

I still haven’t used one yet! Well done

@Simonsays631 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love how she got out the grease proof paper and disposed of the packaging 😂 Love your videos and your progression is unreal. Keep up the good work! I live up in Northern Ireland but would love to visit your shop sometime in the future. Cheers!

@AlanRutherford 2 жыл бұрын

Great first intro for someone new to the hobby to a static grass applicator. But, matching nails and phone case? That is a whole new level of nerd commitment there.

@ravensoulmetal8466 2 жыл бұрын

Ciara you're not static, you're attractive. Great job guys.

@atkmonkey 2 жыл бұрын

What the flock! That device does look scary.

@Doge-kc6dj 2 жыл бұрын

For some reason... Very *Relatable*

@frederikschulze8218 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm super happy with * pFFFFFFRUGH * !!!"

@jonbauml225 2 жыл бұрын

Another entertaining and informative video! You guys are so funny and you work so hard. Big thank you, you're awesome

@BroadswordWargaming 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, thanks so much! 😊 that's really appreciated

@tiddleywinks121 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Thanks!!

@harryravenkiller8580 7 ай бұрын

I was aware of these applicators, was kind of unsure of what effect they made. Perfect video for someone like me who had no idea what it was for.

@GhostMaker00 2 жыл бұрын

This was great haha. Thanks

@toweroftrollgaming 2 жыл бұрын

You got this

@TheMrFishnDucks 2 жыл бұрын

This was awesome one issue is new people's fear of electric shock, that should be made easy and first thing out of the box because the fear of that can put people off. Well made video. Looking forward to what models you use these techniques in the future. Keep up the good work.

@sphagnummoss8284 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@athollmcnicoll1028 Жыл бұрын

Ciara : Great if you have all these bits and pieces at hand but to some of us old hands, me included I prefer dousing my bases thru female stockings (Yes I might be a bit old fashioned but its how I grew up, use what it on hand).

@joeokabayashi8669 Жыл бұрын

"Staticising!" That's a hair raising term!

@BroadswordWargaming Жыл бұрын

Bzzzzzt

@TheKsalad Жыл бұрын

Gonna be honest I think the static applicator is a bit of a gimmick originally made for hard-core diorama makers, a gently blow will make most of the grass stand straight while the glue is still tacky

@B4MBI72 2 жыл бұрын

Oh bugger! You hear that a lot in my hobby space, well maybe a little less SFW than bugger....

@colonel149th-dkok4 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ciara and Oliver, great video, thank you both! Any suggestions or links to be able to buy the same Static Grass Applicator that you showed? Thank you in advance!

@velaphor8336 2 жыл бұрын

Don't do this at home it'll make a mess, use Broadsword's studio instead 😅

@BroadswordWargaming 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, "free cleaning".

@PossumMedic 2 жыл бұрын

Any tricks to make a cheap diy version?

@user-nm9hw6sw4m 7 ай бұрын

thats was hard work .

@ocie1 Жыл бұрын

Seems like this isn’t used much in the mini community. I wonder why? More common for railroading and perhaps dioramas it seems.

@BroadswordWargaming Жыл бұрын

Seems to be used by diorama and board build people, yeah. :)

@jmc7034 2 жыл бұрын

It’s great to watch a complete novice do this. Great vid

@JohnnyMayHymn Жыл бұрын

when they said go touch grass, this isn't what they were talking about

@naphaneal 2 жыл бұрын

If the batteries were supplying 120mA at 50Hz, you'd be dead. Since they output far less, the only bit you need to be scared of, is squeezing your fingers with the clamp...

@D00M3R_MAVS 2 жыл бұрын

I'd lick it for a laugh. I grabbed an electric fence in the rain once, wasn't pleasant. I still get pains in my chest from it to this day. It was a total accident though, I didn't meant to grab the electric fence. It was there to protect some horses I think, and I didn't know it was electrified. The fact my hand was soaking wet did not help at all. hahaha.

@naphaneal 2 жыл бұрын

@@D00M3R_MAVS put your tongue on a 9V block battery. It's about that painful...

@D00M3R_MAVS 2 жыл бұрын

@@naphaneal I've done that before as well :D

@cymraegddraig 2 жыл бұрын

Where can you get that model Flockit? Ps it's great seeing a newb (sorry Ciara!) Work it out as this would be all of us. Cheers !

@D00M3R_MAVS 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh, is this like a cheaper version of a static applicator? I always wanted to get one of those static applicators, but they aren't cheap. You can make your own tufts as well with these. I know a few guys that make tufts on eBay.

@peters.9463 Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to get the grass standing without the elecric applicator? Because more than 100 € only for doing my bases with it is a bit too expansive.

@shiroumxm2052 2 жыл бұрын

any advice if Im making dioramas using IC like NE555¿¿ does static affect it¿¿

@chadnine3432 2 жыл бұрын

*BZZZT!*

@dc345601 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I find this, “Flock-it”?

@gorbalsboy 2 жыл бұрын

Odd looking thing, touch of black magik aboot it, still ciara makes it look good

@stewartnicolson9139 Жыл бұрын

I love Ciara! I know this is 11 months old - in some way I hope she never becomes competent. If she ever stops saying "I'm scared" I'll stop watching. 😁

@AdamRobertshaw 10 ай бұрын

7:37 - 2mm static grass and 6mm static grass does not equal 8mm static grass... what an insane proposal?! 6mm and 2mm will result in 6mm and 2mm grass, they aren't going to attach ends to become longer!?!

@BroadswordWargaming 10 ай бұрын

You can probably chill a little there. You absolutely can layer static grass. It's not "4mm + 2mm = 6mm", as such, but starting with a 2mm base and layering longer grasses onto will give you taller patches on top of the 2mm. You do need to apply glue in between (something like WWS layering glue) and go from there, as grass won't stick to grass. I was shown and taught by Geek Gaming. Guess it's a play a figure it out kind of thing.

@robertalopez4746 2 жыл бұрын

Lol cute video, ugh she's so sweet!

@OPShergottite 2 жыл бұрын

i like your videos, but i cant understand why you recommend this. looks very intricate filling and unfilling the thing and cleaning up all the mess afterwards for a little and just ok effect. in other words this doesnt motivate at all using this "tool"

@BroadswordWargaming 2 жыл бұрын

That's fair. Not for everyone I'm sure. They shine on tables/boards more than models.