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Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:07 am
by Mulciber
.... Or straw for that matter.
Does anyone have any tips as to the best way to make straw or hay to cover the bed of a cart or wagon in 28mm scale?
Thanks in advance,

Toby

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:14 am
by Friedrich August I.
Mulciber wrote:.... Or straw for that matter.
Does anyone have any tips as to the best way to make straw or hay to cover the bed of a cart or wagon in 28mm scale?
Thanks in advance,

Toby
Hi Toby,

How about buying a large broad brush and cutting its hairs off?

Just an idea :wink: :D

Günter

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:03 am
by Mulciber
That's a spiffing idea Günter!

Cheers,

Toby

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:18 pm
by obriendavid
Mulciber wrote:.... Or straw for that matter.
Does anyone have any tips as to the best way to make straw or hay to cover the bed of a cart or wagon in 28mm scale?
Thanks in advance,

Toby
I use a rubber backed door mat for making corn fields and if I need any to cover anything else I just trim it off at the base, works great for both items.
Cheers
Dave

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:23 pm
by EvilGinger
Some makers of resin scenery - Hovels for one do loads for carts including straw or Hay otherwise I would cut a block to fit the cart from foam card & cover it with Miliput and sculpt it much as you might a thatched roof on a building. Using brown fun fur as a cover and laying it with white glue would also work same way 4 ground do thatch.

:evil: Ginger

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:23 pm
by Mulciber
Thanks for the suggestions chaps, i'll do some experimenting.

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:44 am
by j1mwallace
Use polystyrene offcuts or "oasis" used for plants. Cut to required size. Cover liberally in PVA and then use either the cut down mats or bristles from a natural brush. Make sure you use plenty PVA. Then paint and dry brush.

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:07 am
by Redmist1122
Okay, here's my spoof on how I made my haystacks...could be useful. I use "teddy bear" fur over a spray can cap and covered it with white acrylic caulking. It dries very flexible and then paint. Avoid anything with silicone, that dries hard and subject to chipping. Hope this helps. This is how I represent thatch roofing too.

Re: Making Hay

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:13 am
by j1mwallace
yep. teddy bear fur painted over with a thinned down layer of PVA. About the consistency of milk. Had never done this until I built some of the excellent 4 ground Japanese buildings (by the way I cannot recommend them highly enough, they are very good!)