Using Silflor Static Grass Tufts for N-scale

Hey guys, I was wondering is it possible to use any of the static grass tufts, buffalo grass or or even the heki grass fiber mats for n scale? Also would it be a good idea too add grass tufts on the edges of the river bank and around rocks, etc.

 

I purchased 3 or 4 types of Silflor tufts for my n-scale layout. I liked the appearance and ease of use. I wanted autumn colors and various lengths.
Later I purchased a static grass fiber applicator, thus I was able to get a variety of types of grasses.

 

I've used Silflor grass tufts of all sizes and lots of Buffalo grass on my large N scale layout. All types of these different grasses enhance the look of any layout.

Go for it and have fun scenicking your layout.


Shades

 

Siflor is a fantastic product for N-Scale. I have about five different Siflor tuft styles that I've used on my HCD-sized layout.

I have some 2mm, 4mm, and 6mm. The 6mm is great for really overgrown areas, but you can also trim them down.

 

I'm not sure of the brand, but I saw static grass on an N-scale layout at Trainfest and thought it looked awesome. I fully plan on using it on my layout when I get to that point. If you use it, please post pictures!

 

We use them on Modutrak....almost exclusively.

 

If you have a static grass applicator, you can make your own tufts. Just put lots of drops of white glue on a metal cookie sheet, spray down with a bit of water, hook up the ground lead, and apply the static grass. If you want to do two color tufts, lightly vacuum up the first color, then apply a longer fiber over it while it is still mostly wet. {these photos are from when there were still on the metal sheet}






I made some winter/spring time cattails using three different lengths of grass as an experiment:



It takes a bit of trial and error, but you can make dozens of them for pennies, once you get the hang of it.

 

I used the tuffs on my last layout and I thought they looked great.

 

I use them on my layout.

Gary

 

That is some great fine detail Hornwrecker!

 

I use them all over my layout and here is another suggestion for them.



[video=youtube_share;aXHsGJUOdwU]http://youtu.be/aXHsGJUOdwU[/video]

Mike

 

Great idea for tufts! And simple too, which is great. Just needed someone like you to show us how, cheers!


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This is a mixture of bought mat and tufts, home made tufts and directly applied static grass. Variation is key to get a natural appearance.
This isn't N scale, it's Z...