Josh Seltzer and I used to make lots of this stuff using either spray
paint OR RIT Dye. the RIT works just as well but seems to take forever to
completely dry. As for the normal color of the Homosote, I suppose you could
compensate for this factor and still come up with any shade you wish. The
lightest color we ever made was for Goldenrod, a light yellow color.
Even better, make a couple of different shades and sprinkle them
separately when you scenic a section. Nature never was uniform anyway, and the
more color variations you have the better your scenery will look. Plus you
aren't paying twelve bucks for a bottle of canned ground cover in a hobby
shop somewhere. Lee McCarty
In a message dated 3/21/2012 11:23:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Interesting to try but since homosote is already a dark color it may not
take dye and look right like sawdust does.
Carey
Carey Probst
Member, M.I.T. Educational Council
S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF
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the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
On 3/21/2012 10:46 AM, Jeffrey Madden wrote:
>
> Another thought might be to mix in RIT dye instead of spraying with
> paint. I used to do this with sawdust, and it worked pretty good.
> Mix in water, dye and Homasote shavings, dump on plastic outside in
> sun to dry. I'm not sure if this will really work - 'cause not sure
> of the Homasote absorbtion, but if it worked with sawdust, it should
> work. Try a bit anyway. Jeff Madden
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:17 AM, Track Tools LLc
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> *From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>]
> *On Behalf Of *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:25 PM
> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Homasote Board
>
> Lee McCarty writes: “Since you are all talking about the use of
> Homosote, may I inject a quick suggestion about the dust that is
> created when you cut the stuff. Carefully collect as much of the
> dust as you can, put it into an empty five gallon bucket, spray
> paint it with any earth color you wish, any natural light brown,
> green, flax color, whatever earth colors you want on your layout.
> Keep spraying until everything in the bucket is colored, then let
> it all dry, stirring occasionally to break up clumps. When it is
> dried you will have a wonderful source of ground cover in small to
> large lumps that convert into field bushes, high grass, almost
> anywhere you want ground cover. You can even spray twigs with
> spray glue, roll them into the material, and you have instant
> deciduous trees and bushes. It also last forever and never gets
> hard or flakey.”
>
> I love the idea!
>
> For those of you who are having a hard time visualizing this mess,
> think dust bunnies from under the bed but with the caveat that you
> know from whence they came!
>
> Since cutting up homasote is not an everyday affair this is one
> that ought to be put to an article somewhere as it has some real
> possibilities!
>
> Lee Kleidon
>
> Tracktools LLc
>
> Westminster, CO
>
>
>
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