I bought a Noch static thingy a couple of years ago and am generally
quite happy with it. I have also just used the grass fibers directly
from the shaker container (Woodlands) with decent results on a couple of
modules. Since I do most of modular work outdoors in humid Texas, I
guess that was a benefit. My desire is to have an even longer fibre--I
would like to see tall grasses and wheat fields that would be in the 2.5
foot range.
A couple of years ago at the Sn3 Symposium, plans were distributed for a
homemade unit that was a fraction of the price. To me the only problem
was it used 110Volts while the Koch model uses a standard 9 volt
battery. I think the plans are on line.
All in all, we've come a long way from the grass mats of old from Life Like!
Bob Werre
On 4/1/12 11:50 AM, Roger Nulton wrote:
John,
Your message is very timely since I just bought a static grass
applicator and we are in the low humidity period in our heated basement.
Thanks, Roger Nulton
*From:* northern_pacific_runner <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:39 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* {S-Scale List} Static Grass and humidity
Hi: Just a problem we have in Nevada with static grass. Sometimes our
humidity drops under 20% and in general is very low. I have found that
static grass does not stand up very well when the humidity is low. The
simple solution was just to put the grass in a small can which is
placed in a larger can with an inch or so of warm water in the bigger
can and cover with any kitchen plastic wrap. After 30 minutes or
longer the grass seems to work very well. Just did some 6mm grass this
week that looks great. John in Reno
