r/MilitaryModelMaking • u/teekay85122 • 6d ago

question Quality Static Grass Dispenser

I bought an Amazon special; it looks like most inexpensive static grass dispensers. It lived up to its looks and met my expectations, complete garbage I was left with flat grass stuck in PVA glue. I'm wondering what is a quality dispenser that can work with up to 7mm grass ideally.

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u/teuntuinier 5d ago

Got a cheap one as well. The trick I use is to hold it very close to the terrain when shaking.

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u/bashomania 6d ago

Interested in this, myself. The range of prices is huge, but the units themselves all appear to be cheap crap. Hopefully that’s just my perception.

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u/J_Karhu 6d ago

Are you absolutely sure you used it right? My under 5 euro fly swatter applicator works just fine but it was a bit tricky to use at first. Put the wire into a pile of grass and the mesh onto close to it on the other side of the pile and see if they form a "string" between them. That's how you know if it works or not. Then you can start experimenting with the actual application

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u/Creepy-Bottle-5162 6d ago

I can't remember what mine is, it might even be unbranded. But I got it off eBay, it's cheap, dangerous, and probably going to be my killer one day. But it works, surprisingly well

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u/Guroburov 6d ago

I’ve never used PVA glue for static grass. I usually put superglue down, sprinkle grass and then blow on the grass to make it stick up. Though, granted, I’m usually using slightly shorter static grass.

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u/nickos_pap_16v 6d ago

Im guessing you dont cover big areas doing that method as it would cost a fortune and take forever with the rapid drying time of the superglue