| GeorgethePug | 23 Jun 2007 5:41 p.m. PST |
I would really like to know of any place online or in the USA that I might find rubberized horsehair ???? Thanks Alot !!! |
| Skeptic | 23 Jun 2007 5:47 p.m. PST |
The nearest, readily-available substitute for the modelling / upholstery product that I can think of would be a type of 'natural fiber' furnace filter that is manufactured in Kentucky. The ones that I have seen have a bluish coating. Because they are made in Kentucky, my guess is that the 'natural fiber' could well be horsehair … |
aecurtis  | 23 Jun 2007 5:53 p.m. PST |
Old-school (usually Hispanic here in SoCal) auto upholsterers! May be a challenge to find in Minnesota, though… Allen |
| French Wargame Holidays | 23 Jun 2007 6:24 p.m. PST |
yep auto upholsteres and car wrecking yards pre 1970 cars priamrily |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 23 Jun 2007 10:30 p.m. PST |
Is the fiber actually coated with rubber? I've seen trees made out of the stuff at the Wargame Holiday Centre in the UK, and those trees are very tough and durable. Wouldn't upholstery fibre be sort of like,… string or hemp? |
| aecurtis | 23 Jun 2007 10:36 p.m. PST |
No; actual horsehair, coated in rubber, was used in upholstery because of its springiness. It's been recommended as a hegde/foliage material since the early days of wargaming, but is getting harder and harder to find as it has fallen out of favor in that industry. Allen |
| Fonzie | 24 Jun 2007 12:05 a.m. PST |
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| adster | 24 Jun 2007 4:08 a.m. PST |
I cannot remember where from but I heard that it does not stand up to being exposed to the air ( & UV?) very well. Not a problem when it is stuffed inside a piece of upholstery of course… |
| French Wargame Holidays | 24 Jun 2007 5:18 a.m. PST |
I have about two hundred trees made with the stuff along with hedges etc, always been meaning to do a tutorial on trees and hedges |
| Trajanus | 24 Jun 2007 9:28 a.m. PST |
OK, so no one else has said it, I guess I'll have to. Have you tried a rubberised horse? I'm sure they are still around, my Old Man used to bet on them all the time! |
| quantumcat | 24 Jun 2007 1:35 p.m. PST |
The horses started getting latex allergies. (Too many banana chips in their sweet feed) Now they're trying to genetically engineer boxwoods
for the game table. |
| GeorgethePug | 25 Jun 2007 6:38 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the help everyone ………… I will try to make a trip to the junk yard !!! Free or cheap is always best …….. leaves more money for buying more figs LOL !! |
| GeorgethePug | 25 Jun 2007 6:44 a.m. PST |
Another Idea I had from a book was a natural Product called Sea Foam ……….. But I can't seem to Find this anywhere othere then some Expensive Tree making kits ………. I was wondering if anyone knows what its true name is or where someone could get this also ???? Example of Tree Foam link |
| Swampster | 25 Jun 2007 1:31 p.m. PST |
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| GeorgethePug | 25 Jun 2007 1:46 p.m. PST |
Thanks Swampster !!! I found it also this afternoon !! |
