Last Hussar | 16 Aug 2016 3:46 p.m. PST |
I have some HO trees (1/67) for my 20 & 25mm. They are rail models, so more realistic. They have varied flock on them to give the impression of leaves more clearly. Unfortunately some of this has fallen into the bags I bought them in. How do I coat them with PVA to sprinkle it back on?
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Extra Crispy | 16 Aug 2016 4:01 p.m. PST |
Spray bottle. Thin the PVA 50/50 with water. |
Mako11 | 16 Aug 2016 4:07 p.m. PST |
I recommend cheap, dollar store hairspray instead. The cheapest stuff is stickier, and works well. |
Cyrus the Great | 16 Aug 2016 9:07 p.m. PST |
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vagamer63 | 16 Aug 2016 9:37 p.m. PST |
Elmer's Glue in the spray can works very well on trees, and it will actually last far longer then other methods! |
Yellow Admiral | 16 Aug 2016 10:37 p.m. PST |
Spray bottle. Thin the PVA 50/50 with water. The only thing that has ever accomplished for me is clogging a spray bottle. If I thinned the mixture to about 2/3 water, it would come out of one bottle in a stream, but I couldn't get it to mist. What's the real trick to making this work? Elmer's Glue in the spray can works very well on trees, and it will actually last far longer then other methods! Which one? There are several Elmer's spray glue products. Are any of them actually PVA? - Ix |
Fish | 16 Aug 2016 11:42 p.m. PST |
Yup, I've also experienced thinned PVA clogging the spray bottle. Donät know if mixing it VERY well would help, but nexttime I'd shorten the spray's pipe so that it wouldn't suck in the bottom muck (which falls to the bottom because it thicker and heavier…) In my club's terrain building projects we've used Woodland Scenics' Scenic Cement (WOOS191) which is thinned down PVA that dries matte. Need to shake these bottles really well too. Arranging flock and then attaching it spray yield really realistic results! Also IMMEDIATELY after you've done with the liquid PVA unscrew the sprayer and pump some warm water through it to remove all glue residue so it won't clog. |
bruntonboy | 17 Aug 2016 12:03 a.m. PST |
Add a drop or two of washing up liquid to the mix and as said above clean the spray after use. Works for me. Easier though is simply dunk the tree inro a bucket of thin glue, shake off the excess and then dunk into the flock and leave to dry- preferably upside down. |
freerangeegg | 17 Aug 2016 12:03 a.m. PST |
If you want to spray it I would recommend the Woodland Scenics scenic cement, it comes ready done at the right consistency and dries a nice matt finish. Wash the spray head out with warm water and some detergent after and it will give good service for years. |
Last Hussar | 17 Aug 2016 2:29 a.m. PST |
In the UK- I think Elmers is a US thing (though we probably have it somewhere) The spray bottle – do you all mean the kind with a trigger like a disinfectant spray? (at this point it we find out that the US and the UK are separated also by a common way to spray, and all the Americans go 'What is that?') |
Last Hussar | 17 Aug 2016 2:56 a.m. PST |
Ok – done it, under trial now. What I've done is used Lonkka's suggestion of shortening the pipe. To make sure the mix gets up high enough I've 'Archimedes'ed it up with some (washed) gravel from our path. Not only will this let the thin stuff rise up so I can have a short pipe, but it will help mix it when I shake it (at least that is my thinking). I've used cheap 'Poundland' PVA – I buy it because its cheap, but also a lot thinner than decent PVA (hence a quid). I find that works better when I flock – more water means the flock absorbs the water quicker, making it bind. The oaks seem better than the chestnuts – they haven't got the extra larger 'leaves'. |
steamingdave47 | 17 Aug 2016 10:27 a.m. PST |
Isn't HO 1:87 scale? But to answer the real problem, try this stuff: link
Or hairspray (probably a lot cheaper). |
Last Hussar | 17 Aug 2016 10:32 a.m. PST |
25mm is 1/67. HO may well be 87 – I grow old, I grow old. Think these are OO, now I think about it. |