Long Valley Gamer  | 07 May 2018 8:49 a.m. PST |
Interested in making horsehair trees. Where is that available. Thanks |
Roderick Robertson  | 07 May 2018 9:23 a.m. PST |
I'd ask my neighbor… but his horses aren't rubberized, which is what you want. Try something like this: link |
| JimDuncanUK | 07 May 2018 9:24 a.m. PST |
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| Random Die Roll | 07 May 2018 9:24 a.m. PST |
Easy google--2 words Horse Hair
Amazon
Etsy
Alibaba |
| JimDuncanUK | 07 May 2018 9:24 a.m. PST |
Have seen it on eBay as well. |
| wrgmr1 | 07 May 2018 10:07 a.m. PST |
On a model railroad forum I found that one chap was using basket liners for shrubs and hedges. He pulls them apart somewhat paints then glues flocking. Making the branches stiff. Maybe give this a try. Any garden shop will have them. link link |
| Timmo uk | 07 May 2018 10:21 a.m. PST |
Very difficult to get the real thing anymore. Most of what is sold as Rubberised Horsehair is in fact rubberised coconut fibre. Rubberised horsehair is generally straight fibres while the coconut fibre is sort of round 'swirls'. You can still make trees and hedges with it. Depending on where you are in the world you need to find an supplier to the classic car market – it's used for padding seats. If you are in the UK Woolies, nr Stamford stock the coconut fibre version. It comes in 6' x 3' sheets for about £35.00 GBP or at least it was when I bought it. Various wargames suppliers have small pieces for sale, often at an astonishing mark-up… |
 Flashman14 | 07 May 2018 10:24 a.m. PST |
In the US, popping Horse Hair into the Amazon search is useless. Adding "rubberized" or "upholstery" also turns up bupkis. |
 Doctor X | 07 May 2018 10:29 a.m. PST |
Found mine on eBay from a UK seller. |
| (Leftee) | 07 May 2018 11:00 a.m. PST |
I got a ton of it on OnlineFabric Store |
 Mister Tibbles | 07 May 2018 11:21 a.m. PST |
I was going to say from a horse…. I'd look into Scale Scenics. They have excellent sagebrush trees very inexpensive and realistic. Just a thought as an alternative. |
| Cornelius | 07 May 2018 12:27 p.m. PST |
Got mine out of an old armchair (1960s but classic) I was scrapping. |
| Long Valley Gamer | 07 May 2018 2:29 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys…appreciate the info |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 May 2018 6:17 p.m. PST |
Elmer Fudd says you have to be "wewy wewy quiet" when you sneak up to grab that horse hair. Dan |
| zoneofcontrol | 07 May 2018 7:20 p.m. PST |
Horse Hair is used on Stringed Instrument Bows (Violin, Violas. etc.). You could try your local music shop or a repair facility. Just be careful. You usually have an option for synthetic (not very porous) or actual (very porous) hair. Synthetic is cheaper but string players prefer the actual hair because it holds rosin better. Not sure what exactly you need it for but you can purchase synthetic steel wool and synthetic sanding pads in the paint department of anyone that sells DIY home painting materials. Just look with the sanding/paint stripping stuff. The steel wool works for trees and bushes while the sanding pads are good for hedges and bocage. |
| Long Valley Gamer | 07 May 2018 8:20 p.m. PST |
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| skinkmasterreturns | 08 May 2018 4:07 a.m. PST |
I use the coconut fiber which is sold as basket liners at Lowes for around $3. USD It works well and takes watered PVA without any trouble. |
| Striker | 08 May 2018 5:57 p.m. PST |
I got 4 garbage bags full from ripping apart a failing sofa. |
| zoneofcontrol | 08 May 2018 8:30 p.m. PST |
"I got 4 garbage bags full from ripping apart a failing sofa." And that my friends is why we cannot ever have anything nice. I shudder to think what may have happened to dear old, ailing Aunt Mildred. |
| Howler | 12 May 2018 9:25 p.m. PST |
I've met a railroad hobbyist who used inexpensive A/C filters |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Aug 2018 2:07 a.m. PST |
Is this the stuff you're looking for? link Dan |
