USCT Field Dressing Station, 28mm

[kyle.dalton]

From the ambulance set by Perry Miniatures

 

[rebel brit]

Great painting and really nice work on the bases . I like the trees, are they bought or have you made them.
I've never bought any Perry Miniatures before but really impressed with the range they have.

 

[kyle.dalton]

I got the trees from a model train hobby place, dry brushed them with grey to try and bring out the texture a little more, then based them on weighted 28mm bases and added the muddy earth around them. It's a cost effective way of getting some solid looking terrain.

 

[Booner]

You did a really nice job with everything.
I don't think I've seen you post before in our forum; Welcome! and please post some more.

 

[DixieRifles]

Interesting subject. Good job.

 

[Kurt G]

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From the ambulance set by Perry Miniatures
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Great painting . The groundwork looks nice . Static grass and grass tufts ? Obviously you've been doing this for awhile . Please post more of your work .

 

[DixieRifles]

I have made small single figure bases and created my own tufts of grass and painted it. These look much like yours but I worked with 54mm scale.
I'm finishing a larger diorama and wanted to try the technique of sprinkling individual grass. Then I found out they use a grass applicator which creates an electric charge to make the grass stand up until the glue dries. So I may have to revert to my tufts with some of the grass or the short stubble sprinkled around.
I plan to post when I have it completed---maybe December.

 

[kyle.dalton]

I have made small single figure bases and created my own tufts of grass and painted it. These look much like yours but I worked with 54mm scale.
I'm finishing a larger diorama and wanted to try the technique of sprinkling individual grass. Then I found out they use a grass applicator which creates an electric charge to make the grass stand up until the glue dries. So I may have to revert to my tufts with some of the grass or the short stubble sprinkled around.
I plan to post when I have it completed---maybe December.

For the base level soil I used Citadel technical paints. Citadel overcharges for everything, but I have to say that for their technical paints (this one was Stirland Battlemire, I think) the convenience was totally worth it and the applicator tool is indispensable. If I wasn't applying so much grass I would have drybrushed the finished product with a lighter brown or a grey.

I used Army Painter tufts which are super convenient and easy to apply. The grass is also Army Painter, though I didn't have a grass applicator. I just waited until everything was completely dry then spread PVA glue and turned the models upside down, tapping away the excess which also had the benefit of making the grass stand up. With a pair of small tweezers, I made sure to pick away all the excess grass then let it dry.

 

[DixieRifles]

Im not familiar with any of those products. Years ago I would make my own tufts using material from a twine rope. I would bundle some and glue. It accepted paint.

The local hobby shop has pre-made tufts of grass in various styles that you peel and stick. They are for RR hobbyists.

Here is my test board.
I coat with Gesso and paint with Tamiya Flat Earth. I have a type of grass that is more like sawdust. I sprinkled it over glue and painted with two shades of Green— but it still looks brown. Then I sprinkled 4mm grass and some did stand but you dont see it at this angle. No paint applied.

I think I like the "sawdust" grass— just make another application.

 

[CavRTO]

For the base level soil I used Citadel technical paints. Citadel overcharges for everything, but I have to say that for their technical paints (this one was Stirland Battlemire, I think) the convenience was totally worth it and the applicator tool is indispensable. If I wasn't applying so much grass I would have drybrushed the finished product with a lighter brown or a grey.

I used Army Painter tufts which are super convenient and easy to apply. The grass is also Army Painter, though I didn't have a grass applicator. I just waited until everything was completely dry then spread PVA glue and turned the models upside down, tapping away the excess which also had the benefit of making the grass stand up. With a pair of small tweezers, I made sure to pick away all the excess grass then let it dry.

Kyle,
Enjoyed your work very much. I do HO trains but detailing's become harder for me since I developed non-Parkinson's hand tremors.

 

[Booner]

I have made small single figure bases and created my own tufts of grass and painted it. These look much like yours but I worked with 54mm scale.
I'm finishing a larger diorama and wanted to try the technique of sprinkling individual grass. Then I found out they use a grass applicator which creates an electric charge to make the grass stand up until the glue dries. So I may have to revert to my tufts with some of the grass or the short stubble sprinkled around.
I plan to post when I have it completed---maybe December.

In olden times we used to sprinkle the grass over a wet base and then blow on the grass to help it stand up.

 

[Kurt G]

In olden times we used to sprinkle the grass over a wet base and then blow on the grass to help it stand up.

That still works pretty good on small bases.