Static Grass Applicator

[Planetjoe10]

Hello all,

I have been on this forum for a while but I think this is my first post. I wanted to share a few pics of a Static Grass Applicator that I made from directions found in Model Railroad Magazine which can be found here:
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh-2010-MarApr/static_grass_applicators?page=1

The applicator I built is the 120v model which uses an Ion Generator. This thing works great and for 30ish bucks it certainly beats putting out almost $200 for the Noch Grass Master. In any case here are some pics.. Very cool stuff.

Joe F.

 

[TRM]

That is great Joe!!! I looked at the expensive version (for about a second) when I picked up some static grass...thought something could be made...brings me to the second thanks....the link!! I feel a little side project coming on!! :

 

[spud]

oh that is Cool.

 

[panzerace007]

JOE,

That's Awesome ! Thanx for sharing ! The results are undeniable ! Great Job !! I'll have to run down to Lowes' now & get it together !

Thanx again for sharing !

 

[Junkie]

I made one via the mosquito zapper method however I have to say your results look better (thicker coverage).

Hmmm...another DIY on the horizon. Thanks and great stuff.

BTW - welcome to SMA and thank you for posting!

 

[Quaralane]

Excellent idea on that

 

[Planetjoe10]

Hello all,

Thanks for all the kinds words and I have to admit the thing really works well. I am building another one for a friend of mine since the first one was somewhat of a prototype and was thinking of making a Vid of it. If I do so I will be sure to post it here as well. I wanted to give you all the link to the ION Generator as they can be tough to find from what I understand.

If you goto: http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/ and search on item number: G1783 that is the exact one I purchased.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good store/site to get different lengths of static grass?

Thanks,
Joe F.

 

[panzerace007]

JOE,

Thanx again for this post !! Have you heard of Scenic Express ? They have some Awesome Stuff !!

http://www.scenicexpress.com/ - I have some of th Buffalo Tufts & use it for 1/35th & it looks Great. There are a few Guys here that use Scenic Express !!

 

[Planetjoe10]

Hey Panzer,

Thanks I will check out Scenic Express and have fun building the applicator it's super easy.

 

[13aceofspades13]

thats sweet!

 

[skow]

Thanks for the link! I've seen DIY instructions before, but only for the flyswatter version and not a 120V option. I owned the Noch version for about a week before I returned it. The results were mediocre and the more I thought about paying $200 for the thing, the more I knew I had to return it...

Thanks again!

 

[Splashcoat]

That is awesome - hardware store... here I come.