Before starting this hobby, it is a good idea to watch hours of DIY videos of this and that. That could save you A LOT of money.

8:40 - watered down PVA + a drop or two of washing up liquid (or any other liquid soap - shower gel, shampoo, hand soap, etc.)... You need the soap in there as a flow improver. It breaks the water tension and allows the glue to flow below the tops of the grass, just like a wash in painting. You can also add alcohol (IPA) instead of some of your water. This will speed up drying times as the alcohol will evaporate much faster than water. As for the spray bottle. I just keep bathroom cleaners spray bottles. Wash them out thoroughly, making sure to spray a lot of water through them. Then you can use them till they break. When they break you simply recycle them and pour your PVA mix into the next spray bottle. Cheap and easy. Almost all the Geek Gaming scenics stuff is the same as stuff you can make at home for a lot less money. When Luke was originally promoting it thats what he said - you can make it yourself or you can buy it from him if you don't want the hassle. But if you are doing multiple boards like this it's waaaaay better to make it yourself.

@MiniAgnostic

Ай бұрын

That’s a great tip, thank you! I’ve veered away from using isopropyl alcohol because I don’t have somewhere well ventilated enough unfortunately but for those with a garden/balcony it does work really well. I haven’t given flow improver a go so need to try that next time. It’s mostly the spray bottle itself that I struggled with when mixing up my own stuff in the past-they either came out as too direct a stream or got clogged up too easily. And definitely a big fan of Luke’s approach, so many shortcuts I’ve picked up from his channel.

Great video, that looks awesome. I love the depth it gives the grassy areas. Thanks.

I appreciate the careful way you gave specific credit for this frankly gamechanging approach but it's you and your channel that showed it to me, never seen it before and absolutely love the results being so simply achieved. That said I had some already and had a test, as well as being so straightforward, this stuff layers up really naturally, just cutting and placing bits here and there into a turfy, hummocky landscape that perfectly captures peaty moorland in a way that I've always wanted to create a board of. It's a landscape of rich very lush green turf over dark wet peaty ground that fissures and breaks up naturally, showing both, reflective dark pools of standing water recessed down in it bordered by longer grasses and occasional flowering plants. Craggy outcroppings are very natural breaking through it and always dappled with moss and lichens. A board makers dream and now I can layer it up beautifully, simply and so happily you can't imagine. My happy thanks m8

@MiniAgnostic

2 ай бұрын

That's so great to hear, really glad that you've found it useful!

I've watched a ton of videos and before KZread I would read articles about crafting scenery and gaming terrain. I've never seen this technique. This is great!

Thanks for sharing.

Wow...I've watched a huge number of terrain making vids without ever seeing this technique before. The results look amazing! Thanks...I have to investigate!

Thanks for sharing this technique, definitely going to try this on my next terrain board. Best from Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I'm reliably informed that Dave Andrews got it from Alan Titchmarsh (I wanted to say Percy Thrower but not sure you guys are old enough!)....

@hollyibbotson5290

2 ай бұрын

I know exactly who you mean, but I guess we have to be a certain age 😊

@hollyibbotson5290

2 ай бұрын

Percy thrower, best Gardner 😊👍

Spectacular result - I've never heard of hanging basket liners before, gonna see what that is :)

I have never seen this technique surprising especially with its gw/Perry origins… will definitely give it a go. Nice vid with clear instructions and nice edit

Looks great, I had never seen this technique before!

That's great looking grass. Thanks for sharing!

Wow, great work.

Clever, creative and realistic work, big like!!

Great gem of a technique!

Thanks for this idea, never seen it before!

That's an awesome technique

This looks pretty good and simple to do

@MiniAgnostic

3 ай бұрын

Aye definitely a time saver over trying to combine foam flocks/static grasses/tufts like I'd done before

❤

This is literally the video I have been looking for. I am starting to make 2foot 6inch by 2 foot 6 inch mini boards for games like frostgrave and silver bayonet. Would you have any suggestions on making a simple water board (maybe without resin). I’m hoping to make generic simple boards for different scenarios. Thank you for the video! It was very informative and helpful.

Neat technique. Unfortunately, the jute mat is only available in the UK.

@MiniAgnostic

2 ай бұрын

Ah that's a shame, thanks for looking though

@TheStonehammerFiles

2 ай бұрын

I found it on the US Amazon site.

@richn5321

2 ай бұрын

@@TheStonehammerFiles cool. Do you have a link?

I may just break down and buy sceneic sealant. I tried a few times making my own, and it always ends up with white patches that look like sweat salt, or some other unwanted bodily secretion.

Found similar product sold as jute "Worm Bin Blanket". Can anyone check their google results and confirm this is the same or close enough?

@MiniAgnostic

Ай бұрын

I've had a look - that seems a lot more coarse than this? I think that's just jute on its own. It can be annoying to find as there are quite a few places that sell basket lines made of coconut fibre now instead which is another completely different texture. This is the kind of material you're looking for www.jmgardenandelectrical.co.uk/jute-hanging-basket-liner-roll-0-96-wide-x-20m-roll-1.html

This is a copy of a technique from a KZread video, which is a copy of another KZread video 👌🏻

@MiniAgnostic

Ай бұрын

Sorry, from where? I do take quite a lot of care to reference where exactly I found this technique (the Perry Miniatures facebook page who adapted it from Dave Andrews) in the video and the description. I also searched before posting the video and couldn't find anyone else outlining it on KZread.

I have lots of minies and scenery, but you didn't like my comment about sounding like Enoch Powell, so you sir get nothing!

Thanks for the video, I will be doing this technique on my new board this weekend. I've been searching for the right application that will suit me, and this is definitely it.

@MiniAgnostic

2 ай бұрын

Hope it goes well!