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Static grass is the fastest way to turn a brown base into a meadow. Nylon fibres 2 mm long are sprinkled onto a surface coated with thinned PVA and stand upright once dry – and it is that uprightness which separates grass from moss or scatter. The 2 mm length suits scales from 25 mm upwards, so it covers wargame figures and 1:35 vehicles alike. Late fall is brown and faded, with no green left in it. It suits scenes from October onward, trampled grass around trenches, and anywhere the vegetation should look tired.
| Code | AK8222 |
| Type | static grass |
| Material | nylon flock |
| Size | 2 mm fibre length |
| Pack | 1 pot |
| Weight | 0.064 kg |
The other shades in the range are spring, summer, early fall, late fall and dry – two shades mixed always beat one. Taller clumps come from the 2 mm grass tufts, and the groundwork from AK textures.
How do I get the grass to stand up?
Coat the surface with thinned PVA, sprinkle the grass from above and tap the base gently from underneath – the vibration stands the fibres up. Anyone doing it often uses a static applicator, but tapping is enough on small areas.
Can the grass be painted once laid?
Yes, with an airbrush and heavily thinned paint. Not with a brush – that lays the fibres flat. Thinned paint sprayed from above unifies the shade and darkens the roots, which reads more naturally.
Why mix shades?
Because real grass is never one colour. Even a rough three-to-one mix of two neighbouring shades turns a surface into something that reads as a meadow rather than a carpet.