How I make flock as good as the shops

Common knowledge plenty of people know and has lots of videos on it but here is exactly how I do it with a few extra tips and pointers

[@profanglais5491]

This what youtube is all about, good videos to help everyone in all that they do life. Thank you for spending the time to share your experience.

[@bobluthardt9114]

In case anyone is confused: emulsion is water based paint, as opposed to oil based paint.

[@waytospergtherebro]

You clearly flunked high school chemistry.

[@BigStib]

​@@waytospergtherebroin the UK, emulsion paint (shortened to "emulsion" in general speech) is water-based. This is as distinct from the more usual meaning of emulsion, ie "a mixture of two or more liquids that are usually immiscible but, under specific transforming processes, will adopt a macroscopic homogeneous aspect and a microscopic heterogeneous one." So he didn't fail his Secondary School chemistry, whereas you did fail your English Comprehension.

[@mikebigdaddy2454]

I JUST GOT A HUGE BAG OF SAW DUST FROM HOME DEPOT WICH THEY WERE GLAD TO GIVE TO ME. I NOW HAVE ENOUGH FOR 2 LIFE TIMES. I FEEL LIKE I WON THE LOTTERY!!

[@robk.5467]

Congrats on your sawdust score. However.....you have to take into account how much mdf dust is mixed in with the plywood and wood dust. They cut everything on those saws, right? I just vacuumed out the catch box under my table saw (was cutting mdf 2 weeks ago). Then ran a 2x4 through several crosscuts on it, a few rips for good measure. If you have access to a saw( any saw) it's worth considering the harm mdf and plywood dust can do in your home.

[@wonderwend1]

Haha. Easy pleased 😂

[@Tractors_Trucks_And_Pups]

I know where I'm going this week 😁😁

[@YeahItsTrue47]

Yep. I did the same at Lowe's. Their parting comment..."anytime!"

[@ToySoldierVeeVee]

I usually make my flock in small batches using the cheap little tubes of acrylic craft paint found in various stores. I normally use 1 part paint, 2 parts water, and 4 parts sawdust. One 2 fl oz. bottle of paint for $0.50 USD mixed with 4 oz. of water yields 8 oz. of flock.

[@Jaxtor1]

I know this video is 5 years old but I have decided to start making terrain pieces for my 40k games and wanted a cheaper way to get flock than 10 dollars for 32 ounces! Thank you so much!

[@stevew9748]

here is a tip for ppl who make smaller quantities and use tubes of acrylic. A tube of cheap yellow acrylic mixed down with black gives a great forest green colour.

[@hashishi9]

Thomas Atkins it depends on the used pigments. There are lots of different blacks and yellows around, can you tell which you have used to get the forest green?

[@Tractors_Trucks_And_Pups]

Thanks for the tip

[@saundralopez2030]

5:24 to skip to the actual diy flock

[@PhilBradleyUK]

Thank you!!!

[@enricopenaglia8289]

Hero

[@martinwettig]

Best tutorial on diy flock I've ever seen. Thanks, mate, be well...

[@artranchero]

Luke, you totally cracked the mystery on this one. Well done, mate. Thank you!

[@sirarlissfeathergill6157]

Thank you for all your videos! Your tutorials are top notch and amazing, they have helped me take my wargaming to the next level on my very limited budget! You are an inspiration to mankind. Thank you so much Lukes!!!

[@josemariavazquez9063]

Hello from Madrid, I went trough Park and garden maintenance men a few days ago, they were cutting a tree in a street of my neighborhood and guest what?,great saw dust for flokin... I took a bunch of it and I made my first try. Results are great I got 3 sizes of sawdust. So folks look out for park and garden maintenance people in your area Yo can get great material for flokin. 👌

[@Jose-ur7jz]

Gracias por la idea bro

[@moseth7606]

Luke man your a true inspiration! Since joining you on here ive started airbrushing making thinners, terrain an now this. Things i wouldn't think twice about paying top dollar for because i never knew how to or how easy it all is. Gad bless you sir!

[@edwardsawyer8187]

I used your idea. And I was amazed by the results.. It was easy for me to get the saw dust. I have a woodshop at home. But its a lot cheaper and more rewarding making your own flock.. Thank you for the helpful ideas..

[@supercharger1958]

get goin to b&q /homebase and get paint testors on the valspar/dulux paint mixer, every colour of green etc in the colour spectrum , £2.00 for a 250ml pot, been doin it for years you can also tear up yellow or white sponge n put it in blender with some water .spin it up to desired size, squeeze oot the water then mix with yer paint, been modelling 40yrs plus and have quite a few tricks up my sleeve..lol lol an auld age fat baldie biker fi scotland.

[@studentcarat1444]

What kind of paint?

[@janjacobsen7778]

That's nice.. you ought to have plenty of tricks by now

[@solidsnakeeathe]

@@studentcarat1444 testor I guess

[@erikreiner3313]

Make some videos!

[@El.mosquito.]

Alright pal!

[@Pezzapoo]

Flockin amazing

[@Pezzapoo]

+Lukes Aps well flock you you flocking flocker

[@etaylor495]

+Lukes Aps will you two just get a room and flock

[@garywhite4224]

pezzapoo I c

[@carmendavis8146]

pezzapoo Great tutorial, thanks to share...

[@ashleycorea3658]

pezzapoo oh I know what you're saying you're saying it's about flocks but you're saying it like you're cursing lol

[@Ask_Momma_Alice]

Tested and tried... I'm up to my armpits in flock now. Thanks Luke!

[@billd.iniowa2263]

Hi Luke. Guess there's different ways to do things, but I found that to get the finest powder dont try to force the sawdust thru the screen. You may inadvertently shove larger slivers thru it. Hands off and let gravity do the work. Also, using a little kitchen sieve takes a long time. If you can get a house window screen/mesh, lay it across two folding chairs or whatever and put some news papers down on the floor. Throw a quart of sawdust on the screen and shake it back and forth, like you were making popcorn on the stove. The fine flour will land on the newspaper. When no more is coming thru the screen pitch that lot off to the side and save it for your course stuff. Well, thats how I did it anyway. Got a gallon of fine dust/flour in about 10 minutes. The stuff was pretty dry to start with and that helps alot. You make good videos (even tho your head isnt in the shot half the time, lol!) , and your personality comes thru loud n clear. Keep up the good work and we'll see you on the Terrainiacs page. Hope this helps. :-)

[@chrisbooth4606]

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[@christophermastersjr.1170]

It's like a cooking show for artists lol this is actually the only video I found that actually said what the grass was made of. Subscribed :)

[@islandneni71]

Hello from Texas, in the U.S....Kudos on all the work you do for all of us who learn so much!! I'm working on a miniature Haunted Town, this would work great for dead grass, thanks so much for the tutorial.

[@Valterixen]

Thank you very much Luke, excellent tutorial as always. Now I'm gonna go flock myself.

[@khankrum1]

I am retired and now live in a Bulgarian village. Suppliers are not in existence over here, so your demonstrations are a godsend, especially this one on flock.

[@_uno3360]

I don't do Hobby, but my brother does and I find these videos simply fascinating.

[@lisaboudreau5390]

Omg I made this today. Brilliant. This saved me so much money. Thanks for the great video.

[@ericamanda01]

Thank you for making this. I'm defiantly going to give it a go. As for those who have comments on your slang or ears, may I suggest they search for "average, boring looking person giving a flocking tutorial". Otherwise stfu and appreciate that he took the time to make this tutorial.

[@joannecarroll5504]

Defiantly? No need for defiance, try doing it DEFINITELY.

[@MrStingray075]

Well for flocks sake. I had no idea it was that easy. Awesome video Luke. Thanks. I'm off to The Home Depot.

[@aaronblount3999]

This video just saved a base I'm working on because I can't afford to go get flocking right now, but I have a pile of sawdust under the table saw, just going to waste.... LOL

[@fluffchucker13]

Thanks for another saving vid Luke. Before I saw it though, I made some after emptying the dust bag off my chop saw and used a tube of green acrylic I had. I'm going to try it with `Ronseal Shed and Fence Preserver', as I've got gallons of the crap cos it DOESN'T do as it says on the tin

[@soarer282]

You could ask a house painter if they have any leftovers, usually its free because they have to pay to dump it. Love your shirt too.

[@Julie-tm5vy]

Thank you will try to sorce some powder from timber merchant your videos are great don't worry about how you speak it's who you are and we all watch cos you give great advice and how to video

[@IDICBeer]

This is amazing Luke. In my head the sawdust should stick together with all the paint but clearly that is not the case!. What a great money saving tip :D

[@lnrmodels]

Hi Luke - I really enjoyed this vid. I'm a railway modeller, but your tips on terrain etc apply just as equally to us guys as the warmers (and by the way, I used to be an avid Orc painter ;) ) We have a saw room her at work, which produces LOTS of very fine sawdust and having seen this video, I've just gone and collected as much as I can carry. Brilliant vid, wonderfully presented. Definitely subscribing to this channel now Thanks Lee

[@lnrmodels]

build yourself a nice 1:76 building to test your skills :) Maybe a bridge or a viaduct :) I'm slowly going through your channel - I love this stuff (there goes work today) lnrmodels.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/dover-priory-network-rail-depot-2.html

[@baileysbootstraps8170]

Flock on Bro !! Thanks a lot really needed this vid. I want to flock an ornate "church" bird nesting box......been waiting for ages...now I can do it. Cheers

[@jimturner2525]

You hobby in your vest. I hobby in my pants. Must be a north - south thing. Great videos you are my inspiration. Thanks

[@UbiqueMatt]

Great, money saving tips, quality results.

[@thehastyterrainmaker9485]

Great video Luke, best I've watched to date.

[@gavinjones7615]

Got around to making some of this, amazing results, thanks for the tips

[@mikeberg3985]

You are a true inspiration. Thanks.

[@darlingicarus]

super helpful! you explained things very well, thank you so much!

[@miamackk119]

u are literally slaying i love flock!

[@sweettooth5737]

Imho, you have the best tutorials. You take great care and have such attention to detail--- absolutely wonderful to find someone as picky as I am. The broad range of tutorials is fantastic as well!! THANK YOU! ❤️

[@RobRobertson1000]

Thanks Luke. I'm doing something different, Christmas village diorama for grandkids, but this is perfect advice.

[@willdavidson1516]

You got a picture of that Christmas Village diorama scene Rob? I build repros of vintage cardboard Christmas houses. If you have any questions at all, you can contact me on my FB page. Check out my FB page at: facebook.com/nutz4putz. Please stop by and post some pics please! Thanks...

[@islandneni71]

Hi Rob, are you thinking of using this for snow? I would love to see the end results! I'm still collecting the houses for my Christmas village, but I'm hoping to use this to make dead yellowing grass for a Halloween Town.

[@entropytango5348]

Great video, I will be making my own from here on. I can never get decent tanned flock. Now things are going to change. Thank You

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

I have always preferred flock to static because, as an Australian modeler, I tend to have fairly dry grass areas so, using similar system to what you show here, I have a large range of shades and intensities of green and quite a few on shades of brown, tan, and yellow. By using these totally randomly, I get a varied color affect across a board with dry patches, worn patches, paths, wet areas and swamps. Should I need longer weeds, I tend to dollop a little PVA and stick hair, or hair piece cuttings (from the dollar store) along the edge of ditches, streams, pond etc. This same sawdust and "50 shades of green" offers different colors for different deciduous trees and, with a little dab of color on the completed and glued clump of this stuff, flowers. Cheap - even here in Australia where I need to buy a 20kg bag of sawdust flour and, since I do so many, am now about to buy my third bag since 2015.

[@Banshun]

11:59 I think you may have your catchphrase for the painting service. Luke's APS - It's Abaaat Reet.

[@ChimpOnComputer]

thank god this is a video, im across the pond so some words i was clueless lol

[@benlolmaugh4256]

Luke is a smart guy. Good work

[@dweras1982]

just found ur video and you made my day...was wondering how to make it instead of buy it. Thanks a lot :)

[@Spacefrisian]

Its almost like watching Jamie on the foodnetwork having a go at food.

[@markzambelli]

Thanks for this... I'll not be buying flock ever again also. ( PS, Big 'hello' from someone who was born in Batley and raised in Birstall... nice to hear a proper accent again😉)

[@MatthewFritzOnline]

"and things like that"... :) great video! gonna definitely give this a go!

[@SigurdBraathen]

Ok, so now I know what flock is as in how it's made, what it is. What remains is knowing what flock is used for :)

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Very good I have a company close by that makes windows so I bet they'll have some sawdust powder for me. Another fine video well done sir.

[@DazzaBo]

I'm about halfway through your video and only just now noticed your singlet and spun out. I'm From Cairns, Kuranda is a nice little town.

[@DazzaBo]

lol legend, hope you had a great time man

[@mothsocks4082]

Have a look at "Seagulls" paint shop over in Leeds on Kirkstall road, they've got a special sale on all green paint at the moment. Absolutely brilliant shop, can't fault it!

[@brucewoods9377]

Wow that is a really great idea. And huge money saver

[@MrRoyalfalconer]

Fantastic video mate thanks and Bonza shirt.

[@millerstewart2383]

Top video !!!!!!!! Clear as anything

[@charlesc1583]

Love your Flocking video keep up the good work.

[@jjab99]

Nice one mate. This is one that I think I will give a go, a cheap plentiful supply of flock, what could be better. Cheers mate.

[@jesperwallin]

Really amazing! I'm trying this at first chance!

[@_syzygy_]

Love your style man, and your talent, keep it up! edit: That bloodborne poster at the back though ;)

[@livesteam]

Very interesting ... I will start making my "flock" too ... I need loads of it for my Model Railway layout .... By the way, I love your tattoos ... Cheers

[@lpmorgan90]

My uncle works in a wood shop... the amount of sawdust I've got mainly for oil spills but since selling my bike stuff I've got buckets full of the stuff haha

[@johnc2ful]

a very good video, i now have decided not to bother with painted foam and now have a tub of sifted sawdust

[@visserboonstra]

Great video's, thank you, i learn a lot from you

[@lefthandedpanzerfaust6583]

Luke its Cheezfriend (The Aussie guy that subscribed to you when you first started and pestered you about your Dremel tool). This is my second youtube account. I am really liking just how good your channel has got now. I have watched the other how to make flock videos and this one is really good! I was really hoping you were going to make this video and you did. I think I am going to take the plunge! Keep pumping out the material!

[@KatHazelton]

Thank you for sharing found it very interesting ☺

[@howardwood2211]

What a clever flocker!

[@bisontyson4397]

I know in the states anyways, you can get free samples of paints. They have them in every color, and it's a decent sized can of paint. I'm not sure if they have a discount section here in the US, I haven't asked or looked yet. But will definitely ask about it.

[@julianchadwick6038]

a whisk we use for mixing groundbait for fishing would sort that out

[@ondaderthad7139]

Love the Queensland T-shirt

[@evanhughes7609]

Top tips here, thanks for that!

[@Grimlore82]

a small drill and a paint mixing paddle. I found it works great for this.

[@MikeM670]

Question Everything

[@joshjohnston7388]

Probably even better than a food processor, considering how thick it gets. Yer a genius.

[@mikegraby3453]

grinding up porridge oats in a blender works well too

[@polito96]

Hi Luke, I was wondering. What colors do you recommend as far as a a set of flocking colors and textures such as fine(what colors) med(what colors) and course(what colors). Thanks in advance.

[@badboy_kustomz1648]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@snowuk1472]

I know this is a old thread now but for brown flock buy a big box of the cheapest tea bags money can buy and split them down you will be surprised how much you get , looks excellent with a quick bone/sand drybrush when Basing

[@karenmusa3052]

Thanku so much. Ok what do u use and what do u mean by emulsion..and what does the dish liquid do? Thanks again 😃

[@TriptonStudios]

Does it work with a static applicator? What do they use to make nylon flock ?

[@magsmorgan2737]

Thank you this is so exciting

[@snickdesnick]

You mentioned you done one with PVA and one without and it made no difference. The PVA not help the colour hold at all before it gets doused to seal it down?

[@liamyork4577]

When do you add the gloss for to the flock?

[@Magpie4000]

Love the singlet ! I live in Cairns

[@brianm.v.7286]

love the shirt mate!

[@hjpeters3710]

What about mixing it with a paint mixer (from b&m or home bargains) and a drill?

[@jamesmcclanahan2558]

Hey man ty for droping RubbishInRubbishOut name out there great ch. and so is ur's bro keep it up...:)

[@guillaumedilly515]

Hello Luke, great video! Sorry for my English, but I didn't understood what is the powder and how did you get it. Than you!

[@debthompson5914]

How do you do snow .iam doing a winter Seen . I love your videos they are very helpful .🙂

[@notreallydavid]

Late to this, but tester pots of paint might be a good source of the small quantities of emulsion required if you're not making a lot of flock. UK people - one good source of these is Wilko (larger branches).

[@SF-wx1bu]

Great vid. Why do you add soap to the paint and water?

[@benduston]

This may be a stupid question. Would this work to make a white/snow look. I have a really serious like for snow/icey terrain. My 40k armies are all based with a snow theme and I’d love to make a ruined city snow covered table

[@darrenv7929]

looks great....what was the name of the green coloured paint?

[@doublepgames4497]

Now i need to get rid of the smell of the sawdust lol! Other than that its the most FLOCKING amazing flocking that I’ve ever made. Also, just a tip for getting sawdust, go to the lumber isle in a home depot and ask about sawdust, they might give it away from their vacuum.

[@dibbie1971]

Great Video, very helpful and love the shirt, I'm from Queensland

[@haleccles6878]

Cool thanks mate might give this a go next week :)

[@peterjones3757]

Hi, been looking for the 5lt round storage box you used, 16:03 can you link where to buy it?

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

bit late to the party, but honestly, mixing it yourself each time will make it look more realistic, as nature is always close, but never quite the same.

[@chillumaperios1873]

hey bro I've been following you for a while and have seen many of your videos..one question why soap?

[@sunbags]

Would this stuff look bad on a miniature base? I had an idea to use crackling and then making this stuff and putting it on top. Would contrast nicely against ultramarines

[@johnslade3104]

Excellent video. Why the Soap please. I,ve seen on vids sawdust flock does not stick down very well. What's your best method please Thanks