Ultimate guide to Static grass

This video is a summary of my methods and materials I´m using when creating all type of miniature grass surfaces. This to achieve the ultimate realistic scenery for diorama, fantasy rpg, LEGO and gaming boards.
We will also take a look at the new matt (muted colors) grass from Noch, which really is next level in terms of realism for static grass.
We´re also working with the ground covering materials and exploring when and how they become very important for some grass surfaces.
This video is brought to you in corporation with Noch Gmbh. Visit Noch webshop on: www.noch.com
The music played by the guitarist is licensed from Amaze Music. Composer is Danne Machmar. Check out the latest hit "Save my dayz" • GENOS , GENOS 2 ORIGIN...
other channels working with grass is Luke Towan and the terraintutor.
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[@bartoncessna1]

This is the best video I've seen about static grass effects. This isn't modelling - it's ART!

[@marklinofsweden]

Thank you!

[@bruceames8172]

I Totally Agree, and I'm wondering if you are related to Luke Towan in Australia, however the accents are not even close. Perhaps a brother from another mother. Hahaha , I'll shut up and go back to You're videos. Bruce

[@k.s.9015]

I absolute agree! It IS ART!😮😍👏👏👏👌

[@lindagreenwood1129]

I am embarking as a complete novice on building a railway layout for my four grandchildren - your videos are wonderful and a great inspiration - thankyou.

[@alejandrosazo87]

Fantastic tutorial, very very descriptive. The fact that you explain how certain applications are useful for certain real size landscapes is like attending to a professional class.

[@carolbage8300]

Already the third time I've watched this video in only a few days. This tutorial is invaluable. It is a master class in static grass application and I will be referring back to it many times when I build my railway. Thanks very much and keep up the good work. Very inspiring. Best regards, Bob (UK)

[@crandall12daysofchristmas66]

I kept step by step notes on it.

[@finn9233]

The example with using real life references was great. Thanks for sharing your techniques!

[@trajanic3623]

Without doubt this is probably the best video on static grass and it's multi-purpose application I have seen anywhere, thank you marklinofsweden for sharing this with the community! P.s. I will look to use these methods for my wargames table (TYW to Waterloo) and model railway layouts (Steam and Modern UK).

[@peter3633]

Dnes som nasiel videa zo stavby kolajiska a všetko stym spojene.veľa napadov vela ušetrenych financii vďaka Vašim napadom .sice nerozumiem moc anglicky ale zato nazorna ukážka čo a ako tvorit k tomu jazyk ani netreba.skvele že ste tu svoju tvorbu uverejnil aj čo sa tyka flokovania trávy a krajinky.čo dodať je to krasa pozdravujem Vas zo slovenska vlačikom zdar😊

[@christopherkelley1999]

I second this as the best static grass video I have seen on KZbin! Great job!!

[@normanrowe2831]

Hello, by far, the absolute best tutorial on static grass, and it’s proper usage. Thank you very much. I’m very much looking forward to further episodes. Bye for now.

[@mistac5050]

This is fantastic. I'm getting ready to do my first diorama with static grass and I feel completely prepared now. Thank you!

[@willywally8285]

Best static grass video I have ever seen. Thank you, you have made it look so easy!

[@kitchenspiral]

Very informative video! I am a model railroader in Japan re-starting making layout in N-scale after my child vacated his room to be independent. 30 years of blank period was huge to fill my knowledge with new products and technologies. (by the way, I used to work for Swedish company and visited Goteborg several times) Thank you.

[@jimwalsh946]

This is a great video. It really goes beyond static grass application and shows how it can duplicate real scenes. Thanks

[@bonniehollingsworth1996]

Some of these excellent grass applications are very new to me. I love your comparisons of how the techniques are achieved. Great help here. Thank you!

[@alravella2548]

Martin I am a fan who has followed you for a while a now and 2 things come to mind. One, your friendly manner, and 2 your demonstration of your modeling talents is great. This particular video I have been holding on to for now. I will incorporate your system as I proceed. The one tip I don't see done is the grounding of the applicator. Seems simple but for a newbie it is worth mentioning in my opinion. Question - I clip my alligator clip to an metal awe then I stick that into the base material. Is that okay, or If you have a better idea please lay it on us. Al

[@larrydee8859]

As always; This is a fantastically, understandable video!!! (I've been stalling with my high static grass, overgrowing yard tracks project, untill I just saw your static grass video, now). This, plus your cobblestone , and other videos, are wonderful! Thank you, MarklinofSweeden, for sharing!

[@marklinofsweden]

Thank you Larry! More videos are coming your way.

[@Whites-Creek-Railroad]

Absolutely fantastic video with beyond excellent ideas!!! I will absolutely use this on my 13x19 layout!!!

[@sammym.belfastchild]

Fantastic, tutorial on the various grass and ground cover Noch products seem really nice and the applicator works very nicely , thanks for sharing..

[@Panpan1568]

Thank you Mark, very good video. I'm just about to get back into model railways after 40 years since building first layout as a child. Thanks again, regards Paul in the UK.

[@ModelNerd]

Great video. The yellow flowers example looks especially good - very realistic.

[@RoaldvdM]

I found it fascinating. So realistic! As a kid I owned Märklin trains - maybe one day I will have the time and space again. Watching all of your videos with great interest.

[@michaelcontario]

Wow! Thank you, Mark, for an excellent video on how to use static grass

[@WendyGrabowski]

my husband and I just love your video on static grass application. Definitely the best we've seen and we have watched it several times but, each time we try to apply the static grass it just doesn't stay up like yours does. We have special static glue and have purchased 2 different applicators and it still doesn't seem to come out of the hopper very well and then doesn't stand up well. Please send us some tips!!! Thank you.

[@thomasm1964]

This all looks so incredibly realistic - and I am so pleased you have taken “stipple” to your heart! Excellent video.

[@tommycanadasmobazimmer]

This video is just what I needed. Excellent. Thanks

[@BrakemanHO]

Excellent wrap up of the needed techniques! I learned a lot also from your previous grass tutorial. Haven’t been that successful, mostly having trouble with my applicator, Grassmaster 1. The longer fibers just won’t come out of it easy.

[@marklinofsweden]

Hi! Thank you! Yeah, I heard from others the the Grassmaster 1 was lacking in power. This GM2 deos a good job. I´m experimenting now to get better performance from the 12mm grass. I would estimate that only 10% of the 12mm grass actually remains standing after application and vacuuming, which is poor. It has to do both with the glue and the operator and the power of the applicator. Work is in progress!

[@valborchardt3596]

Another awesome tutorial, thank you Martin. Take care as always from South Africa

[@rrl4245]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing your techniques.

[@TalkingGIJoe]

You are having way too much fun! Thanks for sharing! Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!

[@bruceames8172]

Love this Video and just what I needed to do to get my started. Great job, as always , You're very good at helping all of Us modelers. I live in Minnesota USA. My Granddaughter and I watched several hours of You're video's, she's 8 , never heard a single complaint from her. Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family. Keep up the great work and we'll keep watching 👀 👍. Bruce

[@Tony20031948]

You are a master craftsman, Mutch appreciated thank you, Tony.

[@jgilder436]

This is the best video on how to apply static grass I've seen, so much detail. 👍👌

[@rudygloria2721]

Saw your second video, you made a subscriber out of me!!! I’ve already learned a lot. Thank you!!! fFirst one was on “static grass“ Peace, Rudy 🕊️☮️🕊️

[@NYandAtlantic]

Excellent video will watch again when I am ready

[@sheep1ewe]

Honestly i just plan to hawe a corner of my setup fully modeled, the rest will be more or less modular, but i guess that apends on what one personaly like most to do with the setup, my setup is mainly vintage and i am a tecnology person so i want to put the main focus on the parts them self and also want the parts to be easily movalbe and easy to change, but with a modern setup the surounding diorama may be the center of attraction if that's what the owner mainly like to do so one realy got embrased by that wonderful feeling of traveling in a miniature world, there are no rights or wrong in this hobby, and that's a big part of why i love it! ha ha

[@longimanusisurus132]

Hello Marklin of Sweeden. I ve just discovered that making differents little dioramas as you. You can achieve the differents combinations of colour, height, density, leaves, And flowers is MOST important. To me, the enemy of the model layouts is the homogeneus stuffs And textures. So thanks to prove It in this video. Best regards.

[@nancyskinner5207]

I didn’t know if the closing scene was miniature or a real life photo. Amazing!

[@johnkelley9877]

I learned a lot watching this tutorial. The diorama look great. Thanks for all of this useful information.

[@ErzgebirgsMoBaHO]

Hello. You have explained that very well again. Great as you combined the grasses and created beautiful and realistic surfaces here. I will definitely use my system. Greetings Tino

[@pedrocampinopt]

Astonishng results 👏👏👏

[@cossie118bmk]

i agree with bruce ames ...... awsome video the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i was looking all day for a video of good static grass ,,,,,,,,,, i found this and then i stopped looking ...... cost me some money in buying the noch products but was well impressed with how it looked at the end........ thanks

[@scottsilvey7522]

Great video! I love the scene building as much as I love detailing my Conrail engines!😁😁😁😁

[@talkingdonkey1817]

This is an excellent channel. Great video. Cheers from New England!

[@prtdrums]

That was very informational... thank you Sir!! 👍👊🏁

[@johnkuykendall4308]

One of the better static grass vids I've seen so far. Thanks a lot!

[@FishplateFilms]

A great video Sir! I've just started out with static grass and this video is a huge help , especially with the more detailed use of the grasses! I will be re-watching this a few more times for sure! Cheers from Australia, Gregg.

[@peterbrinkmann5315]

Ich liebe dies Video, danke dafür Martin ... ich werde diese Technik für mich verinnerlichen.

[@ludovicjehel3705]

C'est magnifique , it's wonderfull . Merci 👍

[@phil36310]

The best video tuto on this subject ! Thanks very much Martin. Greetings, Filip

[@rudivanreet4287]

Verry nice job thx 4 sharing i love youre video's.

[@WillJamesRailways]

Excellent video! Really great information and very helpful!

[@bodienutt1]

Thanks excellent tuition can't wait to start my diorama definitely going to use your method. I am going to use Noch grass. I bought a Woodland scenics static applicator I hope this works. Should of bought a Noch applicator. THANKS

[@ericfox4386]

Excellent video and most helpful.

[@happyboar1019]

Very good and useful video. Thank you 👍

[@ypehille]

what a great informing video you made, don't you have to put the kokodile clip in every wet point of the glue to keap the grass standing up?? are does it has to be near the wet glue spots

[@jmmc203]

Hola, el vídeo es genial. Es el mejor vídeo sobre hierba que he visto. He visto algún vídeo en su canal que habla en Español, estaría muy bien, si hiciese una versión hablando en Español, o si a este vídeo le pusiese subtítulos en Español. Muchas gracias. Saludos desde España.

[@marklinofsweden]

Hola! Intentaré hacer una traducción. Gracias por tu comentario.

[@augustoaraniego]

Very nice. I apply in my project. Specific details

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

You have such an understanding of colour and texture, I am in awe of your skills. What do you do for a living or what is your profession?

[@marklinofsweden]

Hi John! Thank you! I´m really an electronics design engineer, but worked as field application engineer. I quit 2018 and are since then working full time as a KZbinr. I also travel around helping people to build model railroads, giving seminars and having workshops.

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

@@marklinofsweden With you understanding of colour, texture and lighting I had it in my head that you had something to do with graphic arts or similar. I am also retired, 2011, enjoy life Martin and thank you for the reply.

[@papahorst]

fantastic - thank you so much for all fine ideas you give us

[@dannemachmar]

And the time spend is just GREAT! Especially for us who dont want to build a railroad but just DRIVE nice trains!

[@davidcutts2650]

Thanks Martin. I found your video very informative & well presented.

[@marklinofsweden]

Thank you David!

[@RDGWingsUnited]

Your work is amazing!!! Thank you for all of the videos!!! Keep them coming!

[@netbis-marek-duda]

Very nice tutorial, my layout grass will be better looking after I use your way to apply static grass. Thank you :)

[@grimfist79]

Great one stop shop for all static grass basics. Really like how videos are produced. Appreciate sound mixing. And of course your skills as well 😆. What is typical drying time between layers of you are covering selective areas and do not want to have whole area coverage?

[@RudiVDS]

Very good tutorial ❤

[@ruudvanhuizen7567]

Marc, thank you all I need to know to start with static grass. Here the list of the main parts used in this video: - Noch 08440 - Streumaterial Acker - Noch 08324 - Streugras, gold-gelb, 2,5 mm - Noch 08312 - Streugras Wiese, 2,5 mm - Noch 61131 - Gras-Kleber XL - Noch 07154 - Laub, mittelgrün - Noch 07086 - Wildgras XL

[@OtterCreek]

Outstanding video sir!! Learned so much thank you thank you!!

[@roydom5]

As always, another excellent video, thanks!

[@boot_leg_ramen_noodle]

Excellent video !

[@josephcabaddu695]

Awesome work...2 thumb ups

[@stavio12]

You are great. Thanks for these lovely tips. I will definitely use this method on my layout.

[@f.catfracassofracasso404]

That was a awesome video I learned something new thank you for posting this.

[@LightbulbUK]

Really enjoyed this video! Thank you for explaining everything so clearly.

[@olle5939]

Do you need a static applicator to get it to stand up. Can you do a video where you don’t use a static applicator? Great video!

[@truschino74]

You are just phenomenal! Thank you

[@knightshot]

A really great video. I have a 15' by 7.5' digital slot car table that we are setting up terrain for. Glad I found you first. Great instruction, especially for my buddy who is doing the bulk of the work ;)

[@gustavofernandez484]

Hi, Martin. Thank you for your great tutorials, fine job, as usual. Greetings from Mexico.

[@TimberSurf]

This is the ultimate Masterclass, brilliant, thankyou

[@olivermj69]

Great video! Happy Midsummer!

[@haydenclose2146]

On the large corner piece you used the brown scatter but can you describe the wash after to get the effect in the video many thanks :)

[@bodienutt1]

Great tutorial thanks I must be doing something wrong. I'm using the Woodland scenics static king which I just bought but it's useless on grass more then 2mm especially 12mm grass. I have followed the instructions and I'm using Woodland scenics tac and grass and using the wire next to where I'm applying grass but no joy. 70% of the grass is flat any advice to what I'm doing wrong?? Your help would be much appreciated 🙏

[@marklinofsweden]

12mm is tricky. I typically first apply a thin layer of 6mm, so there’s some standing grass on the surface. Then I replace the grass in the applicator to 12mm. This will help the 12mm to stand up better. It cannot really stand on its own. It’s too tall. I finish up by vaccuuming before glue is dry. This also helps the grass to stand in a vertical position. Good luck

[@bodienutt1]

@@marklinofsweden thank you I will try that and not so much glue

[@EmPtySworld1]

Outstanding job..Looks so natural. Sorry playing catch up.

[@MrElliptific]

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you!

[@joelvale3887]

If you want the grass on your backyard to look like that you'll need a big static applicator

[@sharonolsen6579]

Joel Vale .... LOL ! This comment needs WAY more likes ! : )

[@JCetto.2612]

@Joel Vale... Not enough likes in the world for this comment!

[@richardhorn734]

Great video with much practical info.

[@TheLuchito101]

Such a nice tip to mix up layers, but i have this problem in which either im too far and it doesnt pick up the grass or im too close and it makes big strings of grass coming from the glue to the aplicator and it kind of ruins the process, any ideas on how to fix this?

[@ronec2092]

That was excellent, thank you.

[@MikhailVelian]

That is a show man, great vídeo, thanks.

[@foreignfoamer3592]

Great video once again Mr Sweden!

[@theseacaptaindk]

Fantastic video. 👍

[@RussellModelCars]

great video thanks for all the information it will help me out a lot.

[@dannemachmar]

Great video, and the ”Dannetest” is just awesome......well it MIGHT be that i am a bit partical. 😀♥️🤪

[@TheOriginalBadger]

Now that Martin has gone and thrown your name out there, are we going to see any videos on this huge layout your building?

[@stefvanbrenk4722]

I have a question let you dry the glue between the layers???????

[@beachdancer]

Can you estimate how much area the grass material can cover? For example if you have an area say 10cm by 10cm how many grams of 2mm material would be needed for the 100% version?

[@Kontrolleuchte]

@marklinofsweden thank you for this informative and fun video. I think the results are looking really good. I have a question - around 10:39 you are suggesting to put the gold coloured base layer by stiffling in the depressed areas and the greener grass on the elevated ones. Are not the elevated parts drier than the depressed ones? I had in mind to do it the other way round, on what observations are your colour choices based? I have experimented with your techniques and others mentioned in the Noch videos and got really thrilling results. Looking forward to try larger areas soon! Love your cheerful videos, all the best!

[@Satan666Pandora]

7:20 Why let it dry a few minutes? I have the problem my gras alway gets off the glue and in the end I only have a spot of glue left with a few pieces of gras...

[@MisterHampshire]

Can you mix two bags of different lengths of static grass and sprinkle over, or do you have to apply the static grass layer by layer according to length?

[@Ttttfero]

Fantastic. Are you vacuuming between layers or is that not needed?

[@ModelRailroadTechniques]

Awesome again. Learnt lots

[@MrDavil43]

What a brilliant tutorial! One query, when you apply grass to an isolated patch of glue do you have to hold the electrical supply probe in that same patch? It wasn't clear from what I could see. And when I try it the grass just lays flat.

[@honestgbfan5324]

your answer is YES if I am reading the question correctly. the conductivity of the electricity through the wet glue is what attracts the static grass to point up. like a magnet would with positive and negative ends. When I make grass tufts, I use a metal pan and only need to attach the alligator clip to the pan. But on my layout, with the wood or foam surface underneath the scenery, there is nothing to conduct the electricity except through the water within the glue. Sorry the answer is so late :( But then I am way late on my own layout progress as well :( sadness But I think I figured it out the issue and can move forward now :) I believe I have commented on this video in the past as I have watched it several times but again... AWESOME!

[@MrDavil43]

@@honestgbfan5324 Thanks for your answer, honestgbfan, appreciated. I did persevere and found that attaching the clip to the rails close by the intended area of grass actually seemed to work. Anyway, layout almost finished (for now, extension being planned!).