I save all my sawdust to use as flocking and I make a lot of flocking out of foam colored & preserved with acrylic paints ground up in my electric coffee grinder dedicated to modeling. For drying I use my old 11x14 stainless photo processing trays left over from my darkroom I used to have. I also make my own rust powder from 0000 steel wool and vinegar. I set the mixture in the kitchen window and wait a month when most of the steel wool is dissolved into rust. I then pour the mixture into the photo trays (a glass baking dish will also work) and wait a week or so for the mixture to completely dry. Then I go at it with a single edge razor blade and pulverize it into a powder and use it as any weathering powders. I also use women's eye makeup for weathering as it sticks better than any chalk I've ever used and it only costs $1.00 from the dollar store. Cheers from eastern TN
I've never used a rust powder, thank you for explaining your process, I will have to try it out in the future, it sounds a lot more sophisticated than just using a rust-coloured paint.
Thank you so much for sharing these tutorials with us on how to make cheap materials for crafting. I'm learning so much by watching your videos. Alot of the content from other creators they mostly use pre-bought materials from Hobby-suppliers and those are a bit pricey for my budget and here in Sweden we don't have any "dollarstores" with crafting-materials and even the "cheap" stuff are kinda pricey, so your tutorials are a goldmine. And if I my add.... I really love listening to your voice , it's very soothing... 😊🥰
I'm so glad you're finding these videos helpful! We are very limited as to what we can buy here in Australia too, we don't have those cheap dollar stores either and everything is so expensive it's why I also make my own materials. It's just great that we are able create our own materials for next to no cost at all. Happy building 🙃
just saw your flock video for a friendly suggestion use a coffee grinder with saw dust and craft paint but do not add water just drops of paint and it comes out 98% already dry ready to use in about a hr and lots of fun to make with no wait
Thank-You for sharing this tutorial! I have watched several from other channels, and, i enjoy all of the tips gleaned from them. I love your's the best, you have a nice, calming way about you, and you keep it simple!! You do very nice work on your dioramas, and you have given me so much inspiration and many ideas!! You have earned yourself a new subscriber, and i've saved this episode on my playlist titled "model railroads"!!!! Thanks again, and cheers!!
This was amazingly cool to watch. Very informative and calming with the music in the background combines with your voice. I have subscribed, liked, immediately looked up where my closest lumber mill is, and am excited to see more.
I saw in another channel they added some dishwashing liquid with the paint + water. Came out clumpy but the guy was able to sive it again into a finer powder. Wonder if thats why yours set into harder lumps. Will try and find out.
The lumpy batch was an older first attempt, it went lumpy because I dried it outside in the sun, and when it dries too quickly the paint sets like glue and the saw dust turns into lumps.
Hey mate just checking out your flocking again, I decided to have a go with tea seeing as how I drink so much of the stuff. I use the ol Tetley All Rounders ( round bag)., Ripped the used bags open and dried the leaves and the bags, when dried i mixed in the green paint and let it dry again. Was pretty crunchie lol but not too bad, the old bags reminded me of lil hessian bags so I thought maybe u could use them for old curtains, sacks, bark hut wall paper, if that makes sense lol Like on the walls of the ol humpys..😃😁😅 Don't know if you have tried the ol tea but thought I'd mention it. Cheers hon..Kaz 🥰
The tea leaves must have come out nice and light did they? I wish I could have a look and feel of them, I will have to give your technique a go as I'm really curious now lol...Ad the idea for using the bags is terrific! They would make wonderful light looking fabric for curtains etc..Good stuff Karen!! 🙃❤
@@dinkydioramas8349 hey well your very welcome hon 😅 For sure dry out a couple of bags and see what u think. I threw in some green paint to see how they turned out, they were crunchy but broke up easily enough, I guess u could always put them 8n the mortar n pestle 😅 I'll leave it with u as your the expert but it was a thought coz I go thru alot of tbags and thought what a waste there has to be something I can do with then lol. Im gonna add some of the ol pva glue and press em into some silicone moulds I got. I did this years ago with saw dust and they came out great. Lil wooden moulds instead of poly clay or resin etc. Also used the ol saw dust and pva to fill in the ol chips n gaps in tables n missing corners on furniture. 😅🥰 cheers hon xx
I realize this video is a year old. So I'm not sure if you will read this or not but I just thought I would let you know that this is something I will be stealing., L o l, For my own Layout. Great Explanation of what to do and not to Do. Depending on how mine turns out , I'll be using it as Dead leaves under trees and in forests. I've subscribed and liked and will be checking out your other videos. Thanks again for posting...
Heya Ken, You'll find the flocking made this way is perfect for sieving into different sizes. You'll get the larger flocking for leaves and ground foliage, and also a fine dust that is perfect for ground cover, adding colour, or mixing into a bit of wood glue with paint and making moss and lichen. A lot of people ask, "Why don't you just put it into a coffee grinder?" You'll see why when you've made it. 🙂
I used a cheap acrylic paint (the kind you get in a tube) mixed with water to thin it out. I hope this answer is helpful, feel free to ask as many questions as you need!
