Model Construction

Jungle Grass

Several people have asked or commented about the tall jungle grass plants that are in some of the photos. They are easy and cheap to build. Here's how.

Visit a store that sells aquarium supplies and buy a package of plastic Rootscrapers. The cost was about $3.25 for the package. The ones I bought were manufactured by Living World and came with three trays of plants. Each tray contains 20 separate plants.
You will need to clip off three plants, at the tray, for each jungle grass model. You will also need a washer for each model, I prefer a 7/8" (22mm) fender washer because the hole is small and holds the plants securely. You will also need a little clay or plastic wood to act as the base material and adhesive. And finally, some dark walnut stain to dip the base in when dry.
Make a little ball of plastic wood putty and put it on the washer. Push the three plant stems through the wet putty and press the plants in so the stem is all the way through the washer. The bottom of your assembly should like the picture to the right.
Let the putty dry completely and then trim off the plant stems with an X-acto. Dip the plant in the dark walnut stain, make sure the stain covers all the putty and just a little bit of the plant material. Let dry. The three trays of Rootscrapers will make 20 jungle grass plants that work great. See the Sarah and Snort picture in the photos section for an example of how they look in reference to a 25mm figure.

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