Don’t have a static grass device but have seen them demonstrated. Thinking about buying one. Is the static grass just a trick or is it a viable scenery aid? Is there one unit that is better than others? TIA
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I use static grass and sprinkle (ie, non static) accents on it since most grassy areas are not manicured golf courses. Although I cannot comment about the efficacy of other static grass devices, my Noch GrassMaster II works great. Static grasses stand quite nicely at attention while sprinkling grass on the wet surface. I usually paint my surface and, while the paint is still wet, ground the grass master by sticking a pin in the wet area and then sprinkle static grass onto the surface.... much like a salt shaker. I've gotten compliments from visitors (one owns a large landscape company) and questions about "how is that done?!"
IMO static applied grass is better looking where you dont want a bumpy "flat" grass covering. I buy the grass in bulk at various lengths and colors, mixing to fit my needs.
A lot of people make homemade ones out of Harbor Freight electric flyswatters. Instructions are all over the Net. Dunno if the expensive commercial ones are better, but my homemade one works fine. Static is static and the flyswatters are pretty powerful.
