tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post7921845435969488530..comments2024-02-29T01:22:22.752-08:00Comments on JOHN BOND's WARGAMING STUFF: MODELLING HEDGES AND GATESJOHNBONDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-79522738193792550142023-10-09T00:11:43.729-07:002023-10-09T00:11:43.729-07:00Thanks BluewillowThanks BluewillowJOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-86911640031256880992023-04-27T22:01:42.718-07:002023-04-27T22:01:42.718-07:00Great tutorial JohnGreat tutorial JohnBluewillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826519858479170953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-62195590158683282782023-04-07T16:01:06.371-07:002023-04-07T16:01:06.371-07:00Hi Guzzer, sorry for late reply but I don;t get no...Hi Guzzer, sorry for late reply but I don;t get notifications, If you are still interested in some rubberised Horsehair contact me on facebook "john pilatos"<br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-20970663063353876352023-01-12T18:46:51.801-08:002023-01-12T18:46:51.801-08:00Hey John, Just came across your blog while looking...Hey John, Just came across your blog while looking for ways of making concrete roads. Going through your article I found these awesome hedges, any idea where to buy rubberised Horsehair? I'm in Melbourne and google is giving me a hard time trying to source it.<br /><br />Cheers!Guzzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787219122986954304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-56284424485772736192021-08-19T16:34:31.802-07:002021-08-19T16:34:31.802-07:00I'm in the states. I order mine from Upholster...I'm in the states. I order mine from Upholstery Connection online. When you order a small amount, they will email and make sure that's what you want (because normally people are using it for a big piece of furniture!). If you search Google for upholstery supplies you'll find it faster than searching rubberized horsehair! https://www.upholsteryconnection.com/Graham Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615964489351385705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-50804499068912032852021-01-04T15:57:54.633-08:002021-01-04T15:57:54.633-08:00Coir door mats available at Joann Fabrics nationw...Coir door mats available at Joann Fabrics nationwide in the USA. Often they're on sale at half price, which is about $10. I got a lot of hedges out of one mat.Somboedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14425824487327033763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-79737531489033006242019-12-04T11:51:28.984-08:002019-12-04T11:51:28.984-08:00I live in the states and have had a devil of a tim...I live in the states and have had a devil of a time locating it. Any suggestions?Slim Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157054888127031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-42688880015403541572019-02-21T06:28:14.272-08:002019-02-21T06:28:14.272-08:00Thanks John!Thanks John!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393294514028719491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-80218055244112865452019-02-21T01:46:25.160-08:002019-02-21T01:46:25.160-08:00Thanks GReg, mmm sorry to hear you can't acces...Thanks GReg, mmm sorry to hear you can't acces the rubberised Horsehair, if you every come past Australia one day, I help you get some.<br />cheers John. JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-44089354271745281762019-02-21T01:44:46.047-08:002019-02-21T01:44:46.047-08:00Thanks Phil,I made up to 50 plus, Hedges.
cheers J...Thanks Phil,I made up to 50 plus, Hedges.<br />cheers John .JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-57430515289033244792019-02-21T01:42:50.066-08:002019-02-21T01:42:50.066-08:00Thanks nitpickergeneral , thanks for posting a sou...Thanks nitpickergeneral , thanks for posting a source to purchase the horsehair for UK guys.<br />cheers JOhnJOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-32320066232126412642019-02-21T01:41:24.527-08:002019-02-21T01:41:24.527-08:00Thank you Phil
cheers John Thank you Phil <br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-4255251306016793992019-02-20T23:01:28.510-08:002019-02-20T23:01:28.510-08:00Thanks Michael is thats a good alternative,
cheers...Thanks Michael is thats a good alternative,<br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-87268858567245902522019-02-20T22:59:26.884-08:002019-02-20T22:59:26.884-08:00Yes it is a bit hard to locate rubberised horsehai...Yes it is a bit hard to locate rubberised horsehair and thanks Arty Morty for you input and info.<br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-87756456806176359632019-02-20T22:57:29.514-08:002019-02-20T22:57:29.514-08:00Thanks Tony,good to see you are enjoying the blog ...Thanks Tony,good to see you are enjoying the blog <br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-88027132688494222222019-02-20T22:56:54.708-08:002019-02-20T22:56:54.708-08:00Thanks JimBob
cheers John Thanks JimBob<br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-81265812253865023522019-02-20T22:56:36.066-08:002019-02-20T22:56:36.066-08:00thanks DAB, I am in Sydney, which State are you lo...thanks DAB, I am in Sydney, which State are you located at?<br />cheers John<br /><br /><br />JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-61249155306815155692019-02-20T09:27:08.470-08:002019-02-20T09:27:08.470-08:00Brilliant tutorial, thanks!
Do you know roughly h...Brilliant tutorial, thanks!<br /><br />Do you know roughly how much mdf/horsehair you used in the pictures above?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14633084816973220015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-10434782990062686462019-02-20T08:44:33.681-08:002019-02-20T08:44:33.681-08:00Very nice. An alternative to ruberised horsehair a...Very nice. An alternative to ruberised horsehair are floor scrubbing mats (unused), the big circular ones used with mechanical scrubbers. I think the horsehair is better but the scrubbing mats lack the horrible feel of the rubberised horsehair.Michael Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707913126319591535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-77481352908109967562019-02-19T16:15:39.941-08:002019-02-19T16:15:39.941-08:00For those that can't get hold of rubberised ho...For those that can't get hold of rubberised horsehair, give this a go to make 'wild' hedges:<br /><br />Buy a coir matt (doormat), the darker brown ones are best as they look more like the hedge branches. <br />Cut off all the fibres with a box cutter into an old mixing bowl<br />Add a large amount of PVA glue and mix with the fibres, you'll end up with a mass of stuck together fibres that you can tease out into hedges<br />While the fibres are still wet, shape them into hedges and stick them down to the bases using PVA.<br />Apply the fine flock while the glue is still wet and set aside to dry.<br />Job done.<br /><br />You can use the same method for making haystacks, just use a lighter (straw coloured) matt, and don't add the flock at the end.<br /><br />Hope that helpsArty Mortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198404435394903077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-55026093827917733302019-02-19T02:41:39.566-08:002019-02-19T02:41:39.566-08:00Thank you for the very informative tutorial - ther...Thank you for the very informative tutorial - there is much to see in these different projects.<br /><br />TonyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167770417289351340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-39265810819981829042019-02-19T01:52:07.360-08:002019-02-19T01:52:07.360-08:00Brilliant stuff as ever, John, thanks for the insp...Brilliant stuff as ever, John, thanks for the inspiration 👍🏻Jim Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-88847027899472222782019-02-19T01:44:56.704-08:002019-02-19T01:44:56.704-08:00Neat tutorial. Ive done something similar but much...Neat tutorial. Ive done something similar but much simplified and inferior. I get my rubberised horsehair from World Wide Scenics in the UK. Their static grass and flock are also good products and finish off my hedges nicely.nitpickergeneralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155941088394913107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-42505993030004246732019-02-19T01:01:03.662-08:002019-02-19T01:01:03.662-08:00Thanks John - inspiring and practical as always. I...Thanks John - inspiring and practical as always. I'd also be interested to know where you source rubberised horsehair (in my case in Australia)? And I'm with Phil - those gates are just brilliant - I love the decaying one!!Capt. Fortierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167942189499016730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986304417626625590.post-64086741591514758772019-02-18T23:54:14.153-08:002019-02-18T23:54:14.153-08:00Creative, realistic and wonderful job on these hed...Creative, realistic and wonderful job on these hedges...impressive gates as well...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com