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Jon...FYI Strelets contribution pages have all flock in one form of another.Just about all wargame magazines show flocked bases on figures also. Guess you are fairly new to the hobby or you would have tried it out by now.

To me flock helps make the difference between having models or just... toys.

Indian restaurant cant get enough ones here.Mexican cantinas and Ranch steakhouses sure gets pretty boring.

Hi Hank

You are right - I havent tried flock, but there are some very interesting tips in this thread on getting a better result so Ill give it a try.

I think Les might be referring to static grass, which does stand up,distinguishing it from grass mats or normal flock.
I've not used it, but it does look good around figures' feet.

Static grass is "true flock", you just get so mnay other products like- dyed sawdust, chips, fibres etc pretending to be flock, its become a general term now- like Hoover the brand is generally used to describe any kind of vacuum cleaner.