Flocking

[Ard Lochan]

I am about to embark on a flocking mission but there is something I need to know: What do you do with the earth lead? I have an inkling that if attached to the track all that static will not do my decoders the power of good. Maybe a screw into the baseboard perhaps, Any clues welcome. Regards, Ard.

[Chrissaf]

As a safety precaution remove ALL DCC devices from the layout, includes disconnecting your controller. Do not clip the earth crocodile clip to the track rails.

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The normally accepted practice is to lightly hammer in a thin nail / panel pin and attach the earth return lead to that via a crocodile clip. The panel pin / thin nail goes into the centre of the area that has been covered in glue (I assume PVA). You could use a screw if you prefer rather than a nail. But a nail / pin leaves a smaller hole behind.

[morairamike]

Sorry double post.

Flocking also works well on top of other scenary like ballast and cultivated lawns to give a better appearance to the area. Buy sand colored ballast for N gauge to make gravel paths in churchyards and gardens.

[Ard Lochan]

As an alternative to Removing over 100 loco`s and their wagons and coaches I have decided to put the flock on thin card cut to shape for the areas that needs to be done thus negating the risk, Regards, Ard

[Bulleidboy]

When I used Woodland Scenics flock, it came straight out of the jar(?) onto the PVA covered area. The jar has a split lid, half being a large hole and half like a pepper pot (but with larger holes). It worked well - no need to remove loco's from layout and I didn't even think about using a static grass applicator.