Where can I get flock like this?

[Deleted User]

It used to be sold by GW over ten years ago and I’ve begun to like it again. These look more like chips while the stuff I’ve been buying all seems to be more airy and dusty.

[madman]

Looks to me like the stuff that used to be all the rage in model railroading in the ’70s. My guess is it is painted or dyed sawdust. I am sure there are videos on how to make your own. Sorry, no ideas on sourcing it.

[Mike]

You may find it on the Javis site, but every time I hit back on my browser it asked me to reconfirm the form submission, I got bored after a bit!

[Deleted User]

@Stephen
It’s tough finding sawdust in London. I’ve lived elsewhere and would have had a good idea where I could get a lot for free but in the UK I’m stump.

@Mike
Thanks I’ll get a pack or two to see if it’s the stuff.

[madman]

Well I am sure eBay or one of the local big box art or craft stores would be glad to sell you some! Seriously, if you want to roll your own, there must be furniture or crate manufacturers or possibly companies who repair skids (pallets). I see lots of them around Toronto.

[Andrew Beasley]

Oddly enough this video was in my playlist this morning!

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[hammurabi70]

Something like this

Matches my stuff purchased 30+ years ago.

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[Tony Hughes]

It is quite probably what they called ‘cork filings’ – much better than sawdust. You could buy it in various grades and it could be coloured with craft paints quite easily, either before applying it or after. I made tons of my own years ago but haven’t used flock for a while now, I switched to sand as it is more durable and doesn’t come off the bases like flock used to.

Some of the flock a pal uses is quite ‘gritty’ so it may be pulverised pumice or similar light rock.

 

 

[Deleted User]

Thanks Tony, is there a way to tell if it’s cork filing? What I have is a little soft to the touch and not like sawdust I’ve seen.

[Andrew Beasley]

Deleted User wrote:

Thanks Tony, is there a way to tell if it’s cork filing? What I have is a little soft to the touch and not like sawdust I’ve seen.

How about dunk it in water and see if it floats or soaks up the water?

Jarvis have a very very fine cork – no idea what it’s normally used for as it’s smaller than ballast (less than 1mm).

[Tony Hughes]

If the cork has been coloured with paint (which is what I used) it will neither wash off nor soak up any water. Some were coloured with inks and they may still soak up water but, with the small grain size, I doubt that would be very much in practice. Larger particles would feel a bit spongy but the smaller stuff I used was mostly around 1 mm.

I can’t immediately think of a way of telling the difference between cork & softwood sawdust. Particle shape would be my guess – cork forms more spherical bits than wood, which would tend to have more longer bits due to the grain.

This may sound daft but try filing bits off a wine cork, a fairly fine file but not needle file fine, and see how that compares to what you have.

 

[Thaddeus Blanchette]

4D Model Shop in London. They have a range of unusual basing products.

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[Not Connard Sage]

What you should be looking for is scatter, not flock. Scatter is what we used in Ye Olden Days before Woodland Scenics arrived!

Confusingly, Javis do both, and scatter and flock are used interchangeably on a lot of sites.

This is scatter

https://www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk/brands/javis/dark-meadow-green-scatter-javis-no-11_417

If you want to make your own

https://www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk/brands/javis/extra-fine-cork-chippings

https://www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk/wargaming/scenic-supplies/fine-cork-chippings-javis-jfcc

Model railway stores should ALWAYS be your first stop for terrain modelling stuff  😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Thaddeus Blanchette]

Again, I can’t recommend 4D in London enough. They supply to gamers, railroaders, and architects. They cary flock and scatter in a wide range of colors, as well as lots of essential modeling supplies — some you didn’t even know you needed! If you can, check them out.

We get slapped around, but we have a good time!

[Deleted User]

Thanks all. I ordered some Fine Turf from Jarvis as a sample. I’m hoping its not the wrong stuff, thcodes were JFT while hat you were recommending were JS codes.

[Not Connard Sage]

As I said

Confusingly, Javis do both, and scatter and flock are used interchangeably on a lot of sites.

Good luck! 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

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[Deleted User]

They arived.
For reference the JS codes are saw dust and JFT codes were the cork stuff I was looking for.
Thans all.

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