Joeceleb posted:It would be great if I could rent one of these....to pay that much to only fill a few spots on my layout is not worth the expense...my layout is only 6x12....maybe I try the grass mat method mentioned above..if anyone has used these can you post some pictures.
There is now a small capacity one that sells for about $45. It looks like a small kitchen strainer. I've seen it used and it works pretty well for the shorter grasses (<6mm). If you get into the 10+mm grass, you need a more powerful ion generator. I split the cost with a few people, we ordered it from amazon.de and even with "express" shipping it was about $50 less than what it costs in the US. I would say we've gotten our moneys worth out of it by this point, but I echo what everyone else says... once you use it, there's no going back.
Looking at scenic express though.... if you just need small areas, Jim sells mats of stuff that you glue down, and there's also pre-made tufts and things that you could also just glue down to add some dimension to a groundfoamed scene.
