On the side, prepare a little pot of glue. The overall goal here is to brush on glue, then sprinkle on fake grass (called "flocking") like little kids making glitter art. The glue should be 50/50 water and PVA, in this case I'm using Elmer's Glue. The water is important because:
- It keeps the glue from drying too fast, giving us precious time to apply it carefully.
- Also (this is personal conjecture) I think the watered-down glue soaks into the flocking better and keeps it more permanently. 100% straight PVA glue seems to only stick a single layer of flocking in my experience, but adding water makes a LOT more stick down.
- But perhaps most importantly, the additional water makes this glue mix easier to apply with a crappy old brush. That way, we don't accidentally stick grass to our dudes' legs.
Important: mix the glue and water really well together with your old brush first. In the picture above, I haven't mixed it yet, to show off the 50/50 mix of water and glue. Before use, it must be thoroughly mixed and homogeneous!
With your water-PVA glue mix and a crappy brush on standby, superglue your first mini into place.
Carefully brush some water-glue around his feet. We're doing this one mini at a time so it's easier to get between the whole squad's boots and not accidentally get glue on any of their bodies. If we superglued the entire squad at the same time, getting glue in the middle would be a huge pain.
Once the first guy has water-glue all around him, add the next guy and continue.
And continue!
