Here’s what the package looks like- they come in four and six inch sizes. The six inch size is a nominal 7 inches in diameter giving you almost 40 square inches of Silfor like material for only $3 US!

They look rather like moldy Pizza Hut personal pan pizzas or maybe something out of Star Trek!

A close up that shows the color and texture of this unique product. It appears to have had electrostatic fibers applied in a fashion not dissimilar to that used in Silfor and similar products. Not all are created equal either. This topper has some glue stuck in the fibers, but even if you throw a few bits out, they are still extremely good value for money.

The bottom side is a coarse, sawdust-like material (miniature mulch) that’s been dyed and glued to whatever is underneath!

When dissected, the true contents of a Pot Topper are revealed. The inside appears to be a disk of white poly fiber, the same stuff that the dog pulls from all those cute stuffed animals. On the topside, underneath the grass, there is also another layer of fine green foam, then the mulch material…

The local constable shows up to investigate reports of space vehicles and discovers that someone, or something, has taken a bite from a Pot Topper!

I’m usually kind to women, but this Bachmann 4mm female leaves a little to be desired- Preiser she is NOT! That said, she is handy to give you an idea of the Pot Topper fiber length. Paint the constables skin grey and she’d pass for a Doctor Who villain!

Michael Howe is the fellow who let me know about this interesting product. He has used the upper “skin” of the Pot Toppers on his model railway along a water feature. His excellent modelling and photography really shows how effective this very inexpensive product can be in simulating high grass.

Another shot of Michael’s railway with Pot Toppers scenery.

And yet another shot of Michael’s railway with Pot Toppers scenery.

Once the bottom part of the Topper has been stripped away one is left with the top skin, which consists of some very nice clumps of scenic material. When teased apart, the material both expands and really starts to look the part! The clump in the foreground has been touched up with some yellow acrylic paint just to see how well the grass takes coloring. It should be no trouble to airbrush some color variation onto the material which is a pretty uniform medium green.