Snow

[menace]

It's that time of year again, snow is falling and i've got to get the skis ready..... anyhow i'm making a display base for Stern and a squad of grey knight termies and i'd like to make it like the first snows of winter. I've never tried to make a snow base and was thinking of buying the GW snow but then i thought surely there must be an easy way to make my own snow

Any suggestions to a tried and tested snow effect??

Cheers in advance

[mutantpotato]

I have heard that you can use baking soda or something. I think maybe woodland scenics have some nice stuff you can use. I would not go with the gw snow. The gw snow I have seen so far does not look realistic. I guess some railroad model shops have some great stuff. But I have never tried to make snow before, so I can't give you any advice, though I hope this will be of any use to you.

Cheers

[mminiatures]

Plaster of Paris is the way to go (though I've never tried it). I used it in some casting/mould making in a larger scale and it mixes very easily with water. Its extremely cheap for a huge bag. You just get a cup o' water and slowly add handfuls of plaster of paris until it becomes very thick, stirring all the while. Then you poor a tiny amount onto the base and you have extrmely easy, great looking snow. I've never done it but its a pretty tried and proven technique. I think your supposed to wear a surgical mask to avoid all the powder.

[racssirt]

Well why not get some real snow? I suppose it would melt, then get the whole base wet, then wash off the paint... errm... I think I'll have to go away and think properly on this one...

[jabberwocky]

My personal preference is a mixture of GW snow and baking soda (roughly one to one), white glue and water. That is what I used for my WoM entry as well as the other dwarf I did (check my gallery section). Mix it into a paste and lay it on. I'll try and track down some tutorials for you as well.

[Tim C]

Mix baking soda and pva glue and a little water to make a paste, then add to the base, then sprinkler over a little more baking soda and let dry, then blow off the excess powder what is left gives you the crystaline look you get with fresh snow.

[menace]

Thanks for all the help everyone

I now know that baking powder isn't just the same as bicarbonate! It goes yellow and fizzles a lot! Natural bicarbonate is dirt cheap and i'm looking forward to try it out now, i'll be posting it up in the WIPs soon.....

[menace]

For reference the Bicarbonate worked out absolutely great... I had one of those lucky cock-ups, after i put the pva/bicarbonate paste on it dried out vaguely transparent, i thought oh bollox but it actually looked amazing, it is like frozen snow, showing through the colours beneath, i then highlighted where i wanted the fresh snow with some skull white and put another coat of the paste over it.. hey presto.. dogs danglies... i am so chuffed, thanks.

Pic to follow

[Tim C]

Cool good to know it worked for you.

[jabberwocky]

Great--I look forward to seeing the work!

[dogfacedboyuk1]

hey presto.. dogs danglies... i am so chuffed, thanks.

Leave my danglies out of this Menace.

[menace]

dogfacedboyuk1 said:

hey presto.. dogs danglies... i am so chuffed, thanks.

Leave my danglies out of this Menace.

;D ;D ;D