CoolMiniOrNot - How to make nice snow bases

How to make nice snow bases Beginner Return to article index	Rating: 9.61 Votes: 28 Views: 26444	By: NWMP
Category: General Subcategory: Misc		Date: 2005-02-09 06:35:47

Equipment needed - PVA Glue. (wood glue) - Bicarbonate of soda. - An empty plastic cup. - A mixing container. (We use the tops off undercoat sprays) - A mixing stick. (We use the wrong end of a brush, easier to clean off after) - The base or whatever you are using it on. This tutorial is showing the way we make snow bases. We have made this tutorial as everyone is asking me how we do it. 1. To start with, mix some bicarbonate and PVA in your mixing container until you get a thick gritty paste (you may need to add some water after to keep it a bit moist) 2. Once you have the gritty paste sorted you are now up to the fun part. Using the mixing stick, apply the paste to the base (or whatever you want to put it on) and try to be random with it. 3. Once applied to the area, take the base and using the empty cup sprinkle bicarbonate over all of the area where you have applied the paste (so that the cup catches the excess bicarbonate). You will end up with something like this. 4. Now leave it to dry overnight and then you are ready to paint the side of the base (whatever colour you like) and then spray it with your favourite sealer (purity seal satin is the best we have found for it) and you are done!! Here is a finished model of ours. Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions then please contact us at nwmp01@yahoo.co.uk NWMP

Lady Kito 04 August 08		Rating: 10 this article is good but DONT USE BAKING SODA ever!!! it gets yellow over time, really, it's a bad long-term solution
Rash Ktah 22 April 08		Rating: 10 Brilliant! Must... do... snowbases...
bardh 25 February 08		Rating: 10 i like it
yack 28 August 06		Rating: 9 Greatacular!!!!!! Now to put it on the base of a night goblin I got free with WD! (God Bless those night goblins)...
Dark Seraphim 01 May 06		Rating: 8 Lovely... but it just aint working for me! After I sprinkle the base, it bubbles up like crazy! If I leave it to dry over night, next day it crumbles and I'm left with something that doesn't look like snow... Could you tell me what I'm doing wrong here ?!
Da Mighty Camel 03 February 06		Rating: 9 Great tutorial!
Dexter 21 December 05		Rating: 10 awsome
Ste 01 December 05		Rating: 10 clever!
Joey joe joe 14 November 05		Rating: 10 great - i've always wanted to do cool snow bases without shelling out $$$ for snow flock type stuff. I'm going to go try it right now...
Lareon 24 September 05		Rating: 10 Very Nice! I use it for my minia, thanks! ^__^
SerioN 29 August 05		Rating: 10 I must have done sumthing wrong cuz my snow "breaks" all the time. Just a small touch and it can crumble
fmargem 07 August 05		Rating: 8 great effect, but don´t you think that the minis are a bit too clean? Have they arrived ther in a helicopter?
bayrodney 23 June 05		Rating: 10 VERY NICE!! simply wicked
gremlare 01 June 05		Rating: 10 So simple and so effective. Brillant.
Cill Chainnigh 22 March 05		Rating: 10 Excellent tutorial! How is it to shape, say like if I wanted to create snow drifts? TIA.
dumpass 01 March 05		Rating: 9 simple but cool
Antenociti 21 February 05		Rating: 8 ""- PVA Glue. (wood glue)"" Just a little note that "wood glue" is in fact aliphatic resin or "yellow glue" which dries yellow. It IS a PVA emulsion type of glue but the fact it dries yellow will make your snow yellowish (could be useful but lets not go there). PVA glue without any filler (or with a white filler) will dry clear (or white) and is probably what you mean. Thought that might help stop people getting it wrong by using (yellow) "wood glue" and wondering why it looks like Santa took a leak on their snow base.
theeo123 16 February 05		Rating: 10 Bicarbonate of Soda is infact baking Soda, for those of the scientific nature, I've oincluded a link with morei nfo about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicarbonate_of_soda
fratellitekken 15 February 05		Rating: 10 so simple!incredible!
Nilgar 15 February 05		Rating: 10 Thx very much, for two years I fight with a sugar on a transparent glue and seek for a better way. I will try
Shadzar 14 February 05		Rating: 10 darn its so simple its too hard! great now i just got to practice it and apply it to 200 bases that already have space wolves glued to them.
WurzagUdUraZahuba 12 February 05		Rating: 10 Bicarbonate soda is just baking soda right (anybody)? I have been trying snow bases for some time now but the snow keeps turing out grey and brown when I put the snow on top of paint.. I will try your method instead.
spike 92 12 February 05		Rating: 10 nice, i really like the simplicity of it all
Klute 12 February 05		Rating: 10 Easy to follow,great pics,great results.
RoninXiC 12 February 05		Rating: 9 Like it Quite simple but still effective

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