Snow!!
- Thread starter sternnsw
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Check out Haley\'s basing tutorial which has a weblink to a company that makes a type of synthetic snow.
Here\'s the catalog link for the distributor (techstar is the company).
Here\'s the catalog link for the distributor (techstar is the company).
Corvus
New member
Some time ago I saw some amazing snow bases and asked the person who made them how he did it. He took some salt and grinded this between two metal spoons until it was really fine, and then he glued it to the base.
Simple, cheap, effective
Haven\'t tried it myself though... but I\'m planning on doing so soon
Simple, cheap, effective
Haven\'t tried it myself though... but I\'m planning on doing so soon
Flashman14
Member
As a filler - to bring bases up to that of a model\'s base -I\'ve been using this stuff called: Golden Gel Mediums: Light Molding Paste.
I usually flock and paint right over and on top of it but i always think to myself that this would make ideal snow - don\'t even have to paint it.
It\'s flat white, has a superfine grain and dries with just a hint of a satin sheen on it.
Here\'s the link and I see they also have all kindsa stuff that has utility to our hobby - I may have to check that out in more detail later . . .
http://www.goldenpaints.com/prodgels.htm#1022
I usually flock and paint right over and on top of it but i always think to myself that this would make ideal snow - don\'t even have to paint it.
It\'s flat white, has a superfine grain and dries with just a hint of a satin sheen on it.
Here\'s the link and I see they also have all kindsa stuff that has utility to our hobby - I may have to check that out in more detail later . . .
http://www.goldenpaints.com/prodgels.htm#1022
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Grumbold Ironbrow
Guest
Experimenting with a new snow product
Hey Folks;
Thought I\'d let you know about a new snow product that I found the other day when I went by the craft store to pick up a new can of DullCoat.
It\'s called Snow-tex by DecoArt. It is an interesting product, it\'s like a textured paste with a very fine granularity to it. It can be applied with a palette knife, or with a brush. It can be thinned with water or acrylics, and can be painted, tinted, etc. It dries hard in a couple of hours and can be layered to build up the surface. I\'ve been thinning it with water and applying it with a brush.
I\'m testing it on some bases now, I\'ll let you all know how it goes.
Love to hear if anyone else has tried this stuff before.
Cheers,
Grumb
Hey Folks;
Thought I\'d let you know about a new snow product that I found the other day when I went by the craft store to pick up a new can of DullCoat.
It\'s called Snow-tex by DecoArt. It is an interesting product, it\'s like a textured paste with a very fine granularity to it. It can be applied with a palette knife, or with a brush. It can be thinned with water or acrylics, and can be painted, tinted, etc. It dries hard in a couple of hours and can be layered to build up the surface. I\'ve been thinning it with water and applying it with a brush.
I\'m testing it on some bases now, I\'ll let you all know how it goes.
Love to hear if anyone else has tried this stuff before.
Cheers,
Grumb
DennisMech
New member
umm, I really don\'t think that would work at all. It would probably just melt and then horribly mix with the sealent creating an awful mess. I\'m curious about bread flour though, can it be sealed? does it look like snow at all?
kittykat23uk
New member
I use Woodland scenics snow mixed thickly with PVA glue, then pasted onto a completed base wherever you want the snow to be. Then smooth it down with a damp paintbrush.
Once dry I found it\'s good to tint the edges with thinned down vallejo smoke - it helps to make the edges look like they\'ve melted a bit and the snow has become slushy.
Regards
Kat
Once dry I found it\'s good to tint the edges with thinned down vallejo smoke - it helps to make the edges look like they\'ve melted a bit and the snow has become slushy.
Regards
Kat
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Grumbold Ironbrow
Guest
Good Tip!
Great tip Kat, I\'ll have to try that one.
I put a second coat on the base last night with the SnowTex product I mentioned in my earlier post. I\'m having to build it up in layers to get the thickness I want.
Soon as its right I get a picture up here.
Cheers,
Grumb
Great tip Kat, I\'ll have to try that one.
I put a second coat on the base last night with the SnowTex product I mentioned in my earlier post. I\'m having to build it up in layers to get the thickness I want.
Soon as its right I get a picture up here.
Cheers,
Grumb
kittykat23uk
New member
Good luck hope it works out ok!
Kat
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U4-Welcome
Guest
Bread flour works, pretty well in fact ; I used it in a thin layer to simulate frost rather than snow... No pics yet, since it\'s on my CCIV entry, so I\'m not allowed to . However, I\'m worried since I heard since that flour can yellow with age .
. However, I\'m worried since I heard since that flour can yellow with age .
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wulverine
Guest
Nice tip, but where can I get some. Me and a mate have been making boards for our local club and one of our little projects is an ice world. This stuff sounds like it would finish the board off nicely.
I live in the North West, towards Liverpool, where would I be likely to find it?
Fizl
Secret Crocodile
Wulverine, if you have a modelzone shop near you, they sell the woodland scenics snow, as well as the water effect stuff. I keep wanting to buy some snow, but at £8 for a tub that would base every figure i own now or would own in the future, it seems a little extravagant!
If you buy some, and fancy selling me a bit of it though, thats another matter
Shaz
If you buy some, and fancy selling me a bit of it though, thats another matter
Shaz
DennisMech
New member
Thank goodness, I was thinking in my head \"What an IDIOT!\" but I didnt want to be rude.
thats a good place to think....
I like thinking in my head too....lollol Actually do some of my best thinking there!!
I have used a wide variety of products to represent snow, but the one I like the most has already been mentioned. Techstar\'s Snowflakes are a \'microbead\' (whatever the heck that is) product but what it does is actually looks fluffy when applied just right.
Using superglue is part of the trick.
I am still trying to figure out the other part of the trick!lol???
Oh hey Mr. DennisMech, congrats on the Senior Membership thingamabob.....
Originally posted by DennisMech
Thank goodness, I was thinking in my head \"What an IDIOT!\" but I didnt want to be rude.
I like thinking in my head too....lollol Actually do some of my best thinking there!!
I have used a wide variety of products to represent snow, but the one I like the most has already been mentioned. Techstar\'s Snowflakes are a \'microbead\' (whatever the heck that is) product but what it does is actually looks fluffy when applied just right.
Using superglue is part of the trick.
I am still trying to figure out the other part of the trick!lol???
Oh hey Mr. DennisMech, congrats on the Senior Membership thingamabob.....
