Snow!!

[Nelson]

Originally posted by supervike

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!!

Hmmmm.......interesting, I\'ll have to try that sometime (I usually do most of my thinking with my head up my ass)......

Oh, and I tend to use baking soda, since it\'s very cheap, and works great. Mix it 50/50 with water and white glue, and build it up in layers.

 

[DennisMech]

Originally posted by Nelson

Originally posted by supervike

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!!

Hmmmm.......interesting, I\'ll have to try that sometime (I usually do most of my thinking with my head up my ass)......

Oh great, now I look like an idiot.

 

[wulverine]

Thinking???

Personally I find that most of my best work, is done when I don\'t think at all!!!
:bouncy: which is just about all the time.

 

[Hawks58]

*Trys to put the theard train back on the right track*

I just tryed to the Bakeing soda idea for a snow base and I love the way it looks, now my question is how does it hold up on gameing minis that are used alot and does it yellow with time? Also if I put some gloss varnish on top will it look like wet snow?

and I normally have my head way up my :moon:

 

[Nelson]

Well, I\'ve been using it on my Dwarfs for about a year or so, and it\'s held up great, and hasn\'t yellowed on me at all. I have had to touch it up a bit once in a while, but if ya apply it mixed in with glue, it gets suprisingly hard when it dries (I could slice off thin bits with an exacto knife) Who knows, it may yellow after a longer while, but with a bit o\' white paint, and more baking soda that problem will go away. And yes, as far as I know, if ya gloss it, it will look wet.

 

[Hawks58]

cool, looks like my space wolves will be getting that snow base they have always wanted

 

[lumpy]

I\'ve picked up some of the Techstar stuff but I\'d really like to hear everyones tricks for using it correctly.

It was mentioned that using superglue was a \'part\' of getting it right... and on the pack it suggests applying it using a varnish, which I think is crazy.

I\'m guessing wood glue is bad?

This stuff is just so fine (I mean, really really small) I\'m worried that getting it wrongcould be very disastrous!

Hmm now to find Ms. Haley\'s example....

 

[GarnetJubilee]

Originally posted by Grumbold Ironbrow
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\'ve got that stuff too. I experimented a little bit with watering it down and there are no problems there. I\'ve only used it on one completed mini so far, a foundry goblin I just put up, and it worked out pretty well. With that one, I didn\'t thin it very much.

 

[Horak89]

Originally posted by DennisMech

Originally posted by Nelson

Originally posted by supervike

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!!

Hmmmm.......interesting, I\'ll have to try that sometime (I usually do most of my thinking with my head up my ass)......

Oh great, now I look like an idiot.

shit thats a lotta quotes...

 

[Aryanun]

Just be careful !!

If you\'ve got older minis made of lead, DO NOT use baking soda on them. It\'ll eventually cause lead rot, turning your minis into a white powder. Certain woods and vinegar does it as well.

As for the newer minis, I\'ve no idea the effect of baking soda on metal, but remember that it does calm down stomach acid, so there\'s something in the sodium bicarbonate that might end up harming metal.

Personally, I use the Snow-Tex, and since at this time of the year there are so many products available at craft stores for the little snow villages I tend to stock up.

 

[Kith]

I just picked up a big container of Woodland Scenics snow (more than I\'ll ever be able to use), it seems to have the right consistency, I\'ll post again after I try it.

 

[Taer]

Originally posted by Aryanun
If you\'ve got older minis made of lead, DO NOT use baking soda on them. It\'ll eventually cause lead rot, turning your minis into a white powder. Certain woods and vinegar does it as well.

As for the newer minis, I\'ve no idea the effect of baking soda on metal, but remember that it does calm down stomach acid, so there\'s something in the sodium bicarbonate that might end up harming metal.

Personally, I use the Snow-Tex, and since at this time of the year there are so many products available at craft stores for the little snow villages I tend to stock up.

Agh! Now you have me freaked out! I have an all metal Daemon army that would be a real shame if it got eaten!!! Hopefully the paint and varnish will stop the insidious powder! :flip::bouncy:

 

[Aryanun]

Originally posted by Taer
Agh! Now you have me freaked out! I have an all metal Daemon army that would be a real shame if it got eaten!!! Hopefully the paint and varnish will stop the insidious powder! :flip::bouncy:

The Curator of Navy Ship Models did a study on lead rot of their older ship models and what was causing it.

Page 4 has a good listing of what wood is the least/most harmful and page 5 has a good listing of other things that are sources of acid which can cause lead rot. Page 11 has a great listing of sources and historical data.

To me this is a must have for any and all who have some of the older models that were made of lead from the 70\'s and early 80\'s (like me). I\'m very careful with those particular models now, especially since many of them are super-rare and hard to find or even identify.

 

[wulverine]

????

Originally posted by Aryanun
If you\'ve got older minis made of lead, DO NOT use baking soda on them. It\'ll eventually cause lead rot, turning your minis into a white powder. Certain woods and vinegar does it as well.

I hate to ask. But how did you find these things out???

 

[Aryanun]

Check my post immediately above your last one. The \"Curator of Navy Ship Models\" is a link to a report about lead rot.

I first experienced this article from the Reaper Mini Forums, of which I\'m a very active member. Anne Foerster and Jennifer Haley are quite active in posting there, so we get a lot of good tips and advice, which I tend to just bring in here.