The snow and ice on Ulrik

xMANIGHTx

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http://www.coolminiornot.com/158395

Awesome.
Any hints on how to obtain all the snow/ice effects on this base:
- The \"melted\" snow on the ground
- The snowflakes on models
- The icy dropping from the base
 

green stuff

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*) The snow and snowflakes can be rendered from various mediums : Andrea Snow, Microballoon Snow, baking soda (will have to check on that one, as I may get the name wrong through translation), ...;

*) The melted effect can be made with a mix of what\'s used for the snow and gloss varnish;

*) The icicles can be made with transparent glue or melted transparent sprue that is stretched.
 

frenchkid

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I tend to find that baking soda (got the translation correct cedric ;) ) works well. Just mix it with some white glue and apply, if you want a fresh snow effect just sprinkle a bit more on top of that and you\'re good.
Adding nothing on top of it will get you the melted snow effect you\'re looking for.
 

xMANIGHTx

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Interesting suggestions (I\'m a complete noob with basing and dioramas).

\"The icicles can be made with transparent glue\" I miss how you can get the glue to solidify like icicles.

Also how will you glue the tiny snowflakes (using whatever type of you like) on the models?
 

frenchkid

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Originally posted by xMANIGHTx
\"The icicles can be made with transparent glue\" I miss how you can get the glue to solidify like icicles.

I\'ve never tried this so not sure how well it works, but from what I\'ve heard one technique would be to have the glue solidify on some very fine nylon cord (fisherman rope), it should give you the desired effect.
 

green stuff

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Yeah, nylon cord works, but depending on your glue you can also apply the transparent glue on a surface with the desired shape and once dry peal it off, trim it, and glue it in place, or apply it directly and stretch it with a tooth pick or similar tool. I\'d highly recommend test practices before doing this on the final mini ;).

For the snow flakes, you can delute your white glue with water, mix in some small amount of Andrea snow and apply it sparingly. Once dried, only the andrea snow shows up. Another way, would be to apply small amounts of diluted white glue with a small tip on the areas you want snowflakes and to sprinkle the snow over it (that might ask for several attempts).
 

xMANIGHTx

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very good tips thank you all mates... I\'ll let you know the results when I experiment a bit with all this
 

xMANIGHTx

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I found a nice tutorial on the method you described using Nylon.
Very simple yet effective.

http://ogrestronghold.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=30
 
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Shadzar

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You can get the icicles from woodland scenics water effects. The small bottle used to make ripples and such on water surfaces.


nvm that was in the above tutorial. lol
 

matty1001

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Dragonforge design sells icicles:
http://www.dragonforge.com/Painting%20service/for%20sale/sculpting_supplies.htm

Peace and love...
 
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