Modelling Snow

[wouster7]

Have got some GF9 snow flock and it's not looking like I want it. The stuff looks like melted snow and i was more after the fresh powder look. anyone have any suggestions on products they have used to get a good result.

I remember Josh using either baking soda or baking powder? Help needed.

[Lezle]

The GF9 Snow is bollocks. It looks more like ice... I was thoroughly disappointed with it, to say the least.

Andrew has informed me that a mixture of baking soda and PVA is the bees knees. I'll be giving it a go in the near future!

Lezle

[Vent]

Andrew has informed me that a mixture of baking soda and PVA is the bees knees. I'll be giving it a go in the near future!

And then, while the PVA is still wet sprinkle another layer over the top... The trick, as always, is to get the consistency right...

[Simon]

I tried woodland scene, GF9, baking soda and GW snow.

GW stuff is probably the best out of these 4 and cost the most.

[Hunter_Flood]

GW stuff is probably the best out of these 4 and cost the most.

D: The Horror!

[Chris]

For a whole army I find a small combination of Baking Soda and Woodland Scenics Water mixed into a base of Woodland Scenics Snow and PVA is the best for a real "Real Battlefield" look

[wouster7]

Thanks for all the advice guys.

Will try and salvage the GF9 thats already on the base by PVA and baking soda. If all else fails then I'm gonna get som dear I say it, GW flock. (Daemion no angst in this thread stay on ya own )

[Simon]

1 thing u need to watch out with baking soda, if the mixture is wrong, it will turn yellow in a year or 2.

[Chris]

He's right, you never want baking soda to be the top layer, you want to intersperse a little bit of it in the wet mixture (and only a little) to break up the size and granularity of the snow flock flakes and give you a more realistic texture

[warpmaster]

Add some cheap acrylic white paint to your pva,baking soda mix and it would turn yellow

[Aa7]

Add some cheap acrylic white paint to your pva,baking soda mix and it would turn yellow

Probably to late to reply as it's a while since this thread was started but if you haven't don't it yet Phil add some paint as mentioned here.That's what I did on my DE bases and they have stayed white and snow like for over four years now but they are now starting to crumble just a little when I saw them last but the majority is still in there. I also added a small dash of blue with the white so it is a cold white not a harsh white. The crumbling is probably more my patented carry bag storage techniques rather than anything else though

[Lumpy]

I used the TechStar snow flake stuff when I was actively doing that sort of thing. It's the most realistic and sturdy snow I've ever seen.

I used it extensively in my old FJ army, really quite easy to use too, but I can't find photo's of them anymore.

I also used it on a few of the models on Cool Mini or Not though, look there for examples?

https://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/lumpy

[Rasputin]

That takes me back a bit 

Miss the old painting days .....

[daemion]

i like my snow effects. always looks like fresh snow-gf9 stuff, pva and a drop of h2O... all good.