Using snow

[DeepDarkSecret]

Can anyone out there give me a website, or something, and still me what are good things to use to create realistic snow on 28mm minatures, and terrain?

 

[kevd82]

I use DecoArt Snow-Tex and like the results. It should be available at any arts and crafts store. Here are some examples if you want to see what it looks like:

http://coolminiornot.com/?id=9376

http://coolminiornot.com/?id=14884

I know that Woodland Scenics makes a more powdery snow, but have never tried it.

 

[Chrispy]

The best stuff I use that\'s readily avalible (failing to get marble dust, and ceramic flakes) is this stuff that\'s used in model cars to simulate a plush interior. I bought the white brand for snow (obviously) .

I find it\'s okay in that it geives a nice, powdery snow, but when only one coat is applied, it looks like frost. So, for big snowdrifts I use a gel they sell at the hobby store for snow on larger models. It\'s messy and I don\'t like using it, but it gives big, pillowy snowdrifts I can then add a few coats of the car stuff to.

Using this as frost also has benefits. Notice how Aragorn gets frost in his beard in LOTR? This will work for that in a pinch. Plus, if you have any snow demons or such, it\'ll give them added realism.

 

[Evonine]

I\'ve currently got the Woodland Scenics stuff. It works pretty well......it is translucent, though which can be a problem, but can also create neat effects if you\'re going for a light snow look. For deeper snow, you pretty much have to layer it.

 

[Sturmhalo]

Looking for snow myself! I would like to try Hudson & Allen Studios snow. They make packs of snow and slush (and mud I think!). However, I can\'t find their stuff in the UK. Might have to resort to using Alum BP (supposedly you get it from the chemist). For real heavy snowdrifts though, plaster looks nice. Never used it, but it looks good in the pics I\'ve seen!

 

[atacam]

I use a product call ed \'snowflakes\' you can get it at this site.

http://www.discountmodels.com/

Really works well. Only apply it with super glue though. To see what it looks like look at my Wolfen model(feel free to leave a comment)!

http://www.coolminiornot.com/index.php?id=20281

 

[supervike]

I have used the Woodland Scenics stuff. I use another Woodland Scenics product called \"flex paste\" to build up a drift and then flock with the snow. The only complaint with it is that the snow tends to look flat and uneven when it dries, so I had to keep building it up in layers.

I just recently got the \'snowflakes\' which atacam is referring to. It is made by a company called \"Techstar\" This stuff is called a \"polymer microbead\" or something like that. It is really fluffy and very fine. You may want to wear a mask when using it. Unfortunately, I have only used it once, and that was with plain white glue. At first, I thought it looked great, but as the glue dried, the \'fluffy bubbles\' collapsed.

I mean to try to use it with superglue, but haven\'t done so yet. It is the most realistic snow I have seen.

Jennifer Haley mentions the stuff on her site, and I also ordered it from the discount models place.

 

[DeepDarkSecret]

Thanks

Hey thanks guys, I appreciate all the comments, I think I am going to try that snowflakes stuff, it seems pretty cheap and it seems to look great