i am working on a kursk dio with a tiger tank and a few infantry in 1/72 scale any suggestions with making snow
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Woodland Scenics makes a decent snow, and it’s eapecially good in that scale… It has some “sparkle” that makes it look pretty good. Personally, I use baking soda for snow, but Doog have a seizure if I recommend it… I’ve never had any problems with it, but he has a couple horror stories using it…
I usually paint my celluclay ground and “drifts” with white latex paint, and use the baking soda on folliage and the model(s) and tires/tracks…
Some guys have used flour, but I’d advise against it. It turns yellow and attracts critters unless it’s REALLY sealed well… Weevils will get into it and a scale-foot long bug doesn’t usually work on a diorama…
Here is my 1/72nd Panther. I used talcum powder sealed with hairspray
great job
have baking soda heard hair spray works as good as white glue and water. will never use flour thanks
it didnt snow at kursk unless your doing an after battle diorama
Snowed in the Ardennes…Quick shift of place to Bastogne?
DO NOT USE BAKING SODA!!!
Here’s the thread about it, and all the problems it can cause–not just my experiences, but several modelers. Hans has just been pure lucky!
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Use Woodland Scenics snow powder, or talcum powder is also a viable option for snow in 1/72.
HAHAHA! It was only a matter of time [:D]
Luv ya, Doog!
Steve
Some would say almost magical… [;)]
thanks for the info its stalingrad winter of 42-43
used talc for my snow sealed with hairspray.it look really gooood.figure painting next,hope the old eyes can deal with these small ones
wheres Manny ? I wonder if he will ever repeat his infamous “bakery” critique ? [angel]
hi,
woodland scenics makes a product called winter effects ,it has snow,and ice effects ,i found it in my local AC MOORE ,its meant for diorama and school projects,they have other kits for rock making and water effects,desert dios,ect, many uses and bases.
hope this helps
DoogIf memory serves your’s reacted on a pastic model, correct? I used baking powder on my last with very little on plastic…Does the “reaction” go for ground work as well? I sealed mine up best I could…Do I have a time bomb on my hands or just heartbreak? Many thanks![:D]
Doog’s dilema (sounds like a title, don’t it?[;)]) with baking soda can be read here:
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I’ve never had anything happen even remotely echoing his experience, but that’s just me talkin’… I’ve used it for snow as well as for adding texture to muddy tires & tracks and for exhaust system and general hull & track rust…
So maybe just a 50/50 chance huh?..I just wondered what the difference in powder and soda is, Ever use powder Col.? And If luck has anything to do with it I’m screwed![:D]
Nah, never used powder… Used flour once, back in the eearly '70s… Raided mom’s kitchen canister… Found out that it yellows (bad), and gets fulla bugs (worse)… My M-48 was over-run with giant (in 1/32) weevils… I used soda last on an M-8 dio about 8-9 months ago… No issues yet…
“I’m travelin’ down the road, I’m flirtin’ with disaster.” [{(-_-)}]
It’s not a question of if, but when. Been there, done that.
Use something else, or just wait for the ooze. [banghead]
Powdered Epsom Salts, (Magnesium Sulfate) is a good home-brewed alternative. You need to grind the crystals up though, like with a mortar and pestle. No ooze, no critters, no worries…
I use powdered silica. Chemically inert, stable, nothing eats it. Just don’t breathe the stuff. Can you say pseudovolcanopneumosiliconiosis? [;)]
I imagine it’s a matter of time, yeah… Been getting away with it for 40 years… 'Bout due, I reckon…[:D]