I've finally decided what I'm going to do with my Panther (Ausf A.). I figure I'll get some Russian infantry, and have them walking by the tank. I'll have the tank in an embankment, and have it abandoned. It will be in the wintertime. Anyhoo, my question is: how do you make a lot of snow, and EXTREMELY weather it?Thanks for your time.

MEBM

Every time I have to make snow, be it much be it not much, I grab the pack of babypowder. Sprinkle it on my dio and then spray it over with hairspray... result a fine looking snow.

this is the result



on the bottom of this page I have written down the whole process titled: "weather forecast snow"
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/142&page=6

hope it is of some use for you

hi
I do the snow with the bicarbonate , or with spray snow and I fixed all with varnish for hair
After you can do al the weatering work you want
regards

woodland scenic manufactures a product called Snow. You get a quart of dusty white stuff. It works very well.
Build up the area with white packing styrofoam, then apply a layer of white glue and water. Then sprinkle on the snow. Tip dio over or blow off excess. You can repeat the glue/snow process until you're happy.

As you see there are LOTS of different snow products and each has its own pros/cons. It also depends on what is available to you and your budget.

The one big thing is to experiment and consider age and yellowing some food products will tend to yellow over time.

FWIW, the best snow I've seen was "patchy" (first snow of the Winter, or last snow of the Spring) like Faust's. FineScale Modeler this month features a diorama with heavy drifted snow, but somehow, it just doesn't look "right." Perhaps too much snow on the ground, and too little on the vehicles.

SWEET N' LOW . . . great lookand texture, man made chemical that does not yellow and does not attract (at least so far in 15 years) ants and other bugs. I add it on with a wash of 50/50 white glue water. sprinkle it on and let it dry... blow off excess and add more as you need... I have down light snow, drifts and heavy blankets of snow ( with a Durham water putty under pour)

john
www.johnneill.com

yet another greaty job by neil

For the snow on the tank,

Mix water and white glue, apply to the areas to be covered in snow, then sprinkle the baby powder on, preferably through a fine mesh strainer. Then spray with hairsray.

On the ground, you can do the same, or do what Faust did. Anyway you look at it, Faust taught me how to make the snow of reality.

~Chip :-)

hi, I don't know if you guys got that in the US but you can use a spray can. In Christmas you can see alot of pictures on the windows, It is made of a spary can filled with a liquid yelly stuff in it. If you spray it looks like real!!! You can use it for very thick layers of snow, I will try to make a pic of the effect and can.
Good Luck

Laurie

Hey guys, how do you make the snow deep? Kinda like a snow drift? Thanks for your time.

MEBM

One option is Built up the leveling in styrofoam and cover that with the babypowder oversprayed with hairspray. So what you actually do is first cutout the drift of the snow covered with babypowder. This way I built my rubble and debri mounts too. First built up the leveling, cover with plaster, while wet add sand, when dry glue bricks wood etc. and then paint. (Also discribed in the article of DISTRACTION)

Another option is asking in the modelrailroadshop for the snow of the Busch brand. It works like some sort of plaster. you mix it with water and then apply it with a brush. You can litteraly paint your leveling that way. and it looks quite nice.

Both methods work fine

My 2 cents

Hi Guys , I made this snow with the stuff from woodland scenics slodder was talking about.

I'd go with the bab/talc powder and hairspray. but that's my opinion

I have another question about the snow: Could I just layer it? Thanks for your time.