G'day guys
well this is something ive oftended wondered about, so i was wondering if you guys could answer a few of my questions.
How do i aplly snow in my dioramas, say i was to use woodland scenics snow, would i simply srinkle it over the terrain after i have painted the ground etc with diluted white glue?
and how would i get it to it doesnt "blow off" if it does that is, i mean, you couldnt really spray it with a gloss coat coz it would make it all blow away, wouldnt it?
just wondering.
cheers guys

You've got the basics down...
1. Lay down a layer of white glue water mix, the thicker the glue, the thicker the snowbank
2. Sprinkle the snow on top.
3. Let the glue dry
4. Tip the model over above new paper spread out to catch all the loose snow.
5. Repeat until you have the thickness you want.

Once the glue dries you will need to 'blow', 'pour' off the excess.

If you want a thick snow bank, I would build up the base with some white styrofoam so you don't have to have 100 layers of the snow product.

Slightly differant process:

. Apply white glue or glue/water mix.

. Apply baking soda (I usually use a flour sifter to get an even coat).

. Overspray with hair spray, keeping can about 12" to 15" above dio.
The end result will look something like this (the sepia tone is cause the pix are old).

Art

Hi David:

For my winter Tiger diorama I used Woodland Scenics snow. I used a make up brush to sprinkle it around the base on top of the static grass and then sprayed it with pump hair spray. This method worked well for the light snow effect I was looking for. Here is a picture form the diorama. There is also an article here on Armorama detailing the entire build process.

Keith

I use diluted white glue and sprinkle on SWEET N' LOW...

John
www.johnneill.com

I used spray glue to hold the Woodland Scenics snow in place. Spray on a coat of glue and sprinkle the snow on. Shake off what dosen't stick. For heavier layers of snow just repeat. Looks great because it builds up just like falling snow.

Thanks guys cheers

David,
I follow the same steps as Art but with out the glue at the start.
I spary the base with hairspray the immediataly sprinkle( with flour sieve) baking soda on and repeat the steps until you have your required depth.
Heres a couple of pics of my snow attempts.

G'day Andy
looks really good, might give your technique a try, as it sounds like the cheapest!
cheers

Thats all right David,
The reason I use that technique is because of affordability too !!

Hi!
I wrote an article about applying snow:
Snowdiorama

Hope. this helps a little bit...

i dont let people go play or "blow" on my dio's, so there isnt much of a need to put hairspray or white glue, but a case over if you dont want to take chances, but even if it blows off, just sprinkle some more


Frank