Hi all, I have started adding some vegetation, and am doing the figures.
I've always used baking soda for snow and this is my first attempt to use Woodland Senics 'Snow', and it shows.... . It's a pain to secure to the base, although that's probably not the snow's fault. I,m using diluted pva glue, as per the instructions, but using a spray is a right p@@@ in the a@@... it just blows the snow away, or soaks the whole dio and surrounding area.. .
So any help or tips regarding snow would be appreciated..

Also with regards to the figures, do the two figures in the picture look 'in place' or do they just make you wonder what this is all about
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Anyway, here are some 'in progress pics', enjoy and all feedback is much appreciated.







Cheers
Henk

Henk

Looks good so far. Coming from the tropics I have virtually ZERO experience of snow. Well the 2 times I have been there were before I was interested in dios so I didn't take real notice of the minutae that we weem to get involved with now. :-)

I admit I have tried to make a snow base and all I did was brush on the diluted white glue and use baking powder. Even to me it didn't look very real

What sort of sprayer are you using? Just a hand pump type? If so then with a bit of practice (and muscle control) a fine spray can be achieved rather than a solid powerful spurt. Well that is on the one I use for the oil on the BBQ so I was intending to get one for this very purpose for dio bases.

Apart from your little difficulty, how is the WS snow anyway? I have seen it in the LHS here but never wanted to pay the price for it.

By the way I like the dirty slushy look.

Brian

Thanks Brian,

The Woodlands Scenic Snow is a ( for me anyway) strange product. It's taking it's time to win me over.. don't get me wrong, it's nice enough to created fluffy snow, and doesn't compact like baking soda, but it just doesn't seem to like to work with me.. . Must be my work methods.. one thing it does rather well is re-create the fine snow that's blow against the side of vehicles, walls, etc.
The muddy, slusshy look will be a lot more pronounced when it's finished, as I'll finish that part with gloss varnish once I finish the snow.
Oh, btw, I bought the senic snow recently when they had knocked nearly half the price, probably because nobody was going to pay the full whack..

Cheers
Henk

If you want a more slushy look you should try to get some Snow Coat..
http://www.ww2modelmaker.com/castacoat.htm
I know the Small Shop in the UK ..If you click on the snow coat product you can get the address to buy it in the UK...
Rick