Snow.

[flyboy_fx]

Hi guys,

I am going to get some Woodland scenic snow but am not sure how to use it. Any tips.
I need to know how to make:
Fresh fallen snow
Deep snow (about 1/2inch deep)
mushy dirty snow for tracks/tank undersides and roads
and any other ways you guys apply it. Thanks so much!
Just show me some pics of it in use and how you did it! I plan on making a MASSIVE battle of bulge dio soon! About 5ft x 3.5ft in 1/18 scale!!!

-Alex

 

[cobraleader]

G'Day Flyboy_fx,

Woodland Scenics snow is pretty good, but only as a finishing solution.

I apply either straight or watered down white glue (wood glue) then sprinkle the snow over top. Once this has dried, I then use woodland scenics glue, sprayed on and another layer of snow applied.
I find this method best for fresh fallen snow.
I used this technique on the 101st Medic




I haven't tried deep snow or mushy dirty snow yet, but watch these video's - they seem to show what your after;
Tamiya Type 97 Chi-Ha & Tamiya Type 90 Tutorial 8/9 SP-7
Tamiya Type 97 Chi-Ha & Tamiya Type 90 Tutorial 9/9 SP-7

Also heavy traffic areas would would not have snow, as it would have been mixed in with the soil to form mud.

Have fun.

 

[Splashcoat]

I haven't used snow effects very much, but I was happy with how a "patchy" snow effect worked out on a recent vignette of mine.

Full article here:
http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/forum/index.php/topic,1816.msg16233.html#msg16233

 

[flyboy_fx]

Thanks guys! The fresh fallen snow looks like it could be nice!!!

 

[Lurcher Two]

Hi, a friend of mine has used some of this stuff http://precisioniceandsnow.com/Precisioniceandsnow/Home.html

He said that he was fed up with his scenics looking like they had coconut all over them, or looking like soap suds.

He sent me some pics and I was blown away. The ice on his trees looks like it would melt in the sun. and the stuff on there website looks very realistic. Unless anybody has any alternatives I'm going to try some on my Sturmtiger build on this forum............

Its the way you apply the stuff that makes it special apparently also. It looks natural!

 

[Junkie]

Ken Abrams mixes Woodland scenic snow with Future floor polish to the consistency of a 'slush'. Works great.

 

[Lurcher Two]

I have got some woodlands scenics stuff, here is it in play so I'm not so sure..



Has anyone you know tried the precision ice and snow stuff?

 

[plasticlover]

I would use Precision Ice and Snow check it out looks good to me
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234947391-land-rover-in-the-snow-my-first-diorama/

 

[TRM]

The woodland scenics works excellentand the thgoughts that were given are spot on...play around a bit and get a feel for what you feel comfortable with.

Precision Ice and Snow work excellent as wel. I have recently used this myself and found it to be top notch!

This 1/72 scale too. Real fine material and easy to work with.

Good luck!

 

[Lurcher Two]

That's what I want, 1/72 scale and I can see snowflakes there. I like the way you can see through it too.

 

[ScaleModelMadman]

It looks okay in a smaller scale like Todd's little diorama but when used in large scale stuff it reminds me of those aerosol can, sprayed on Christmas displays. :-\

 

[TRM]

I have yet to try it on 1/35...I have a Celticwerks Wdgie finished on the bench waiting for the application...I will be sure to show any results.

 

[Lurcher Two]

It looks okay in a smaller scale like Todd's little diorama but when used in large scale stuff it reminds me of those aerosol can, sprayed on Christmas displays. :-\

Hi, I'm kinda confused here. I'm building a dio and I have asked what I should use for my 1/35th. I know whats around and what my options are for a realisatic winter scene and all the stuff i have seen either looks like albino hairs off a kiwi fruit, coconut, or soap suds. I have had a look at the posters 1/72 and it seems to have turned out very well and has some brilliant reviews from some pretty skilled people.

I havent heard much of this new stuff before but what i have seen has got my attention. I have been to the website and their facebook pages and seen the 1/35th stuff and I have to say I'm pretty impressed. I have copied some pics in. see what you think?









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I don't see the toy spray effect here myself and there are loads of images which are amazing on the site and facebook. On the brick picture you can see what looks like individual snowflakes and the build of snow looks the best i have seen outside of our yard.

I'm seriously thinking about giving it a go

Steve

 

[Lurcher Two]

Hi, if you look at the ice and snow gun picture, compare it to the real thing here i just found!

 

[plasticlover]

It looks okay in a smaller scale like Todd's little diorama but when used in large scale stuff it reminds me of those aerosol can, sprayed on Christmas displays. :-\

Really clearly you have used Precision Ice and Snow or know how it is used.
I was very lucky to be the first person to review it. Its a very new product having been only on the market since June. It is fine for larger scales as well as small. In fact I think it was developed with 1/35 in mind but can be used for many or any scale.
Like nature it is incredibly fine to a microscopic scale. real snow is the same building itself from countless microscopic ice/water crystals that build into what you see.

Todd's dio is most impressive I think it really shows how versatile this stuff is I really don't think it looks like a toy though there is nowt wrong with toys I am a toy collector as well as a modeller.

It is not an aerosol by the way it is a fine powder that is applied in layers with a sieve over a 3M or hairspray base.

I would be interested to see your large scale results with the stuff
Cheers Rob

 

[ScaleModelMadman]

Hi, I'm kinda confused here.

Hi, I'm not sure what you're confused about really, I'm not a fan of the way it looks is all. It's just my personal opinion, I'm not a fan of this stuff and I've modeled my share of snow in 1/35 and prefer my results, that's all.

...please by all means, use what you want.

Really clearly you have used Precision Ice and Snow or know how it is used.

I've never used it but I do know how it's used. I saw the product first hand in Todds possession at a recent show. I've also seen Todds article on Armorama. I've also seen the plethora of photos posted here, I am just not a fan, that's all.

Cheers.

 

[Lurcher Two]

See what you mean, i suppose its what your used to. I like the comparison of those field guns though... If I could do a vignet like that american AA gun I'd be using the effect they achieved with theirs thats all. I couldnt see it as you described it though as christmas toy snow.

I think I'll buy some and post the pics on my build.

I saw your cold cover dio by the way and I think it is excellent!

 

[plasticlover]

Its great we have the choice of different materials. The thing with Precision Ice and Snow is not the product so much as modellers have a habbit of being too careful with things and Precision Ice and Snow is best used in a care free manner as it basically is best to work as it wants too much like real snow never falls on little areas with a giant hand from the sky dabbing a bit here and there it just falls from the sky and blows in directions the wind and vortexes send it. thats what it great about precison ice and snow. it does the following.
easily replicates :
directional build up.
easy to build up many layers,
easy to achieve frost,
easy to remove,
stays white and it stable,
Is pure white like snow,
glints in scale,
transparent like real snow,
easy to use,
fun!.
can create slush and ice with silicon,
plus more.

what is not to like. I would never have bothered with snow modeling but after reviewing it and giving it ago I am now hooked. its wonderful stuff. I urge others to have ago as its also down to the modeller how it comes out.

Cheers Rob

 

[ScaleModelMadman]

what is not to like.

It looks like a powdered doughnut?


I've tried to remain polite here so as not to come across harsh, but this constant attempt at trying to sell your friends product in a two year old thread is becoming a bit hard to stomach. This isn't the forum for selling stuff, you've both linked to it multiple times and repeated the same sales pitch again and again.

I don't like it.

You do.

Cool? Cool.

Now lets go build some models.


See, I live in the north east and have for 44 years, I am pretty familiar with what snow does and how it looks and how it behaves.





P.S. Feel free to have your friend contact the magazine if he wants to advertise, we'll be more than glad to send him rates and sizes and even help him design the ad. Until then, share your own builds in your own threads because this thread has run its course


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