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Author Topic: What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?  (Read 3643 times)

Offline Tri3

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What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?
« on: August 28, 2006, 12:57:21 PM »
Just wondering what people use to flock their bases to make it look like snow.

Offline WitchfinderGeneral

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What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2006, 01:04:55 PM »
I never made any snow bases.
But I'm planning a snow table. I'm thinking about using either this structure snow putty or this model snow flock.
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Offline Neldoreth

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What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2006, 02:17:36 PM »
Hey,

I have done some snow bases.  I use the snow flock and add white glue (PVA) to it to make a paste. I them put white glue down onto the area I want to cover with snow and then I stick the snow paste down on the white glues.

Making a paste makes the snow look a bit more natural, as it sorta looks like a snow bank as opposed to simply flakes of snow (which doesn't look all that good imho). Once it hardens it stays very hard as well, so it is quite sturdy.

Hope that helps.
n.

Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2006, 02:57:50 PM »
"sand+wood glue" and painted with 3 layers:

http://www.witchhunter.net/gallery_norsemans.html

Offline WitchfinderGeneral

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What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2006, 04:23:13 PM »
Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"
"sand+wood glue" and painted with 3 layers


is your table done the same way or is it just... a white table?

Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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What is the best stuff to use for Snowy bases?
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2006, 04:32:48 PM »
Quote from: "WitchfinderGeneral"
Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"
"sand+wood glue" and painted with 3 layers


is your table done the same way or is it just... a white table?


at the moment just a white table

 

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