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All right, my first post. I'm looking for tip: how to make realistic snow on small bases? Any suggestions or link?

Lastrebel

use a mix of powder glass + pva glue + a small drop of blue ink + and bicarbonate sodium (in pharmacy)

where do you get powder glass...? and is sodium bicarbonate equal to baking soda...?

Trovarion wrote:where do you get powder glass...? and is sodium bicarbonate equal to baking soda...?

Very good question.

I use baking soda mixed with Wikol (or PVA) and maybe a bit of water if the paste is too thick. I add a bit blue paint or ink to kill off the yellowish tint.

Sprinkle a bit baking soda over it to get a "fresh" and dry looking snow.
If you cover it with superglue and sprinkle some "snow" over it you'll get a wet looking, melting snow.

You can also get modeling snow from a (railroad) modeling shop but:
a) it's not always easy to find
b) difference isn't all his big

I tried some baking soda over superglue yesterday and all i got was a 1 molecule thick layer of soda covering the superglue bubble...I must be doing something wrong here...

so, is this the same method for doing the sea waves hitting the shore or a stone? making the splash?

i find powder glass in the company who are replacing breaked glass on cars....the bicarbonate sodium can be found in pharmacy, it isn't the same that baking soda

i dont know if you guys know this but here it goes. hope it helps.

https://www.angelfire.com/empire/paintin ... wbase.html

https://www.dysartes.com/model/modelling/snowbase.php

theres more on the net but these cover it well

I use Techstar snowflakes, works like charm...