Making realistic snow

If you're talking about a 1/72 frosting all I use is a 'dusting' of white spray paint. The little pile of snow is air-dry clay. In 1/35 I'm not sure what people use, I know the woodland scenic snow isn't scale until 1/16 or something. Other than that the other guys'll have to chime in. I think some household items yellow over time. 

Baking soda... Doggs will chime in again against that, but I've yet to experience any problem with it... 

Baking Flour is good too, for drfifting snow,  but it must be sealed tightly, or weevils will get into it.. 

talcum powder, plaster of paris

The problem is "realistic."  

EasyMike

The problem is "realistic."  

Indeed. I have seen many forms of making snow for dioramas, I know for all of them pretty much that it is supposed to be snow, however, it's not all very realistic. Steve made a really good looking 'frosting' of snow for a German figure vignette a while ago. Still have a pic around? 

Baking soda has a chrystaline make-up that has a certain small "sparkle" to it...  The reflectivity of those sparkles are what makes it pretty close to snow in appearance...

psstoff995's lbro

 

Steve made a really good looking 'frosting' of snow for a German figure vignette a while ago. Still have a pic around? 

Will, you talking about me? and this guy?

That is Plaster of Paris placed over different grasses, then spritzed with water.

Yes! That's exactly what I'm talking about. Thank you.

Thank YOU

the best scale snow is either Reality in Scale's 'Snow in a Pot' or Nimix 'Artificial Snow', or even Woodland Scenics snow mixed with white glue and water

don't forget to make footprints and other areas 'dirty' for slushy snow