First Snow Diorama

the pics aren't coming up

I got red Xs.

David

Ah, I hate when that happens - let's try this link here:

http://news.webshots.com/album/548339015qomGkU?start=48 

I've gotta agree with you that the snow looks pretty grainy. Baking soda works very well for making snow, but after a few years it starts to turn yellow. By the way the stug looks fantastic

Your dio is very good,the paint job on the stug is fantastic

Great job

Pedro

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I looked at this morning and I was a little more happy with it. We'll call it fresh fluffy snow and leave it at that. I really wanted to feature the model more. This is my second ever armor model that I built and it came together very nicely. I'd like to think that I have since improved my skills but this one really came out nicely. I built this one before I ever knew about this forum and I wish I would have spent money on Pe parts for this one but back at that point of time I had no clue what PE even stood for. If someone had said a PE part i would have thought he meant a "Pee Part".

Nice works there! Keep building!

That Stug looks great, Mel. Eventually, you'll become an expert at snow, and then you can tell me how to do it.

Steve

Thanks guys!

 Steve - I oughta use the real thing and just display the darn thing in a fridge with glass doors. Hows that for realism ? :) 

SteveM wrote:

That Stug looks great, Mel. Eventually, you'll become an expert at snow, and then you can tell me how to do it. Steve

First--Steve, the StuG is GORGEOUS! SERIOUSLY! The weathering and whitewash is really surerbly done--PE? Who needs PE? Not this StuG!

I know what you're saying about the micro-balloons; I wasn't much enamored with them; in fact I don't think I even used 'em. I wouldn't use ANYTHING that has "baking" in the name! It's not chemically inert, and I had a horrible experience years ago using baking soda with enamels for rust texture!

I have found that using talcum powder in successive layers on top of lacquer or white glue worked for me in this 1/72 dio--I haven't tried it in 1/35, but suspect it would fly...it can be kept down by sprinkling it on a layer of white glue for thin application; on thicker parts I use celluclay smoothed on, painted white and then hit it with a few layers of talcum over a thin layer of white glue. Dullcoat it to seal it.

It's messy as hell, but I was pleased with the results.. 

That powder looks liek wet fresh snow - terrific!

Since the living room table is my modelling environment I am going to try some artifical spray-on snow. My wife suggested it as she made me vaccuum and I thought - that's not a bad idea. 

The worst that could happen si the base looks awful but she can turn it into a Xmas Centerpiece for the table.

Wow, doog, that is some of the nicest layered snow I've seen.