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Snow on tanks
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 5:22 PM
In the new Finescale magazine, there is an excelent article on making mud. I was wondering if this technique could be duplicated or modified to put snow on a model?
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Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:20 PM
There are a number of different ways to achieve snow on armoured vehicles. This subject is quite well covered in other threads in the Armour Forum. If you use the search function at the top of the page and enter the keyword snow you will find all kinds of threads that may help you.
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:55 PM
Woodland Scenics (http://www.woodlandscenics.com/) makes an outstanding product to simulate snow. It is a little costly but the product is outstanding and very easy to work with. Simply dust the "snow" on your product and "coat" with a very watered down mixture of elemers glue, water and a drop of hand soap. You won't be disappointed. Woodland Scenics makes some very realistic dio- materials. Hope this helps, GOOD LUCK!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:30 AM
I'd give a shot and see what happens. I think it would work nicely.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 1, 2003 1:44 AM
keep in mind when applying snow that the engine deck would melt te snow off, and generally you won't find a lot on the front slope either. Snow didn't last very long on top of "live" tanks, of course dead ones are another matter
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Posted by renarts on Friday, May 2, 2003 1:09 AM
Baking soda. Just don't get it wet after application, otherwise your snow covered tank becomes an antacid covered tank. I use it for dioramas all the time.

Mike
Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 5, 2003 8:01 AM
i can provide an article about the baking soda technique on my hp:
http://www.panzermodellbau.com/en_tip_schnee.html
if sealing the whole thing with clear laquer it is even a little resistant to humidity.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 5, 2003 9:05 AM
Thanks for the responses. They were a lot of help. Between knowing how lazy I am, and my other diorama, the pics of my diorama shouldnt be up for at least a month.Blush [:I]

PS: Awesome diorama Wikinger!
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