How to Make Snow Bases for your Miniatures
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9:03 pm on November 13th, 2009
I think moss and grass is more like yellow not green in the winter
might make it alittle more realistic. 
8:18 am on November 14th, 2009
Good try at snow, too much time consumption for liking though, i prefer to mix baking soda/bicarbonate of soda with pva glue and a few drops of water in a container with just a little white paint (or none if you prefer) until it goes into a paste, (slightly thinker than say, tooth paste)
Then just apply to the base, also with this, you can put foot prints in the snow, and also build up thing, sooo, if you wanted to make a snowman
9:27 am on November 14th, 2009
you can prime the base white before you snowbase it
7:44 pm on November 14th, 2009
the blue could be ice
2:23 am on November 15th, 2009
hmm i wana make a snow based ultramarines army and mabey paint there sholders white of something any sugestions?
5:48 am on November 15th, 2009
AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
no white shoulders!
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maybe white trim (1st company
5:52 am on November 15th, 2009
Do bugs go after it? my mom said sinces its a food product….
7:26 am on November 15th, 2009
Ok, so this is what I got:
1. {Before the mini is set!} Color the base!
2. Super-glue any optional scenery to the base.
3. Glue (tacky glue is better, but harder to use) and ‘push’ all over the base.
4. After crushing most of the visible baking soda clumps, dump it all over the base!
5. Let everything set for 30min or so.
6. Do a second layer if black is still visible.
7. Finishing touches!
As for the mini? I would probably use a piece of cardboard or plastic to cover the hole for later.
9:26 am on November 15th, 2009
This would work well with space wolves
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8:31 pm on November 15th, 2009
i always use plastic glives when using super glue
5:26 pm on November 17th, 2009
what i noticed (not really sure because the video quality was a little fuzzy) is that when you only had one layer it almost resembled a frozen river.
10:15 pm on November 18th, 2009
well thats what i ment thanks for the help
4:00 pm on November 20th, 2009
This method worked for me:
1) glue FINE sand to the base, it should have no tiny rocks like the gw stuff has.
2) paint the sand white
2 b) add a second layer of white if needed
3) Glue on the baking soda
This method actually has a better overall effect when used to make patches of snow rather than full bases.
11:14 am on November 22nd, 2009
wait a year and your lovely white snow will go yellow. Baking Soda ages over time.
9:39 pm on November 28th, 2009
Ultramarine FTW, bugs do not go after baking soda. it is far too acidic with no nutritional value (or little).
This would work wonderfully for an ice lake type of terrain.
Base coat black, then layer blue on top, laye lightly because you want the black to show through the blue slightly. Then paint on some off-white cracks onto the lake, then I would splatter paint off-white “dots” onto the terrain (these are air bubbles. ink wash with dark blue and add snow with white glue, Not tacky.
4:25 am on December 10th, 2009
yes, but when you use it on the base and cover it with a finish (matte or clear gloss) it will slow down the process so that the snow will be yellow in about 10 years
2:30 pm on December 12th, 2009
can we stop yellowing with matte finish
1:40 am on December 17th, 2009
Just don’t spill vinegar on the Baking Soda…
10:26 pm on January 2nd, 2010
you can buy snow flock
5:32 am on January 11th, 2010
No… paint base white, apply green flock etc first (snow falls on top of the grass not the other way around) mix snow flock, white paint, pva and small amount of water and paint onto base, makes very realistic snow, try it and see
3:47 am on January 19th, 2010
I lolled at the first part.
2:12 pm on May 2nd, 2010
do u hav a store in the usa?
1:33 am on May 9th, 2010
dont use baking soda it gets yellow it is a really bad idea
10:31 am on May 30th, 2010
@zupugi lol
8:43 pm on June 12th, 2010
don’t you mean a pound for you English!