Snow on model AFV's

[OldManModeller]

So. Many years ago, I built a Monogram 1/32 Panzer IV with snow weathering. I am considering the same thing for an Academy M36 B1 TD that I am finishing up now. If my memory serves me correctly, I used baking soda and a spray over it. Was it hairspray or Clearcoat? I don't remember.

It Was Way simpler than white glue and pigments and yada yada. I like simple.

Any advice would be good.

My old PZ IV Kit:

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[OldManModeller]

My current 1/35th M36B1 GMC (TD):

 

[kevin]

Woodland Scenics is a company that makes snow products for dioramas and models. There are probably others too.
I don't have the computer skills to post a link using my phone.

 

[TimM63]

https://woodlandscenics.woodlandsce...67rRVuThKl3BXg7HX436ZK8YMShP02mRfegO8mG8cZx7L

 

[Edbert]

I've used plaster of paris for this, use a strainer to control the amount. The stuff from hobby stores is white, sometimes the stuff from home-improvement stores can be a bit off-white. I think they use it for sheetrock

I've also heard that tile grout works well too.

 

[BarleyBop]

Can't say I've ever done that, but have achieved a similar effect standing at the bus stop in February!
Icing sugar or talc must be fine enough as well...

 

[the Baron]

I've used baking soda for snow, but no food product is an ideal product to use. They deteriorate with time. The baking soda yellowed over time, for example. I definitely would not use sugar in any form; it will eventually draw bugs and other types of pests. Same goes for flour.
I have read about using products from the model railroad side of the hobby, or glass microballoons.

 

[BarleyBop]

I suppose you could keep them in the fridge!
Good point about food products... guess all the Christmas baking around here has made an impression!
For a while, snow in a can got to be really popular with the crafting set for wreaths and decorations... is that still a thing? And would it be fine enough?