Snow Bases please help

[tyranidnz]

Just wondering if anyone has any preferred ways of doing snow bases. I'm about to paint 8 Grey knights and I'm wanting to have the base terrain as snow. Any ideas? Tutorials? Please?

[math]

This might help.

uk.games-workshop.com/warhammer40000/terrain-snowbases/1/

My thoughts would be a lightish blue colour mixed with pva glue then the snow effect GW do in those tubs, sprinkeled on top of that so when dry gives you a snow base with a hint of bule(maybe). I havent tried this myself but it might work.

[tyranidnz]

Thank you for the link! However I find that with games workshop tutorials you never quite get it like they do? the 'how to expertly paint X' tutorials on the main website are a perfect example of how much games workshop misses out during there tutorials or they magically make there models look godlike If anyone feels the need to do a little workshop tutorial it would be most appreciated

[Koyori]

Mixing the gw snow flock and pva glue is what I do for my nids. More glue will make it look more like its melting, and more snow will make it look fluffy. The exact mix of is up to you, and no its not as simple as with grass.

[Devil's Advocate]

tyranidnz said:

Thank you for the link! However I find that with games workshop tutorials you never quite get it like they do? the 'how to expertly paint X' tutorials on the main website are a perfect example of how much games workshop misses out during there tutorials or they magically make there models look godlike If anyone feels the need to do a little workshop tutorial it would be most appreciated

One of the reasons that that happens when you follow GWs tutorials to the letter is that they usually don't include every single bleeding step, or perfectly exact mixture ratios.

Often they include multiple coats, additional washes or colors into a mix. Even just a drop here or there can subtly change a paint mix so that it won't look the same.

[Haraio [MALAL]]

Thanks for the link, I was just gonna ask for one myself^^
I think I'll go for the putty one, since I suck at basing with sand and grass

[lowlygaunt]

Baking soda added to PVA glue works just as well as any sold flock for me. Cover the base in a 50/50 mixture of PVA glue and baking soda, well mixed, and then while the glue is still tacky, sprinkle a light dusting of baking soda onto the base to sit on top and add the right sparkle.
One caution on the adding of blue to the glue base for snow. it looks really good, but just be warned it takes only a tiny little pica of blue for a base. Maybe a single tap dot from a medium brush is more than enough for a base. Experiment, it is very easy to get the base too blue. My blue ink works well if you use it in the right (ie teeny) amounts. otherwise I suggest practicing with an ice blue.

[tyranidnz]

Wonderful! Awesome ideas guys! please keep them coming ;D If possible any pictures? I'll also show my volcanic terrain base up here soon.

[lowlygaunt]

Ok so currently I only have this poor picture uploaded. I will work on more, but this is the baking soda style, without any blue added in.



See my general on the right? That is the Mourning Wolf Heroine from the old Warzone (these are all warzone figures from about 8 years ago or more), finaly have the rest of the units. I will be putting them in the 400 point competition with snow bases. So there for suire you can see the snow base concept.

[J.Dogg]

What tank is that??
And good bases! they look almost too real!

[lowlygaunt]

Heh, that is my Sturmtiger! A world war two Panzer VI conversion for city fighting. Specifically it was a response to Stalingrad. A massive 380 MM mortar on a set mounting to support street fighting. The fron armor on that tank is a massive 280 MM's thick. It could turn the weak 75 on a sherman at under 100 yards on occasion (which is why the tank-hunting Jagdtiger was an absolute terror). Ooops, there's your history lesson for the day. I got three of those for 10$ each, regular tank models are generaly far cheaper than GW.
I of course use two of them as Demolishoers or Leman Russ' tanks, and converted a third into a Hellhound.