Questions about Tech Star Snowflakes

[Drake Farstrider]

Has any one here used it? Any tips?

It does not seem to let me add more to it. And it seems to be always flaking off.

Please Help.

[EricJ]

Has any one here used it? Any tips?

It does not seem to let me add more to it. And it seems to be always flaking off.

Please Help.

I tried once, and I inhaled some, and nearly died...for about 3 days straight, I swear I think my lungs were bleeding, now I stay away!!

[Klute]

Ive just started using it really so not much help here.
I mixed it with skull white paint and added it like putty then give it a dusting after.

Try a dab of superglue on the area you are adding to ?

@Eric.....the stuff looks very much like a product we used to use for thickenning epoxy resins to make gel coats. Stuff was called aerosil and was deadly if inhaled.
I might look up the snowflakes to see what it is.

[Mad Max]

I'm surprised no one has posted this info by Jen Haley yet. Check her basing article below, midway down. This snow was pretty popular on mini-painter and the web 4-5 years ago, but folks have probably forgotten... ;)

http://www.wegotgame.net/jen/basing.html

Oh, and mind the warning she gives Eric! ;)

Later,
Laszlo

[Drake Farstrider]

So I should use superglue as opposed to white glue. Good to know. Maybe that is my problem. I will have to give that a go and see if it works. Thanks for that link Laszlo. :rockon:

[Frustrated Father]

Thanks for the link Laszlo, I'll give it a try. I tried to make 'snow' for some Ogres I did awhile back using glue, baking soda and a touch of blue ink and it was the most horribly stuff ever - and looked like crap.

[EricJ]

I'm surprised no one has posted this info by Jen Haley yet. Check her basing article below, midway down. This snow was pretty popular on mini-painter and the web 4-5 years ago, but folks have probably forgotten... ;)

http://www.wegotgame.net/jen/basing.html

Oh, and mind the warning she gives Eric! ;)

Later,
Laszlo


Lol, it's good to see I'm not the only one who nearly coughed up a lung due to that stuff...I think :thumb:

[Drake Farstrider]

The only thing I knew about this stuff was that you needed to cover you air ways.

I had also tried the baking soda approach and thought it looked crappy as well.

[Celtic Lilly]

I like that link, thank you for providing it Mr. Mad Max! So what is this stuff made out of?

[EricJ]

I think they are little clear mirco-beads (with spikes and stuff on them, I swear!), so they have a more crystal/ice type look to them. I haven't found them particularly more effective than baking soda.

[Drake Farstrider]

Well I saw one theohter day that had a warhammer and a waraxe attached to it. :thumb: