Before The Bulge and one of my earliest

[rtfoe]

Thank you gentlemen...observation is key to mimicking what you see. These were taken in 2018 where the whites are still white. No dust as it is covered in its own glass case as do the other dioramas. One or two figures have popped out of their moorings from the many travels to events easily reattached. Dust may have settled in the stream when the cover was removed at displays.

Cheers,
Richard

[GerryW]

The icy road is brilliant - very life-like, just how snow compacts down on untreated roads:thumb2: - you sure that you've never seen snow?:smiling5:

[rtfoe]

Pretty sure Gerry, only in pictures and on the telly. National Geographic mags also helped. They have some wonderful images that seldom people capture of nature.
Have you tried the plaster of paris yet? You will need to test out the consistency of the amount of water per powder content for the best results before working on the dio.

Cheers,
Richard

[GerryW]

Pretty sure Gerry, only in pictures and on the telly. National Geographic mags also helped. They have some wonderful images that seldom people capture of nature.
Have you tried the plaster of paris yet? You will need to test out the consistency of the amount of water per powder content for the best results before working on the dio.

Cheers,
Richard

No, not tried it yet - the 'snow' dio is the next on the agenda, after the 'Somewhere in Europe/Mountain Pass' which is the one I'm working on at the moment, just like to get things sorted out before starting - usually things go easier if I'm not trying to figure out how to do something halfway through! :thumb2:

[SpitfireAce]

Hi Richard, I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (7th coldest major city in the world with an average temp lower than Moscow - true!). I know cold and snow when I see it, and you NAILED it!. It gave me nightmares of Winnipeg winters (I now live on the 'balmy' West Coast).

May I ask what the snow was made of?

[Mini Me]

That's a very nice Dio. Richard.......way better than my abilities allow. The snow packed road is definitely spot on as others have said.....a big well done to you Sir. Rick H. :thumb2:

[rtfoe]

Hi Richard, I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (7th coldest major city in the world with an average temp lower than Moscow - true!). I know cold and snow when I see it, and you NAILED it!. It gave me nightmares of Winnipeg winters (I now live on the 'balmy' West Coast).

May I ask what the snow was made of?

Thanks, I was lucky with plaster of paris diluted in water or sifted dry over the surface. When diluted in water basically 40% of the powder and 60% water I got to pour it over the base and it coagullated smooth like icing sugar. You have to work fast though. The dry stuff acted as new snow and not melted yet by the suns rays.
I got the idea when experimenting making plaster molds for some of my building structures and noticed it had a smooth texture like melted snow seen in pictures. I've never seen snow up close.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

That's a very nice Dio. Richard.......way better than my abilities allow. The snow packed road is definitely spot on as others have said.....a big well done to you Sir. Rick H. :thumb2:

Thank you, this is one of the few dios I haven't put in a competition. It wouldn't stand a chance now. I just realised I had done another snowed dio with the Hurtgen forest Big Guys On The Move. The tanks are missing winter camo or any ice on the tracks...never quite complete it properly.

Cheers,
Richard