stephengroy Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) I just picked up a 5 qt bag for $0.50 at Ace Hardware. Has anyone tried this for basing? Left: Woodland Scenics Right: Buffalo Snow Edited February 16, 2010 by stephengroy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetang22 Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 I've never even heard of it. Any details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengroy Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 http://www.buffalosnow.com/market.html Polyester fiber, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagelong Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 I've never heard of it before, but I'd like to hear how it works if you try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombats Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I can't express my disappointment that "Buffalo Snow" was not a aphorism for something highly amusing. The mind boggled. From memory Brush Thralls (whack it in google) had some good advice about snow bases. I also just use bicarbonate of soda with PVA glue but its fairly fiddley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengroy Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Bicarbonate of soda? Doesn't that turn yellow after awhile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagelong Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 The buffalo snow stuff looks pretty cool. Is the stuff on it solid or fluffy? Also, have you tried sealant with it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengroy Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 No sealant. This is a thick coat of Uhu, and stuck in a bag of each material. I waited ten minutes before tapping the backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangelq Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Bicarbonate of soda? Doesn't that turn yellow after awhile? Not in my experience. I've got some mixed with white/clear sand, and it hasn't yellowed at all. I think the idea that it yellow is actually from the glue that some folks have used with it. Elmers yellows over time, for example. I use Aleen's tacky glue for hobby projects for that reason, it isn't supposed to yellow, and I haven't seen it do so yet in about four years of using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombats Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Using bicarb of soda with PVA glue has worked well for me. I live in a sub-tropical area so if it were to deteriorate, it would have when humidity beats 100% at 25 degrees centigrade. The only issue I had was a big area of PVA that does not get soda on it will shine, so its worth packing the soda on. Seeing as you can pretty much dump your mini in a jar of the stuff its hard to bugger up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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