After a year of absence, I am being implored to build another Christmas layout. I usually use cotton batting for snow, but a few years ago I found a strange material at A.C. Moore. It was like a thick powder. IIRC, it was basically ground Styrofoam. It was much more realistic than cotton and was very easy to clean up. I haven't found it since and have no clue where to go. Anyone know where I could find it?
If it's this, i was thinking of buying it myself sense i have a snowish layout.
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/woo/woosn140.htm
hm, I don't think that's it. The stuff I bought was in a giant bag.
The best thing i used is Woodland scenics snow. It comes in a shaker bottle & cost between $8 & $10. It's much closer to scale & it doesn't seem to yellow. It's probably ground foam. If you have a large AC Moore nearby, they sometime have it & you can use your 40% off coupon. Jerry
Quote from: yd572 on November 08, 2009, 10:55:23 AM
After a year of absence, I am being implored to build another Christmas layout. I usually use cotton batting for snow, but a few years ago I found a strange material at A.C. Moore. It was like a thick powder. IIRC, it was basically ground Styrofoam. It was much more realistic than cotton and was very easy to clean up. I haven't found it since and have no clue where to go. Anyone know where I could find it?
The structures and trees that I use for the Christmas layout came with snow already on them. For "snow on the ground," I just cover the table top with a white flannel sheet, and I use white foam for roads and pathways.
The Christmas layout is never seen by rivet counters, and everybody else always seems to enjoy it, so this works for me. :)
Just throwing this idea into the ring..
how about baking soda or baking powder? Dirt cheap and easy to find.
any comments or prior experience with these anyone?