The GSW Basing Set is the ultimate all-in-one hobby supply drop designed to give your wargaming miniatures a cinematic, bone-chilling environment to conquer or defend.
Many hobbyists stay away from winter bases because they think realistic ice and snow turn into a clumpy, unrealistic mess. This mega-set shatters the ice! Packed with premium textures, literal liquid frost, hyper-realistic transparent icicles, and glacial washes, you have every tool you need to craft jaw-dropping arctic warzones right out of the box.
Why This Belongs on Your Wargame Bench:
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All-in-One Arctic Reinforcements: No need to hunt down separate snow pastes, gloss varnishes, or plastic sheets. This bundle completely equips your workspace to build everything from slushy trench lines to deep, ancient glacial caverns.
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Hyper-Realistic Snow & Slush: Combine the specialized Snow Texture paste with the REALISTIC Snow Modeling powder to create everything from fresh, powdery drifts on a tank’s armor to melting, muddy slush around an infantryman’s boots.
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The Glacial Crackle Cheat Code: Features Winterfell Plains transparent crackle paint. Apply it over a blue basecoat, and watch it dry into beautifully fractured ice sheets that look like they are ready to snap under the weight of heavy walkers!
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Alchemical Frost & Ice: Harness the mind-blowing power of Liquid Frost to grow actual, crystalline frost directly onto your miniature's cloaks, weapons, and terrain, then use the pre-sculpted transparent stalactites to hang wicked icicles from your ruins.
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Glacial Shadows & High Gloss: Ditch ordinary blue paint. Use Blue Glacier Dipping Ink to wash deep, cold shadows into your snow, and seal your ice with Gloss Varnish for that wet, freezing-cold sheen.
💡 Wargamer Pro-Tips for Victory
🧊 Craft Shattered Glacial Lakes: Cut a small shape out of the included Organic GLASS Sheet and glue it to your base over a dark blue background. Paint the edges with Splash Gel to mimic churning water, and dust the top with Titanium White pigment to simulate frozen, opaque frost zones! 💨 Grow Real Tabletop Frost: Apply Liquid Frost with a brush to the tips of shields, tank barrels, or structural ruins. As it dries, it naturally forms real, microscopic white crystals. Just be sure to varnish the area before applying the frost, and don't paint over it once it grows! ❄️ The Perfect Fluffy Snow Mix: For the ultimate heavy snowfall effect, mix a scoop of the REALISTIC Snow Modeling powder directly into your Tuft Glue or a white acrylic paint to create a thick, moldable snow sludge that you can pile onto vehicle tracks and shoulder pads.
📦 Supply Drop Contents:
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Snow & Frost Effects: Snow Texture (30ml), REALISTIC Snow Modeling Powder (30-40g), Liquid Frost (Frost Effect), and Pigment Titanium White.
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Glacial Ice & Fluids: Transparent Crackle Paint - Winterfell Plains, Splash Gel Water Effect, and Varnish Gloss (17ml).
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Specialized Hobby Paint: Dipping Ink Paint (Blue Glacier Dip 17ml).
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Adhesives & Base Layout: Tuft Glue (60ml) and a premium Organic GLASS Sheet.
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Arctic Scenery & Details: Resin Transparent Stalactites / Ice Plates and Resin Frozen Winter Plants.
