Model train windows

And the slide covers are prototype thickness to boot. For very large windows I simply have the edges of the square meet at a window muntin or sash rail.

One thing about real glass is that it does show fingerprints rather clearly and as luck would have it this is something you do not notice until of course you have glued it in place. Best to use cotton gloves when handling them and if you do see a finger print in an awkward place, a tiny bit of windex on one of those mini-swab type thingees does the trick pretty well.

I use the thin clear sheets that come with DPM and other kits. I always install them with Canopy Cement, and I make sure to pull off any excess with a toothpick as it stiffens up. Look at some of the window glazing sheets from City Classics. They have window shades and Venetian blinds on them. I used them for the upper stories of this structure. The big store windows are the thick sheets that came with the kit.

My experience with any sorts of thin plastic sheeting is that it tends to "fish eye" over time. That is This creates an unrealistic reflection. Large store front windows in the real world will show back the viewer when looked into. Models should do the same and the viewer, although not expecting it in a model, will recognize it when it happens in modeling.

Holt Now I'm really glad I posted this. One of old the "old timer's" in my club used to model cracked glass in structures, etc, with the use of the glass microscope slides. Once glue had set he would carefully nick the edge of the glass and apply pressure to gain the effect of the crack he wanted. You can also pick out pieces of the glass to show holes through the shattered or cracked glass.

I had tried it and it does take a bit of experience and trial and error to get the desired results. I got the report cover materials when I was working at a former employer's office. He being into O gauge himself, he didn't mind me taking a few of the cover sheets to use in my modeling projects. I wish I could remember the product brand and number but I no longer have access to the supply source he's retired and his office is closed now.

However, these covers were a little heavier than say, a school report cover, as these were designed to be punched in a machine and bound with a plastic comb similar to a sprial winding. I would imagine these cover sheets, or a similar product would be fairly easy to locate at Office Max or Office Depot. Best window glazing views.

Order Ascending Order Descending. Member since August 59 posts. Posted by K. Holt on Friday, May 18, PM. Member since December 3, posts. Posted by chutton01 on Friday, May 18, PM. Member since January From: Tampa, Florida 1, posts. Posted by cedarwoodron on Friday, May 18, PM.

I use Plastruct or Evergreen clear styrene, as suggested by Jeff Wilson in his how-to books, among others. After fiddling with the Testors cement for clear styrene, I have become more a fan of using small pieces of doublestick tape, available at Walmart and, more specifically at Michaels Crafts.

This avoids all fouling issues, and lasts for many years. It also has the advantage of being applicable after any detail painting of interiors, so the glazing is the last thing I do to structures, and also works well on cabooses, etc. Member since January From: southern NH posts. Posted by ollevon on Friday, May 18, PM. That's all I ever use, and I never seem to run out of it Sam. Posted by dstarr on Friday, May 18, PM.

Member since July From: Bradford, Ontario 13, posts. Posted by hon30critter on Friday, May 18, PM. Member since September posts. Nothing looks like glass except glass. Got It? Hobby town and and other mass hobby places keep microscope slides and covers. I apply it with a small amount of glue on a long needle point. Clean the glass thoroughly and then never handle it with your fingers.

Only a tweezers. If you are building for AP judging this is a must. Posted by sfcouple on Saturday, May 19, AM. Holt on Sunday, May 20, AM. Thanks for all the replies. Member since October From: Fullerton, California 1, posts.

Posted by hornblower on Sunday, May 20, PM. Posted by rdgk1se on Sunday, May 20, PM. I use Micro-scale Krystal-Klear. Dennis Blank Jr.

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