[zmil]

Hi All .

I have been looking at different techniques that modellers use for creating walls and structures
But is there a technique for creating Flush Glazed windows for Loco's or other rolling stock..

Moulds are easy enough to make but is there a plastic that can be cast as clear

Regards

Zmil

 

[chrismac]

Have you seen GLUEnGLAZE

http://www.deluxematerials.co.uk/system/index.html look under Specialist Products

it has had some good reviews but I haven't used it myself but do deal with the company - good service.

Chris

 

[Richard Johnson]

***You will have great difficulty casting such things. Absolute clarity is essential... .and unless its very thin it'll look a bit naff.

The best way is the hard way - cut and file to exact shape using a very thin clear plastic, then install them with a water clear type varnish as a glue.... Its not as hard as it sounds.

I do have some perfect scale thickness glass I bought ex USA some time ago - its amazing how much better it looks in a coach or building than plastic but it is truly difficult to cut without breaking... and being so thin, its quite fragile as you might imagine (much, much thinner than a microscope slide)

The option is Laser cutting of course...

Richard

 

[zmil]

Thanks fellers

Glue N Glaze looks interesting but only suitable for small widows
everything I have tried has had bubbles

I think the cutting and filing will be the way forward

Regards

Zmil