Window Glass

[DON-T2]

Wondering what you guys use for window glass ( mainly side windows ). I have tried Evergreen but it has a dull look to it when installed.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Belugawrx]

Flat plastic packaging material

Like the blister packs that pegasus wheels come in

on a side note,...just picked up a new tooth brush,..the package is going to make a great trans. tunnel

Cheers

[Pete J.]

It's not the plastic, it is how you treat it. Just about any clear plastic sheet good will work, but give it a quick dip and dry in "Future" floor wax, or maybe it is now Pledge with future shine or some other odd name. At any rate there are a hundred threads about using this produce, but here is a good one. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8964&hl=future&page=1. A quick dip in this stuff and it really makes the plastic clear and gives it that very slight blue tint that real glass has. By the way a bottle of the stuff will last forever. I thin mine 50/50 with 90% isopropyl alcohol. I got my last bottle of pledge at Home depot and the alcohol at CVS pharmacy. Good luck!

[olsbooks]

I have had great success using 2 liter pop bottles. A little waving with the hair dryer and you can sandwich it to make it flat or with practice, even get some good curves. I just made a big windshield for a 1/25 semi and am working on a 1/16 semi now. Being so thin it really comes out well and the effects I think are fantastic. VERY scratch resistant. Also, there seems to be just a hint of tint to it - perhaps staining from the contents? If you use SPECIFICALLY the generic wal-mart brand sodas, for whatever reason, Tamiya extra thin liquid glue works just great even if slopped all over it and even more scratch resistant. Less so with some other generic brands. I don't buy name brand so cannot say. Plus the wal mart are very "smooth". Here is a sample with plastic glued on the surface and the side where I literally slobbered the Tamiya glue all over just to see what would happen.

Now if you have the budget, slide glass use on top of microscope slides is incredible for flat glass. Trimming it hit and miss though as this stuff is so thin and brittle. Getting hard to find this stuff anymore though with the demise of Radio Shack and kids microscope sets in general.

Peace

 

Edited June 21, 2018 by olsbooks