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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Ray Dunakin Well done! I especially like the little false-front store. You said the windows and doors were really cheap. They look much better than I would have expected at that price. What kind of material are they? [/quote] Ray, Thanks for the compliments. The doors and windows are injection molded styrene. Check this link and scroll to the bottom for a picture of the doors and windows as they come. http://www.coloradomodel.com/bldgg.htm You can see they are quite simple why they are priced accordingly. For the wood structures I’ve made, I rout the back side of the window opening to about 1/8” thick. The door or window is inserted from behind and glued in. From the front side, I frame the window with strip wood and notch the sill to fit. Not as tedious as it sounds as I gang cut all the parts on my table saw. I rabbet each edge of a ¼” block that is as wide as the sill I need. Then I cross cut it to 1/6” thick and can make a bunch of sills in short order. Since I only have 4 window sizes to worry about, it’s simple to make a boat load of parts at one time, for current and future structures. What amazes me is how quick a simple structure can consume doors and windows. The false front store ate 4 windows and two doors. If I had purchased them from Grandt Line, I’d have spent $15+ probably. From CMS, I was only out $3.50. As I’m sure you are aware, Grand Line’s products offer superior detail. Most insert from the front, complete with frames, sills, etc., so they save a bunch of time.
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