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I will one day figure out how to do it, but I face this same dilemma for my N-scale layout. As an architect, I have as a goal to not only scratchbuild but also design every building on the layout; as a procrastinator I have yet to build the first one, of course. I need to figure out how to make arched windows with a unique head trim, shaped like an oxbow. I am wondering now if it might be smart to use an ogee shaped molding, perhaps produced with a router, which I then cut thin slabs off, perpendicular, so that the profile is the shape I'm looking for. This would give me grain in the wrong direction, unless I routed it across the grain. So, maybe it will work, if I can get my hands on a tight-grained wood which will hold together after being cut out to N-scale sizes... <br /> <br />One thing I did for an architectural model once, in terms of modeling fine mullions, was to score my clear glazing using a knife and straightedge, with two very close parallel score marks. Then, I painted in between them; the scores form ridges which hold a thin paint between them. For really fine mullions, you could do a single score, but it would be difficult (not impossible) to fill it in with paint. Of course, scoring the clear material means that it must be thick enough to not be cut all the way through! At the time, I used a heavy acetate clear film which was being sold as a book report cover material, though heavy sheet styrene could be used as well.
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