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I've done both, painting windows on the inside and using view blocks. If I know I'm not going to detail an interior, I usually just paint the window, though if it's a factory, I don't completely spray the window, but just enough to give it a spattered look, which, I think, looks like a very dirty window. Factories don't usually worry about cleaning windows, and it blocks your ability to see through them enough to be effective. <br /> <br />As far as view blocks go, I don't use styrene. It costs too much to waste on this, though the idea about using the cheap signs from Walmart seems to get around the cost. I simply bought a large piece of black mounting board at A.C. Moore craft store and cut my view blocks from that. It's white on one side, so I have to spray paint it on that side, but it's easily cut, very sturdy (which adds strenght to the structure), and cheap. <br /> <br />The one draw back to view blocks is with smaller buildings. If they're too close to the windows, it looks like there's a wall right up near the windows. In those cases, window details seem to be the best idea.
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