Guys who build RC airplanes often tint their canopies. Do a Google search on How to Tint an RC Canopy and you'll get a lot of hits. Some use Rit dye.
If you have an airbrush, you might try spraying a light coat on the inside of the pane. It doesn't have to be black. This pic shows a light green tint. Several light coats of different colors would probably be best.
ETA: IIRC, spraying something like Dullcote on clear plastic will frost it.
Steve S
Willy,
Markertek.com sells Roscoe lighting gels for $7.40 a 20" x 24" sheet. They're made to go in front of theatrical lights and can handle heat well. They've got lots of tints. Might work for you.
Lou
Choose a colour (green, white, or grey are suitable for most industrial buildings), then thin it severely, up to 90% or 95% thinner. Apply it with an airbrush to the interior surface of the "glass", and re-coat as many times as is necessary to get the desired opacity.
Wayne
WILLY6,
I friend of mine,who was a Graphic Designer ,retired now,gave me a roll of Plastic looking acetate,thin film,that you can cut with a pair of scissors,frosted white..I put it in all my buildings that do not have interior,works perfect..Couple dabs of CA and your'e done....I would check Art supply and Graphic art supply stores,,ask for frosted acetate film..I don't have a name for it though,,he gave it to me and asked if I could use it,,,that was 20yrs ago and I still have a lot left..Looks like a roll of wax paper,without the wax.....As a matter of fact,you could try wax paper,,,probably affix it with Walthers Goo....
Cheers,
Frank
There was an MR article years ago about building auto kits (for the layout) and they suggested using Testors Sapphire paint for the windows. I have since done it on autos and passenger cars and a couple of building with positive results.
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
I've used a couple of different methods.
The easy one is to spray the windows with Dull Coat after glazing. This will fog them up and prevent anyone from seeing inside the building.
For those large factory windows with many individual panes, I use liquid Canopy Cement as a glazing material. It goes on white and dries clear. But, it does not dry flat, but rather takes on a lot of curvature. This creates a lens effect, like "bullet glass" in old Colonial Era homes. The glazing appears clear as glass, but you can't focus through it and so the interior is completely hidden.
Neither of these is "tinting," but if the object is to allow you to light the building without having to detail the interior, they work well.
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MisterBeasleyI use liquid Canopy Cement
Have you got a name for this stuff?
I can't locate my bottle of Canopy Cement to provide a brand name, but that's what it is called. Available at hobby shops that sell radio controlled airplanes.
Weldbond glue, which should be available at any hardware of big box store, seems to be identical to Canopy Cement.
Mine is called "Formula 560 Canopy Glue." There's a name "Pacer" at the bottom.
Testors makes canopy glue also. It's in a white bottle the same shape as their black bottle of styrene cement.
I've used waxed paper to "even" the lighting in Athearn passenger cars. 'Tain't great, but it works.
Good luck,
Richard
Javelina Willy, Markertek.com sells Roscoe lighting gels for $7.40 a 20" x 24" sheet. They're made to go in front of theatrical lights and can handle heat well. They've got lots of tints. Might work for you. Lou
here is a color chart for Rosco Gel
http://www.theatrehouse.com/category/LightFilterLux.html
Hi willy6
Well you could tint the windows
If you go to your local car window tinter they can give you off cuts that are more than big enough for model making purposes.
They can also tell you how to apply the stuff if I remember correctly you only need soapy water to apply it..
regards John