Window blinds

[E-L man tom]

In HO, I am looking for a way to simulate venetian window blinds. Anybody have any ideas?

Also, what is the best way to simulate window shades? Paper? Paint?

Help will be appreciated.

Thanks 

[Heritagefleet1]

Hi...

Are they for passenger cars or structure window treatments?

For structures, you could make them yourself out of tiny narrow stripes of tape but City Classics out of Pittsburgh, Pa offers an accessory window kit for their line of building kits. Included are clear acetate window film with imprinted window blinds, shades, curtains, etc... of all types. I'd go for these. Jim Sacco the owner, has done an outstanding job on these and they'll work in about any structure. http://cityclassics.fwc-host.com/

here are some links to the window sets:`http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet6.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet7.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet9.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet5.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet1.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet2.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet3.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet4.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet10.jpg
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/heritagefleet1/city%20classics%20windows/cc_window_dress_sheet12.jpg

As for Passenger cars, Plano Products offer venetian blinds on fine etched metal sheets and are easy to cut and install in all types of passenger car applications. Walthers carries these in their parts and detail section. I just bought some of these to install in my UP streamliner cars.

Hope this helps.

HeritageFleet1

[basementdweller]

I take a piece of manila card stock and draw lines across with a pencil and ruler, I then simply glue in place.   I don't have any close up pictures, but in the picture below the background building has blinds, the lines don't show very well though. In the top right window showing I tried to get the blind hanging at an angle, lines drawn at an angle too. There is always a venetian blind hanging crooked.

[Grampys Trains]

 Hi EL: Here's the City Classics blinds on my Blue Star Diner. DJ.

 

 

[mononguy63]

Hi Tom.

Just about anything can be used for window shades. I've used old business cards, masking tape, and manilla folder scraps. Anything with a solid color will do.

For blinds & curtains, I do a Google image search and copy photos into a Word document. I can then resize & copy to my needs and print them off.

Filling in windows seems like the most tedious and time-consuming part of making a building to me, but the final product makes it worth it.

Jim

[Engineerk Kyle]

 The blinds in this caboose window are staples.