I've made a couple High Rise Buildings and looking for a Mirrored or Smoked Window Finish and if possible to light it up from the inside so I get the desired look of a real High Rise. I've tried Window Tint (to fragile) (have clear plastic-spray painted Black-Iffy?) and have made calls for Smoked Acryllic (tooo Expensive) if anyone has any other ideas that would be Great!
On a recent thread one of the forum members recommended using cellophane wrap for windows in large buildings. Try your local Dollar Store. You might be able to find it with a silver tint that would still let the light through.
Dave
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Michael's has rolls of tinted cellophane. I'm not sure if they have black (smokey.) I can check this weekend. There's one up the street from me.
Steve S
Thx Guys for the Quick and Reply; Will check out the Dollar store and Michels this afternoon.
To me real glass gives the best look. Microscope slide covers come in all sizes, as large as 7" x 5". Low quality, unsterilized ones are relatively inexpensive. If you know a Veterinarian or someone that works in a lab, you may be able to score a few.
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Try an automotive place that does window tinting. This stuff comes in rolls, and they no doubt have scraps they'll probably give you.
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Thanks for the quick help everyone; the Cellaphane & window tinting were to thin and couldn't find anything at the Dollar Store.........Never Ever Would have Thought of the Slide Covers for Microscopes..........I'll put a couple pics up to show you what I did with tinting which didn't work so well.
Something I used in the past with success is Saran Wrap Cling Wrap. Lay down a thin bead of glue at the top inside of thructure. Stick the wrap to it, let it dry, then carefully roll it down the inner wall.
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While it might seem unrelated, I have been using old Xray film to give a smoky effect for industrial windows. I got some from some old film I had that no doctor would recognise but when I needed more, I went and asked at a clinic if they had any spoils/out of focus pix they had. Consequently I had been given a bluey sheet, remarkably consistent, that could be lit from behind and framed etc with plywood and done fairly cheaply,
Hope this helps,
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Trevor
I just stopped by Michael's and they didn't have any smokey gray cellophane.
Just an Update and the Glass that I think is figured out now and is Good to me.
Magnum019Just an Update and the Glass that I think is figured out now and is Good to me.
The windows are a clear sheet of plastic (approx .20 thickness) and painted Styrene Black (used .010) and the building I did Stucco with Glue & Sand.
I have used film negative. Bought a roll and told them "just process it, no pix, just the blank negative. You do remember film cameras don't you? Oh well, just what I've used.
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Magnum019The windows are a clear sheet of plastic (approx .20 thickness) and painted Styrene Black (used .010) and the building I did Stucco with Glue & Sand.
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