window glass

[Anonymous]

  I want to replace the plastic window glass that comes in some Walters building kits with thinner material. Any suggestions would be appreciated . TOMAS

 

[GMTRacing]

Clear plastic notebook dividers work as will scrap clear packaging. CA or Testors applied with a toothpick works to fix it in place for me.   J.R.

[jsoderq]

Clear styrene is available in large sheets, .005 and .010 are easy to work with. CA will very often fog clear material- sometimes not till much later.Microscale Krystal Kleer, aircraft canopy cement or watch crystal cement all work well on clear material. On large parts like you may be doing on buildings, Tenax 7 applied with a small brush works also.

[jecorbett]

I've used the clear plastic that the modular components are packaged in.

Another option is a product called Micro Glaze available from Micro Mark. It is applied as a white liquid inside the individual panes and then dries to a clear finish. It creates an old time wavy glass look. It is recommended for panes 1/4" or smaller although I have had trouble with panes that large. The liquid often bursts before curing. I've had no such trouble with panes 1/8".

[tstage]

Tomas,

If you want it really thin, go with microscope slide cover glass.  The beauty of cover glass is that it's glass - i.e. it's inert, won't react to any adhesive, won't discolor nor fog up.  All you need to do is to cut it to shape.

Tom 

[mikebonellisr]

I too,have had good results with slide cover glass.Once you get the "touch" of scoreing and snapping it you will be able to cut very small panes.I've used it on structures and window glass for steam locos.The real reflections are a nice effect.