Pete75 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I have an Italeri 1:24 kit with a one piece glass insert and wish to remove the driver & passenger windows. The A and B pillars on the car are wide and potentially forgiving in terms of hiding cut edges, although I plan on being surgical! I suspect it will be easiest to divide the section with the rear three windows, cutting straight across the B pillar line, then cut the windows from the windscreen and glue that into the body separately. Advice welcome here, but my real query is about cutting tools/technique: I'm thinking razor/detail saw, although my basic Tamiya one seems pretty crude/coarse toothed so some shopping seems in order! Recommendations/advice please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I always use a Dremel with a cut off wheel to get it close. Then finish with an Xacto blade, files and sandpaper. The reason I use a Dremel is it will cut without binding. I tried a razor saw once and it didn't work well for me. I'm much more comfortable using a Dremel to cut glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete75 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks very much for replying, Roger. They certainly do look like a very useful bit of kit. Will investigate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 How about scratch building the glass from clear plastic sheet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 That is exactly what I did on my 1:32 scale '57 Caddy. I made the partially open windows from 0.010" clear styrene, and then used thin strips of Bare Metal Foil to create the chromed edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I have used a jewelers saw to do a similar operation a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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