Glass ?

[rel14]

I see people asking for, and wanting glass for this or that,,,, I was Wondering how many

use clear plastic and make there own glass parts ??

thank you

[Chillyb1]

I think I've had to do that only once. Here's an AMT 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix that a friend gave me to rebuild (it was a thrift store purchase):

The kit glass was useless and really, really thick. I used some clear plastic that I got somewhere. Worked okay in this case, I think.

[TooOld]

One member of this forum did a nice tutorial using polyethelene soda bottles and a heat gun . It looked like it worked really great !

Some one should remember who it was .

[MAGNUM4342]

Almost every craft store sells clear sheet plastic in sheets around 2 foot by three. Enough for a couple dozen models. Considering the thickness and blurriness of most kit windows i'm kind of confused as to why more folks don't go this route.

[TooOld]

In the " Tips, Tricks , and Tutorials " section , look for " Replacement Windshield Heat Formed " .

For some reason I can't link to it , but it's on the bottom of the second page .

[SSNJim]

I've been looking for the rear window to a 1961 Falcon with no luck. The Falcon has a very complex rear window with few flat areas. Most cars have rear and side windows that are mostly, or can be adequately replicated with, a sheet of flat clear plastic.

For the Falcon, I took a block of pine wood, a Dremel, and some files and sandpaper, and am creating a "buck" to vacuform a new rear window. It is a pretty good fit now, but I need to finish the surface of the wood block so I don't end up with woodgrain in the window.

Vacuforming is pretty easy for modeling if you have a vacuum cleaner, stove, and a Radio Shack nearby.

[JohnU]

I've been looking for the rear window to a 1961 Falcon with no luck. The Falcon has a very complex rear window with few flat areas. Most cars have rear and side windows that are mostly, or can be adequately replicated with, a sheet of flat clear plastic.

For the Falcon, I took a block of pine wood, a Dremel, and some files and sandpaper, and am creating a "buck" to vacuform a new rear window. It is a pretty good fit now, but I need to finish the surface of the wood block so I don't end up with woodgrain in the window.

Vacuforming is pretty easy for modeling if you have a vacuum cleaner, stove, and a Radio Shack nearby.

This sounds like a clever idea. How about a tutorial?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Here's the magic tutorial referenced above......

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=58564