Thursday, April 07, 2022

R279 Mock Georgian House - Part 3. Windows.

 

Looking closely at the box photo, I think this kit is supposed to have wondow sills - but they are noticeabley missing from the parts in the box. 

But if you look at the stock window on the left, it seems odd. No problem, some Microstrip painted up (Humbrol 147) and glued in place improves things. I didn't have anything bang on the right thickness, but it's close enough for this build. A couple of thick coats of paint seems to hide the worst of the problems, at least from normal viewing distances. 


The glazing includes extra bars, and these are really effective IMHO. Better still, it's designed sufficiently oversize that I was able to blob on the glue (Deluxe glue'n'glaze) around the edge, put the window in place and not risk seeing the adhesive, even after wiggling it around to ensure the bars are horizontal. 

Finally, loads of printed curtain material is cut into strips and fitted with the same glue. There's plenty left over, so I will tuck that away in the transfers draw for future use. I love having useful leftovers.


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