Broken car window.... help needed!

[Curtis]

So, I'm removing my front windscreen for my tamiya vw beetle from the sprue and snap! I now have two halves of a window.

Anyone else done this, and how did you overcome it?

If I can't manufacture a good looking window from some household item/waste then I might experiment and try create a crashed vehicle....

P.s. I hope I've chosen the most appropriate board to post this thread on!

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[phalinmegob]

should be able to make yourself one out of chunk of clear plasticard , i would try gluing the old one back together and then put clear plastic over it and apply some gentle heat from a hairdryer to get the gentle curve in it. worth a try i suppose but maybe someone else has a better idea.

 

[spanner570]

Curtis, have you got a shirt still in it's wrapper? If so get the clear plastic collar stiffener out of it.....I made a complete windscreen to replace my garbage 1/35 Revell Unimog one, which was nowhere near a fit. Works a treat!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[hoggatt]

you could have almost made it a split screen , good luck with replacing it mate

shane

 

[Curtis]

I might as well glue it back together but doubt it will look very good. that's a good idea Ron, I don't have the plastic bit from a collar but we have some of those plastic takeaway tubs which I'm going to try and use.

luckily this windscreen doesn't really have a curve in it so should make it slightly easier to make

 

[Curtis]

almost Shane! its a shame the wipers aren't longer because I could of covered the crack up with a window wiper!

 

[spanner570]

Curtis, that's cheating!lol

Be aware of those takeaway tubs.....Some are too brittle and tend to crack when they are cut.

Ron

 

[Curtis]

Haha, Id rather call it improvisation lol

Will let you know how the takeaway tub goes, going to have a bash at it now.

 

[hoggatt]

Curtis, I have never used it before but would this work? Microscale Micro Kristal Klear MSKK Then maybe some sanding and polishing

 

[hoggatt]

You could get a laminator and the blank sleeve, put the blank sheet through and then cut that to shape? Does that make sense?

 

[Curtis]

That makes sense Steve sounds like a good idea but I have no idea what I've done with my laminator since moving house!

Anyway, I found some clear plastic packaging from a kids toy and have managed with that. Probably not up to the standards of you guys, but it'll do for me!

Pictures will be up when I complete the model either tomorrow or thursday no doubt.

Thanks for all the suggestions!