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Thinking etched brass windows

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Building model buildings.... the hardest part has to be finding the windows for them. Once you start to look you realise there is no such thing as a standard style or even standard sizes. A friend from Stafford club once gave me some sound advice... don't start building a building until you have the windows.

 

Foolishly i put my hand up to help a fellow modeller create some buildings for his St Blazey layout. I also said that I'd size all the windows from the photos he'd taken and either find them RTR in brass or find someone who can etch them up.

 

So far none of the windows seems to be commercially produced RTR and four etchers have either turned down the work or given very, very long delivery times. What to do??

 

Photos and dimensions are in this file: windows.doc

 

Just checked the Scalelink products too - nothing close.

 

And Muswell Models

 

And PPD in Scotland as suggested by Jim S-W and will drop them a line to get a quote.

 

And Brassmasters do a selection for the Scalescenes range of buildings. Sent a note yesterday and got a very swift reply saying the didn't do custom etches to order.

 

And Langley models but the images are so bad I can't tell what the frets contain

 

And Bill Bedford has loads but.....25 pages of catalogue with two that are close... but then there's the 2-3 month wait. Interesting that he does a fret for the Padstow goods shed windows though.

 

Turning to plastic (not my first choice but), there's a good selection here at Grandt

 

The bespoke service from York Model Making looks interesting and so i've sent them my window photos doc (see link above) and asked for a quote.

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Hiya

 

Have you had a look at the Brass masters range? They do loads for the scalescenes kits?

 

I etched my own for my staff building and it is one of the simpler things to do, its worth having a go yourself. Its worth thinking about other things for your etch too, like doors. I use PPD in Scotland to do my etches.

 

staff%20building%20doors.jpg

 

HTH

 

Jim

 

PS I am referring to the lower windows, The upper ones are just microstrip

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Thanks Jim

 

Spent a fair while on the modelex stand with ruler and photos trying to match size / appearance. I can either get the style but not the size or size and not the style!

 

Just in case i've missed something i've just sent an email to Brassmasters with my photos / dimensions asking if they have anything suitable.

 

Will also try PPD. Do you draw the artwork up for them or do they do it?

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