RMweb Gold 81C Posted January 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) info found Edited January 16, 2019 by 81C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham456 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi jacking this topic as I also have a question about these restaurant cars, haveing dug my comet kit out of hibernation after moving and setting up my bed and Breakfast now all it needed was the windows putting in before putting the body on the glazing is now done with the help of my johnson's clear, But the question is are the windows behind the counter whitened out as I suspect and shall I paint them or put white paper/card behind the glazing ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted February 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2019 Personally I paint white windows. Opaque windows I slosh some solvent on the glazing. Nigel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Looks like there was white behind but the windows themselves might have been clear. This is how I have modelled my N Gauge version. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K14 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 53 minutes ago, Karhedron said: Looks like there was white behind but the windows themselves might have been clear. Frosted/obscured glass on the droplights & corridor window at the kitchen end. The wall would be an off-white & the bar that's visible is a standard wooden corridor grab rail. The glass was usually 'Arctic' pattern:— http://www.pilkington.com/websitev2/both/productTools/decorative/index.html# Pete S. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham456 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 6 hours ago, K14 said: Frosted/obscured glass on the droplights & corridor window at the kitchen end. The glass was usually 'Arctic' pattern:— Pete S. Thanks Pete now how the heck am I going to represent that ?........white would have been so easy but ! I tried the white paper I mentioned earlier, not a goer looked so wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2019 In 4mm scale take your piece of clear plastiglaze and rub one of the sides with fine grade wet and dry to make it opaque. It worked for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham456 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, gwrrob said: In 4mm scale take your piece of clear plastiglaze and rub one of the sides with fine grade wet and dry to make it opaque. It worked for me. Doh ! That sounds to simple! I will give it a go tomorrow on a scrap bit of glazing thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, gwrrob said: In 4mm scale take your piece of clear plastiglaze and rub one of the sides with fine grade wet and dry to make it opaque. It worked for me. You could try experimenting with rubbing both sides with fine grade wet and dry, and then buffing the side that will be outermost using the back of a fingernail. A lot depends on how the prototype window was "frosted". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Here is a copy of the original diagram showing which windows were 'intended' to be frosted. Mike Wiltshire 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham456 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 GWRRob your a hero ! Such a simple thing worked a treat very happy bunny coach now complete and finished after a five year hiatus nice to Finnish it after a layof due to a house move now on to the giant that needs bogies 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Graham456 said: GWRRob your a hero ! Such a simple thing worked a treat very happy bunny coach now complete and finished after a five year hiatus nice to Finnish it after a layof due to a house move now on to the giant that needs bogies Glad to help and here's a photo of my Comet centenary I did many, many years ago. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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