glass options

[dayzofspeed]

Been mulling things over recently re: glazing options for my Titanic build. I know theres stuff like thinned pva, kristal klear, acetate sheets etc and I was thinking what is going to give the most glass like appearance...then it dawned on me the best glass is...glass right?
Obviously normal glass is way too thick but what about microscope slide covers...those things are very thin and light. So has anyone ever tried using them...I'd love to hear your opinions on the matter...

Kev

[Gregers]

Never tried it with microscope slides myself but cutting them may be difficult. I have cut glass before but the. Thinnest I cut was 3mm. I found that harder than thicker stuff as too much pressure with the cutting wheel caused it to shatter. What about using clear acetate sheet? You can get that quite clear.

All the best

Greg

[JamesPerrin]

I think you’re over thinking it. Messing around with tiny shards of thin glass is more likely to result in injury. I’d stick with acetate on your model. Using PVAs though has the advantage that they can be applied after painting once the model model has been constructed.

[fredk]

I would back the windows with clear plastic cut from vac moulded packaging then use UV resin glue to fill the frame. It hardens crystal clear. I've used it this way for windows on vehicles and aeroplanes.
The UV resin hardens in about 5 to 10 seconds under applied UV light. Large areas need longer time

[chrism]

Have you had a look at the range of things Deluxe Materials have for scenic effects?