Tinted plastic sheet

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

Hello Everyone.

I'll be tackling glazing the windows etc on my 1/128th HMS Duke of York in the very near future and was thinking of using thin (perhaps 0.25-0.5mm) smoky grey tinted plastic sheet for this purpose.

Does anyone know who might stock this type of material please? I've done a bit of searching and pretty much drawn a blank so far.

Many thanks,

Paul.

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Hi Paul Just made a quick search on the other bay and found dozens of companies sell acrylic sheets in all sizes from A4 upwards and some tinted Good luck Michael

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

Hi Mike.

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately all the acrylic sheet material I've seen is a minimum of 3mm thick which is too much for my intended application.

All the best,

Paul.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Paul. try looking for "dolls house window glazing" for instance..

**LINK**

will need tinting, suggest Tamiya "smoke" spray can for this, very easy.

Ashley

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

Thanks Ashley.

I'll definitely use this method for tinting. I'll still deciding whether to use clear glazing or tinted so I'll try both and see which I prefer.

All the best,

Paul.

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Unless it is necessary to see through the glazing I have always found it effective to simply paint over the transparent glazing and then install it with the painted side on the inside. No need to spray as long as you have an even coat of paint on.

Colin

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

Hello Everyone.

I see my post has evolved and is running somewhat in tandem with Wraith Leader's recent post about tinting glazing material.

I've searched for "Tamiya Acrylic Smoke Spray Paint" with no joy – even on the Tamiya website. I've seen their acrylic smoke paint (in a pot) (code X19) and their polycarbonate smoke spray paint (code PS31) but it is stipulated that the latter should not be used for plastic kits.

Since I merely wish to experiment at this stage to see which type of glazing I prefer I'd rather just use a spray can instead of the extra outlay for airbrushing equipment.

May I ask (to Ashley in particular) which specific Tamiya smoke spray paint has been used successfully for the tinting process previously described? If the paint code could be included too that'd be great.

Many thanks,

Paul.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

This is developing in to quite a good thread, in that for an outwardly simple question, it is obvious that there is more to this than meets the eye, and it is not something that you come up against very often.

Having 30 odd models at home, the Alvis (third to last) is the first one in which I needed to tint window material on, and in my case the window Acrylic was thick 3mm stuff and I barged in on advice from (someone or other at the pond) and purchased the PS-31Tamiya smoke spray and didnt think twice about it.

Ashley

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

Thanks for the update Ashley. Now I know I won't be potentially dissolving my plastic glazing material with the wrong type of paint.

All the best,

Paul.

[Mark Jarvis 2Participant @markjarvis2]

HI Paul

Adding to Ashley's remark about the other post, as your needs are very thin acrylic, try my other suggestion of window tinting film, fitters throw a lot away and it comes in a lot of shades.

Using paint on very thin sheet 0-5mm it may spit off, Ashley was using 3mm.

This is evolving into a suckit and see, let us all know how it works out.

Hope this helps

Mark

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

Thanks for the suggestion Mark. I'll update the post regarding the result of spray painting such thin plastic sheet once I've tried it out. I did find a supplier of thin (0.5mm) grey tinted plastic sheet but it was expensive – over £50 for a sheet approximately 800mm square.

All the best,

Paul.

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Not sure why this is such an issue. As I said earlier, as long as you get an opaque coat of paint on the reverse side of the plastic it will look fine from the other side.

Colin

[Paul75Participant @paul75]

I'm not sure which method I'll use for my model's glazing yet – this will be the first time I've glazed a model. There are probably in excess of 200 individual panes to glaze on HMS Duke of York so ease of installation is a major consideration. From the good advice I've received it'll give me a good starting point to try a few different methods to see which one works best for me.

All the best,

Paul.

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