Flush-glaze windows for an old Hornby model railway loco.

[@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies]

A great way to improve one of my favourite old Hornby engines. A friend of mine painted the recesses black and it looked even better when the Wills glazing was added.

[@paterpracticus]

Good tip. Always new life to be got out of an old model - and needn’t be expensive.

[@DiggerEvans]

that looks great, ive used glue and glaze to make a full window and it does work well

[@paterpracticus]

I must try that.

[@christianevangelista]

Glue n glaze is some of my favorite stuff. Another product I use when attaching glazing or etched plates is Vallejo Satin acrylic varnish. It dries clear and matches the satin finish on most locos. It’s easy to clean up with a bit of water based acrylic thinners or water.

[@paterpracticus]

Interesting. I've got some of that, so I'll give it a go.

[@peterm7548]

If a window aperture needs enlarging for Flushglaze I prefer to use a jewellers file over a scalpel. The latter risks cutting out too much too quickly. I use the scalpel only to cut out the filed waste around the window. Also I'd like to see a close up of the window edges filled in by Glue N'Glaze once dried to convince me that it works. It must leave a border between the plastic window and the window frame edge. Either way like you I use this product to improve old locos and coaches. A great model railway product.

[@paterpracticus]

Needle file is a call. Some of the thumbnails (2/3 in my test) have better close-ups of the front windows, but I’ll share some on Twitter too (link in bio). There is still a perceptible edge with the glue ‘n’ glaze, but much better than the gap left around just the Flushglaze on its own.

[@hillsidejunctionrailway]

I'm looking at flushglazing my old Lima coaches. Done some Lima Class 33's, makes a huge difference

[@paterpracticus]

@@hillsidejunctionrailway I’ve only done locos so far. Coaches sounds interesting!

[@alanturner1184]

Great attention to detail. Hope eye op went well for you.

[@paterpracticus]

Thank you. Yes, results from eye op all very good!

[@eddherring4972]

Personally I don’t like it. I get what it’s supposed to do but I think the vac form is very poor. Nothing against your work and attention to detail but I think the product is poor.

[@paterpracticus]

Not to everyone’s taste. The vacuum formed windows are looking a bit dated now, but I think better than the old factory fitted units.

[@georgeyboyhowe1685]

using the scalpel has left a dent in the window frame

[@paterpracticus]

Yes, I saw that too in the edit. Doesn’t actually show much IRL. Next time I’ll use something to protect the frame.