1/72 Concorde Passenger Windows Glazing

[MarkWLB]

Hi All, I did search on this subject, however, I couldn't find anything, at least not using the obvious search phrases. I've got the Heller kit, which has no passenger windows glazing, (I assume the Airfix and Revell offerings are the same?). Has anyone added glazing and if so, how did you go about doing it, please?

 

Kind regards,

 

Mark

[Stu_davros]

Use Humbrol Clearfix.

Dip a cocktail stick in the clearfix to get a drop on the end, touch the drop inside the window opening and move it around a bit until surface tension creates a film across the window opening.

Withdraw the cocktail stick and allow the clearfix to dry.

Repeat for every window.

[MarkWLB]

Hi Stu,

 

Thanks for your reply. Having done that on other kits, I don't know why I didn't think about it for this one. Old age and memory loss, probably!

[Planebuilder62]

Drawdecal make a set of window decals if you fill in all the window openings.

[MarkWLB]

Thank you. I'll have a look at them.

[Alex1978]

The kits windows are a tad too big compared to the original.

If this is an issue,you may use window decals.

Otherwise, white glue will do the trick for clear windows.

 

 

[MarkWLB]

Hi Alex, thank you. I'm looking into the various methods suggested and I'll decide which one I'll use.

[Nocoolname]

I had the same conundrum since I have a lighting kit for one of my two kits which includes cabin lighting, so I designed some window parts to be 3D printed in frosted plastic, though still to try them. I’ll be keen to see how you get on with the options suggested above.

[Gimme Shelter]

Hi

 

Did you manage to complete your kit or has it ended up like most others of the same, either on a shelf of dismay and doomed misery or in the plastic recycling bin?

 

I've seen your problem arise all over the place online, most builders acknowledge the kits oversized windows and choose the decal route but I note you asked the question in March and its now a lot later in the year - assuming you stayed braced and stuck with the kit - jolly good show to you there chief if you have/did.

[MarkWLB]

I've got the decal sheet, I've chosen to go down that route. I've not started the kit yet, as I've been doing a lot of railway modelling, renovating a layout belonging to a club in a member of. There's still a lot of work to do on that, however, once that's done, the Concorde will be my next aircraft project. I'm planning on finishing it as G-BOAC. I'm looking for a good square-on photo of AC's tail, in the Chatham Dockyard livery, so if anyone can find one, or knows if one, please let me know. TIA, Mark

[Robin-42]

I use UV curing resin, you can tidy it up as much as you want until you hit it with the UV. I put it in the window and intentionally let gravity pull it out slightly from the fuselage while I cure it. It sands very well and you can polish it to crystal clear with a perfect match to the fuselage contour. I do it before any assembly. Then you get to mask them.😁

[neilg]

PVA glue also works well, which is what I used for my latest build, but the size of the windows was hidden by the blue cheatline of the Negus livery.

 

It's quicker to apply than Clearfix, and not as messy. I found Clearfix gets quite stringy when you withdraw the toothpick. 

 

Because the Chatham dockyard livery has a plane white fuselage, leaving the windows unfilled would make the size of them noticeable, so the decals would look better I think.

 

I've used the decals previously and I think they look great. 

 

They're also the correct shape. The moulded window holes are pretty square.

[Pin]

If you dealing with Airfix/Heller abomination then the cabin windows are about 6 times larger than they should have been.
I would suggest to fill them up with putty, sand down, use 1/144 decals