Laser cut windows/glass.

The second floor doesnt look right...

When I did when I made broken glass for my last project.  I figured where I wanted the glass to have been hit (by bullets.  From there I put a bullet hole with a pin vice, then cut out crack lines from there, if more then one crack line hit, I would cut out that section.

When you just cut jagged edges like you did it looks less then realistic.

"Bullet holes"? I was thinking more concussive damage from a B52... :  )

Randy

smeagol the vile wrote:

The second floor doesnt look right... When I did when I made broken glass for my last project.  I figured where I wanted the glass to have been hit (by bullets.  From there I put a bullet hole with a pin vice, then cut out crack lines from there, if more then one crack line hit, I would cut out that section. When you just cut jagged edges like you did it looks less then realistic.

The back collapsed, a part of the front survived. Sheesh! :  ).

Randy

smeagol the vile wrote:

Well, if it were hit by a a B52 the building would not look in so good condition, I wouldn't think

When you just cut jagged edges like you did it looks less then realistic.

Don't know much about concussion and blast-damage, do ya... That or yer just bein' silly, ya 8-ball...   Aside from the obvious damage to the back of this building, even if they miss, bombs and shells dropping close enough to shatter windows but far enough away to otherwise leave a building unscathed is pretty common, Smeagol... I'm pretty sure you've been in a thunderstorm that had a few window-rattlers... Principle's the same... The shockwave of compressed air caused the windows to shatter, not fragments or flying debris.  Or bullets... 

smeagol the vile wrote:

When you just cut jagged edges like you did it looks less then realistic.

Depends what type of glass you are trying to replicate. Modern safety glass can absorb the impact and shockwave of a bullet. Plexiglass (perspex) sometimes cracks or shatters and sometimes just takes a hole.

But window glass is pretty darn fragile stuff and generally shatters into small fragments or larger jagged sheets, depending on its thickness & chemistry.

I agree however, that a building with that much damage probably wouldn't have much glass left at all.

Thanks to all that replied. I got really positive feedback on this (on other forums as well) in general. To those that don't think that this much glass should be showing after a bombing raid I suggest simply leaving it out (it is optional) or snipping some of it so there is not so much. Clip up the scraps w/a pair of sissors & leave the shards laying in the rubble. They pick up light nicely & look pretty good.!

 IMO this glass looks even better in person. It is a delicate little detail that really adds a lot to the scene.

 Cheers

Randy Pepprock

Dioramas Plus

downtowndeco wrote:

...It is a delicate little detail that really adds a lot to the scene....

I disagree, but then I didn't buy the stuff. 

Thanks for the support Mike! :  )

Randy

EasyMike wrote:

downtowndeco wrote: ...It is a delicate little detail that really adds a lot to the scene.... I disagree, but then I didn't buy the stuff.