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    November 2005
Tinted windows
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 7:41 PM
You auto guys might be able to answer this one for me. I usually model ships, armor, and aircraft but If you read my last thread I'm taking a few of the Ghostbusters sleds and converting them into regular, everyday hearses. Kinda gettin myself in the halloween mood.Evil [}:)] Enough rambling, how would I replicate tinted windows that look accurate. I don't just want to black them out. Any advice?
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    January 2003
  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:54 PM
Practice on some clear acetate first -
Take some Tamiya Smoke (can't remember whicn number) and add a little India ink (just a little at a time) and airbrush on several layers of this mix.
You should be able to gradually darken the windows, layer by layer.
Remember, in real life it's illegal to tint the windscreen and rear windows of a passenger car (well, it is here in OZ). The sides can be tinted, but not the front or back.
Cheers
LeeTree

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Maine,USA
Posted by dubix88 on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:11 PM
HEY,
I have heard about using actual window tinting film for real cars. The only problem with that is that you get enough of the stuff in a package that you have enough to do about a million models, but that's alright.

Randy
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:27 AM
hey if your using the ghoastbuster ride from polor lights, its got tinted "glass " in the kit. all the rear windows are tinted, they may be just dark enough for what your doing?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 6:53 AM
Yeah, after I made this thread I actually opened my kit and looked at it. *smacking self on head* Duh! Thanks for the advise though. I might try tinting some windows on later projects.
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