Bullet holes in glass? (safety glass etc)

First you need to google what you have asked here and look under google images to look at those type so bullet holes in that type of galss. Now you will need to used or get some Sheets of clear styrene or use clear plastic packaging. Now there are lots of ways to make this effects: From using paint thinner to drawing the cracks on the clear plastic. Now It's a process that may not start out the way you think but the end results will be what your looking for. Now I'm going to take some time and ptry and pull up some of my old photos of projects.

So what I will do is start some work on one of my next WWII and modern windows to try and show my own way of doing it. Now I must, must caution you this will be my own way of doing this. An I'm not the a supper Pro at this but I will do this for you M8. Give me a little time to do the work and then come back after uploading all my work photos. Ka??

Oh and remember the closer a round is shot at plane glass the more you will have a full blow out. Now on modern glass and safety glass you don't see as much blow-outs as you can in WWII windows. Now Bullet holes shot in glass from ferther away (WWII type) will give you that small hole with that webed look. Now if the round is of a large caliber round and you would have to thing is this shot clost or far away. This will let you or start you thinking how big the smallor larg the holes should be in the window or winsheld.

Any way let me get to work on this new project.

I did check "the google" and have lots of reference, i was just looking for how others have done it. i need to crack/have bullet holes in car windshields, which is a little scary considering its a curved piece adn i dont think i hvae many chances to try it. if it was just flat glass like in a jeep i could try it multiple times/etc...

hmm.. that gives me an idea for a piece (bullet ridden jeep)

Vacu-forming or even stretch forming copies of the windshield is the best way to go. It will let you try as many times as you need to get it right. Just Google vacuforming to see how easy it is to do. I built a machine for scratchbuilding 1/48 aircraft for less than $70. You can stretch form for even cheaper. There is a clear material called PETG that is very easy to use. Costs $1 to $1.50 per sheet depending on how many you buy at a time.

Could decals do some of it?  Seems to me I remember full sized "bullet hole" decals you could buy for full-size car windows and windshields, as a gag.

With our ability to print inkjet decals these days, scaled down decals showing the splinter lines radiating from a hole might do it.

I like the idea of making duplicates to test out techniques...

One of the effects i want to do is shattered glass, I think i can do it by cutting the windows plastic very carefully and inserting it into the window frames. Here are some pics for reference i found...

You could shrink those photos down. print them on clear decal film and then apply to kit windows.

The best way to relpicate broken glass it with a drill bit end.  Make a pattern on a piece of paper until you get the one you like most, then tape it onto the surface - let the tape overlap onto the backside of the windows, so only the front is covered with paper. Then carefully go over the lines you drew with a sharp drill bit. This will indent into the plastic. You can go over it carefully with the backside of an X-acto blade to score it deeper if that'll work better for you.

                                                                             ~ Cobra Chris