bridge windows

I use a black "Sharpie" pen on my windows, then dry brush the frames. I am sure there are probably more realistic techniques out there but this is a quick and simple one and doesn't look bad at all.

After you fill the bridge windows with paint or a Sharpie, go back and flow in some Future floor polish.   It will give a more shiny glass-like appearance.   You may want to wait and do it after an overall flat coat.

Thanks! I had thought of using Future too.

It also depends on the scale we're talking about. In 1/700, gloss black paint is the only feasible option for bridge windows, in my opinion, until someone invents a drill that can bore out small square holes. Or until the navies of the world come to their senses and realize how hard they are making it on us by insisting on square bridge windows.

mfsob wrote:

It also depends on the scale we're talking about. In 1/700, gloss black paint is the only feasible option for bridge windows, in my opinion, until someone invents a drill that can bore out small square holes. Or until the navies of the world come to their senses and realize how hard they are making it on us by insisting on square bridge windows.

Actually they do make something to "drill" square holes, they're called microbroaches. My solution in 1/350 and smaller is to use a piece of 2B pencil lead and just rub it over the flatcoat after the model is finished.

Really? I'd be interested in looking at a tool that did that. Got a source?

See the MicroMark catalog

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=81847

Funny, Micromark was the first place I looked ... guess I typed the word in wrong or something. *goes back to place an order*

mfsob wrote:

Funny, Micromark was the first place I looked ... guess I typed the word in wrong or something. *goes back to place an order*

Those are the wrong kind of broach....they're round, you want the square ones, in larger sizes they're called keyway broaches. Try www.mscdirect.com