Cab glass for an NH TJ

[CX820Joe]

Hi All,

Does anyone have any tips for glazing the cab of a New Holland TJ 4x4?  I thought perhaps the glass out of the Precision STX would work but I doubt it'd be possible to get hold of a spare bit of it, unless ERTL might do it - any suggestions?

Cheers

Joe

[FW]

Hi All,

Does anyone have any tips for glazing the cab of a New Holland TJ 4x4?  I thought perhaps the glass out of the Precision STX would work but I doubt it'd be possible to get hold of a spare bit of it, unless ERTL might do it - any suggestions?

Cheers

Joe

Hows about cutting your own from a thin sheet of perspex or acrylic cut with a stanley. My school has a fine line of clear acrylic if ya want any.  \

[FW]

Hows about cutting your own from a thin sheet of perspex or acrylic cut with a stanley. My school has a fine line of clear acrylic if ya want any.  \

Your choice, as I've got some.  \

[CX820Joe]

Sorry for late reply - that might be worth trying - I recall trying to glaze the cab of the old Siku Lexion with acetate, and the results were appalling!!  Suppose I need to measure the cab somehow, work out the right curvature for the glazing...

Cheers

Joe

[NIGEL FORD]

My reply went astray the other night,- experiment with thin card/magazine cover to make a template for each piece, or the whole lot as a folded/creased- at-the-corners item before transferring the template onto the acrylic as a pattern.

[FW]

Sorry for late reply - that might be worth trying - I recall trying to glaze the cab of the old Siku Lexion with acetate, and the results were appalling!!  Suppose I need to measure the cab somehow, work out the right curvature for the glazing...

Cheers

Joe

PM me your details and I'll send ya some. Its about 2mm thick from memory, I'll have a rumage through the scrap plastic tommorow. 

[NIGEL FORD]

I've got some we use on the Track Marshalls...2mm sounds like bulletproof  thickness at 1/32! ours would be about 1/2 mm I would say.

[CX820Joe]

Thanks both for the replies; I need to have a good look at the cab as it is (now I've had the model!) and work out how best to do it, if it is possible at all - doesn't look like it will be an easy task for a duffer like me!