Meanwhile, at the cottage...a scratchbuild!

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It is looking nice. I agree that a NWSL chopper is a beautiful thing for window construction. I cut almost all of my window parts on a chopper...it saves days (or weeks) worth of work when building a passenger car.

Thanks nkp! The two window frames in these shots were made without the aid of the chopper. It was after making these two that I woke up.

I'll tell a secret...I cheated on these two. The 'rear' frame extends the full height of the window and so supports the 'front' frame on top. The ones built since are a bit more 'correct' as one is modeled partly open.

I haven't decided on how to glaze the windows yet. I have some Micro Crystal Clear and it works okay. I've never used microscope slide glass before (well, not on a model!) but it may be a fun opportunity to try that out. Otherwise I'll go with whatever clear plastic I happen to find. Any thoughts?

Galen