How do I make glass block in N scale?

[chicken45]

I need to put some glass blocks in this kit.



How do I model this?

Thanks!

[hegstad1]

Depots by John makes glass block sheet. 

http://www.depotsbyjohn.com/kitspg3.html#N6009

[peteski]

Couple ideas:

3D printing on a Photon (in either clear or clear green resin (or a blend of both for a pastel green "glass").  This would probably the most accurate rendition.

Dipping some window screen in thinned Microscale Crystal Klear (or even thinned white glue).  The glue  will stay in the "eyes" of the screen and dry clear.  But this will likely not work with other type of screening because the  filaments are interwoven (where in window screen the pattern is  flat.  But it would be oversize (probably better for H0 scale.

[Point353]

I need to put some glass blocks in this kit.
How do I model this?

http://www.rindtsrelics.com/Catalog.html
http://www.rindtsrelics.com/Home_Page.php

[SkipGear]

Get laser transparency film, (sheets for overhead projectors). Draw out the block size you want and print them out on the the clear transparency. You don't need to replicate the texture of the glass block in N scale for it to look good. If you want you could get creative with your drawing and add some shading to give the illusion of depth and texture to the mortar lines and blocks.

I've used this technique on N scale building and locomotive windows, even an HO caboose. The caboose print was done with an alps printer as I needed an aluminum frame around the window and the silver from the Alps was perfect.

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[randgust]

I was thinking the Krystal-Kleer route as well, only experimenting with a nylon screen material spray prepainted silver.   You wouldn't have the 'bumps' of a metal screen.   You could do a chunk of it and then cut it to size.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Get laser transparency film, (sheets for overhead projectors). Draw out the block size you want and print them out on the the clear transparency. You don't need to replicate the texture of the glass block in N scale for it to look good. If you want you could get creative with your drawing and add some shading to give the illusion of depth and texture to the mortar lines and blocks.

I've used this technique on N scale building and locomotive windows, even an HO caboose. The caboose print was done with an alps printer as I needed an aluminum frame around the window and the silver from the Alps was perfect.

Damn, those aluminum windows are the caboose are HOT. That's a thing I often end up having to do on Conrail cars and that might be the solution. If only I still had my ALPS.

[glakedylan]

just a thought


actually the ink jet transparancy (from overhead projection) sheets have a texture and a light filtering quality
that might work quite well as is, only needing the mortar lines which, as noted above, could be printed on to
the sheet w/ ink jet printer as that is what the sheets are intended for. the ones i used to use for overhead
projection were (IIRC) Avery and from the local office supply big box store.


fwiw...hope it helps


sincerely
Gary

[railnerd]

Please be aware that that "overhead transparency film" is now being used to make face shield PPEs for medical folks— the supplies are now very scarce.

-Dave

[MK]

Please be aware that that "overhead transparency film" is now being used to make face shield PPEs for medical folks— the supplies are now very scarce.

-Dave

Maybe the raw material or bulk large sheets?  For those that go into laser printers, they are available quite readily everywhere (e.g., Amazon).

[Hedron]

I used clear material from Evergreen and scored it with a knife to make glass block here. My workmanship may not give you the best impression of the technique, but there it is. Blocks are pretty close to scale, which is nice! I tried screen dipped in glue, but the wire looked too heavy for glass block seams.