Plastová destička průhledná 0,13 mm

The thinnest film of the range of transparent sheets

Thirteen hundredths of a millimeter is a thickness at which the material stops behaving like a sheet and behaves more like a firm film. It can be cut with scissors, punched with a punch and bent without heating. The transparency is not absolute as with glass, but it is sufficient for modeling use, especially when the interior behind the glass is only meant to be suggested.

Field of use

• Glazing the windows of railroad cars, buildings and construction equipment where a clear part is missing
• A replacement for a damaged or yellowed canopy on older kits
• Screens and vision slits that are to stay transparent with no visible thickness
• Templates for spraying, because you can see through them where the masking goes

Working the material

The material is sensitive to solvents: ordinary cement for polystyrene fogs its surface and the transparency is gone for good. Use cements intended for clear parts, therefore, or a small drop of cyanoacrylate glue away from the visible area. If the sheet has a protective film, take it off only at the very end.

Cut edges can be polished after sanding and thereby made transparent. The item is sold in single sheets.

What to watch out for

• Film builds up a static charge and attracts dust, so work with clean hands
• Fingerprints on the visible area stay there even after the frame has been painted
• Finish the cockpit completely before gluing the glazing in, as repairs under the glass are no longer possible

For small windows it pays to cut a piece slightly larger and sand the overhang away only once it is glued in. Cutting to size at the first attempt rarely succeeds with material this thin.