Question for you scratchbuilders - clear acetate

[Supertom]

Hey everybody,

Got a question I need to form some windows along a fuselage shape, and I was thinking of using that clear acetate stuff that's on blister packs.  What would you recommend for heating the plastic up for forming?  Or is there an alternative?

[Brian da Basher]

Clear acetate works fine for smash-forming. I just use a candle (nice and stationary). I start by holding it fairly high over the flame and lower it slowly until I see it soften.

If your fuselage has holes for windows, you should be able to fill them with white glue like Elmer's.

Brian da Basher

[noxioux]

I've also used smash-forming to make replacement cockpits.  It actually works really well, and there seems to be no end of available source materials. . .  They blister pack everything these days.

[ChernayaAkula]

I've heard some people use toasters as a heat source.