discussion Advice needed re: window frames

[Johnners]

I'm making my first ever building and would appreciate some advice with regards to window frames. I've made the walls from 2mm thick Benecreat Foam board, which has worked quite well, however, when I tried to cut out a window frame (of the standard white double glazing variety), I found the foam board flexed too much as I was cutting and I struggled to get straight edges. I'm wondering if 0.5mm ABS Styrene sheet would be more rigid, or would I be better using 1mm/2mm/3mm styrene strips and building the frames rather than cutting them out. I'm working in 1/50 scale and would be very grateful for any thoughts and/or other suggestions.

 

[pjgtech]

Could try thin balsa strips? or plasticard?

 

[kacitgirl]

Could try thin balsa strips? or plasticard?

plasticard would be my bet

 

[Tim Marlow]

40 thou (1mm) plastic card would be my go to as well. Door and window frames could be easy to make from plastic strip rather than sheet as well though. If you do go that way, evergreen precut strip is light years better than slaters, it’s square edged for a start…. Glazing bars are a bit harder. You can get them as etched metal from several suppliers, but size is always an issue. I’ve made them from strip before myself. I used to draw out the window on paper, then place a piece of picture frame glass over the drawing and build the window on the glass. That way the window can be carefully removed afterwards and put into the building. Building the window straight on the paper doesn’t work, for obvious reasons….but I did have to learn the hard way.