As I am preparing to weather my first locomotive for real, I have a question. My question is should I remove the window glass (clear plastic) from the locomotive prior to weathering or prior to sealing. I read somewhere that sealers can make the glass (clear plastic) frosty or cloudy. So far the only locomotives I have weathered have been for practice and they are old Tycos with no “glass”.
Yes, satin and flat finishes will frost the windows. A good effect for windows that you want dusty looking. So it is better to remove them or mask them. I know that some of the newer locomotives are hard to get the windows out. You can mask them or use a liquid mask sold at hobby stores, it is call micro-mask (dries blue so you can see it).
