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It would be pretty expensive to buy the needed windows.  Not only that, but I couldn’t find any commercial windows with the type of industrial look that I wanted.

So, I built a jig to construct my own windows.  

It’s not that hard; I just cut some 1/2” wood into 1/2” squares and glued them .080” apart - the width of my plastic strips.   I use a steel square to make sure that each row is straight both horizontally and vertically.

My first window took quite a bit of time to make.  Let’s see, I’ve got about 46 windows.  There has to be a better way.

I decided to make cast the windows.  I cleaned up my first window and made a mold box around it.

Next, I turned to my mold material.  It had been longer than I thought since I last cast anything.   It was all separated and about the consistency of jello.  Not good.

I thought about buying some new mold material, as well as some new resin.  Ugh.

I looked around the shop, and spotted some hardware cloth.   Hmm.

So, I cut a sample piece and filed the edges smooth.

Much easier than casting or building them individually. 

I had just enough hardware cloth to cut 46 of these.   After they are cut, I file each edge smooth and try to straighten them out.

The next step was to paint a window and frame it with some styrene angles.  I cut a round top painted it black for the top portion of the window. 

Each brick sheet comes with a strip of single vertical bricks - I use this to form the curve at top.   A small piece of styrene strip (.060x.250) forms the window sill.

It’s a bit of work, but I think this will look good.

I changed my tactics a bit.  Now, I’m framing the windows with a 3/32” Tee instead of the angle I used earlier.   This should help to hold the windows in place a bit better, as well as cover up any gaps.