Oh those marvels of modern technology. Sitting in the car towards a job in Switzerland and being able to update some of the late progress.
Not much was possible, just small bits late night, so one had to find the right subject - I found one, not too far off
I love the small etch skylight, but as all etch it misses a bit of depth. Long time I wanted to try something.
First glued some 0,25 mm sheet onto the back of the roof using CA …
… cleaned the edges, drilled the holes and opened the windows with a file using the brass as template …
… and then separated the parts very caaaaaaaaarefully using a scalpel.
Then cleaned the back of the roof and glued the clear sheet onto it by just applying CA on the edges to minimise fumes and mess …
… and glued the sheet back in place thus resulting into a nice three level sandwich brass-clear sheet-normal sheet with a nice edge with the right thickness
The sides went alike, first clear, then normal, this time using Evergreen for the glazing bars fixed with UHU-Plast. Like this, the „glass“ is nicely packed in the middle.
The lower part was left longer on purpose as this gives a nice anchorage on the deck.
Still added the deck beams …
… and it already looked rather cute …
… even reflecting in the light.
Even though I used clear sheet, how was the original glazed? Using mica for the advantage of not breaking? Or old fashioned very disturbed glas?
Cheers, Daniel
PS: ***Do not worry, my colleague is driving
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