Working with 1/144 airplane windows

In this video, I wanted to share something that I tested for my B787 project.
I am joining the windows into the fuselage and creating a smooth transition between the clear plastic windows and the fuselage. This was something that always bothered me of the airplane kits, so I did try this which I saw in the past and I was happy with the result.
A masking set will also be produced for the release of my 787 items in 1/144 scale.
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[@mauzer8k805]

Very good trick, thanks for sharing

[@rocastmodels]

Thank you for the comment!

[@pascalbodin1741]

Merci pour cette vidéo,c'est exactement ce que tu m'à expliqué par Email, bonne suite Guillem. Amitié

[@rocastmodels]

Merci beaucoup Pascal! Le projet se rapproche de son achèvement, étape par étape, surmontant tous les obstacles, je suis proche de la ligne d'arrivée.

[@crushingvanessa3277]

Nice work but I guess your would use window decals after? Masking would be hard.

[@rocastmodels]

Thanks for the kind comment! Actually no, I am cutting my own vinyl masks for these windows, it will be a matter of picking them up from the paper and placing them on top of each window prior painting. I will publish these window masks upon the release of the 787 items as well.

[@crushingvanessa3277]

@@rocastmodelsThat works. It's a great way to update the older kits.

[@DRSchmid]

What kind of polyester putty do you use?

[@rocastmodels]

I use a type of polyester putty which has a fine texture, it is the one commonly used in car body repair workshops, it comes with its hardener, it dries hard and relatively quick, works very nicely!

[@DRSchmid]

@@rocastmodels can you name the product? Bondo? I was trying to find a clear drying putty but didn’t find anything like what you used

[@rocastmodels]

@@DRSchmid I used Plainsur on this one, but I also used a lot of Presto in the past (the fine type, I think they have another one with mineral fillers). The brand depends on where you live at, I think that you may find brands like 3M which have products around the world and some manufacturers that only produce nation-wide. The important is that it must have a fine texture, which mostly do because generally they are used for body repair work. The putty I used was not clear (transparent) it has a grey color, I used it to fill around the edges of the windows and although the putty required sanding (and thus sanding over the windows) the clear plastic can always be restored as it is transparent by nature, so as long as it doesn't have huge scratches, applying subsequent sandings with finer grit each time and polishing compounds will leave the window 100% transparent. There are products like the "gauzy agent glass coat" from AK that restores the transparent parts, frequently used for aicraft canopies dipping the part in the product, I think this is similar as to what I read that "Future/ Pledge" do (or did, I am not sure is still available).