This Blog is about building model fishing ships and everything what has to do with it. Most builds are done by me but when not I will mention.
I hope you will have fun reading and watching my blog and if you like please leave a comment.

Nice looking low cost showcase

Hello for a former ship a made a showcase out of glass and wood. Somebody asked me how I made this showcase so this is why I made some pictures during the fabrication of a new showcase for the FR-927. I am not pretending that this is the best way to make a showcase it's just to let you see how I make them.

If everything goes okay than this will be the result
DSC06960_zps3a0ba5e3.jpg

I begin with collecting glass. I go to secondhand-shops and watch for big pictureframes. Watch for the frames with really ugly pictures in it or wich are damages. Mostly you can buy them for little money. For this showcase the glas cost me arround 10 dollars.

DSC07118_zpse0317072.jpg

After this you have to look wich glassplate you want to use for wich side of the showcase. Pay attention that you measure wath the inside measures are, these are the most inportant.
DSC07119_zps138af230.jpg

Draw lines with permanent marker

DSC07120_zps407dc836.jpg

Now cut the glass with the glascutter and a ruler.

DSC07121_zps0a1752e6.jpg

DSC07123_zps8abe4885.jpg

DSC07124_zps209cb989.jpg

And then the cutting. Place the glassplates on a flat surface. Then drip the glasscutter in some cutting oil or WD40. Then cut the glass. Push the cutter firmly to the glass and when you cut right you will hear a scratching sound. When you have done the cut then tap gently with the cutter on the cut. Then the glass will break. If it doesnt break just stay tapping on the cut and it will break.
DSC07125_zps0254a021.jpg

After 30 minutes glasscutting you have this.

DSC07126_zps59f9bbd4.jpg

After cutting I clean the glass so there wont be any dirt or graes on it when I will glue them.

DSC07127_zpsbe71f77b.jpg


DSC07128_zps5505f87c.jpg

A little mistake with cutting but its no problem becaus wooden profile will cover the seams

DSC07130_zpsec9bee1d.jpg

Fot glue I use silicone

DSC07132_zps179d4bb0.jpg



DSC07135_zps74381f86.jpg

DSC07134_zpse4c612a3.jpg

DSC07136_zps0f20cae2.jpg

DSC07137_zps3a43fbe2.jpg

DSC07138_zpsd0c08563.jpg

DSC07140_zps2d2b5323.jpg

DSC07141_zps85cbdf1b.jpg

DSC07142_zps0dce0e61.jpg

Now the glueing is ready and we will go on with the wooden profiles.

P1010709_zps3e193f2e.jpg

P1010707_zps5eb3320e.jpg
P1010711_zps845a2fa0.jpg

P1010712_zpsfd69318f.jpg

P1010715_zps37b60248.jpg


P1010717_zpsd066db22.jpg

P1010718_zps5b22eef5.jpg

P1010719_zpsc89a550e.jpg

And this is after painting.

P1010720_zps29134185.jpg
.



Here another one wich I build for a friend

Glass is allready cut
P1020111_zps58cbd258.jpg

Glueing
P1020112_zps4ac25891.jpg

Waiting for the silicone to set
P1020115_zps026242b6.jpg

Base
P1020116_zpsfdd2cb83.jpg

P1020117_zps92dea995.jpg

Finished the woodwork of this showcase
P1020129_zpsea6d9b12.jpg

P1020131_zps1a9f3ef2.jpg

And with some paint. I deliver them in any colour as long as it's white.
60x20x3511_zps4dabbd82.jpg

No comments:

Post a Comment

Hello people. Thank you for visiting my blog, please leave a message.

Kind Regards, Kees