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Windscreen Gaskets

Recently I was building an Opel Blitz from Italiery. Building the cabin I needed to add the windows. After I glued them into place I looked at the model and I couldn’t help the feeling that it missed something. The kit doesn’t have a very good fit and that’s clearly seen by the joint between the windows and the cabin. Then I knew what I was missing, the rubber band (gasket, bushing or seal) with which windows are held in place.

So I took some black sewing wire (thread) and regular plastic glue (slow drying). I placed a drop of glue in every corner of the window. Then I took a piece of the wire (make sure that the length is not to short) and placed one end in a corner.
Then I placed the wire around the window until you reach the first corner. Cut the wire at the right length. After that I carefully dropped glue around the rest of the window, (this can be done during the placing process during construction) and I pressed the wire between the joint with a cocktail stick. And there you have it; a rubber band around your window.

Here are a few more views of the Opel.