grazhina Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I'm going to be showing a bit of brick on parts of my 1:24 cottage row and would really like to be able to use some kind of brick sheet that I can adapt to my needs. Egg carton bricks are too bulky, and I just tried making bricks out of a foam plate, but not too happy with them either. For one thing, the paint rubs off easily and I can't spray them because they'll melt. Any experience out there with plastic or pressed paper brick sheets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I still use sandpaper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, havanaholly said: I still use sandpaper: Yeah, I could do that. I'd really prefer to avoid cutting out scads of 1/8" x 3/8" pieces and gluing them on. Especially gluing them on. They'll stick to my fingers before they stick where I want them to stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call Me Crazy Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I used this product on the foundation of my 1:24 house. https://www.miniatures.com/124-Scale-Antique-Brick-Sheet-P27592.aspx It's very easy to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, grazhina said: Yeah, I could do that. I'd really prefer to avoid cutting out scads of 1/8" x 3/8" pieces and gluing them on. Especially gluing them on. They'll stick to my fingers before they stick where I want them to stick I confess I use a pair of old tweezers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I have used that beick paper and it does look pretty good, although obviously quite flat. Two things: I sealed my sheets well after gluing them on, with a clear matte varnish (the paper is very soft). And I coloured some of the bricks (before varnishing!) indiviually to add a little more variation. I have also used styrene sheets (not brick but timber, and roofing sheets) and love the detail, but it does tend to scratch off if you’re not careful. I think maybe a coat of varnish would help. I use them on my finished display models and they get carted around in the car and there are few scratches, so it’s not a big issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, shannonc60 said: I have used that beick paper and it does look pretty good, although obviously quite flat. Two things: I sealed my sheets well after gluing them on, with a clear matte varnish (the paper is very soft). And I coloured some of the bricks (before varnishing!) indiviually to add a little more variation. I have also used styrene sheets (not brick but timber, and roofing sheets) and love the detail, but it does tend to scratch off if you’re not careful. I think maybe a coat of varnish would help. I use them on my finished display models and they get carted around in the car and there are few scratches, so it’s not a big issues. Thanks Shannon. I was fooling around with 2 kinds of sandpaper for bricks, wasn't happy with that, couldn't get the bricks all the same width or to line up very well. I tried embossing poster board, then painting the bricks, not happy with that either. The bricks cut from the foam paper plate actually wound up looking the best, but I was afraid they would still wind up too thick, so I took the plunge and ordered a couple sheets of World Model antique brick sheets. I hope I like them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I just remembered. I bought this a couple of years ago and was really happy with how it turned out: https://www.ebay.com/itm/16-SHEETS-EMBOSSED-BUMPY-BRICK-PAPER-LANDSCAPE-21x29cm-SCALE-1-24-/312788572065?hash=item48d3a6d7a1 Have been meaning to buy some more sheets but always forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 15 hours ago, shannonc60 said: I just remembered. I bought this a couple of years ago and was really happy with how it turned out: https://www.ebay.com/itm/16-SHEETS-EMBOSSED-BUMPY-BRICK-PAPER-LANDSCAPE-21x29cm-SCALE-1-24-/312788572065?hash=item48d3a6d7a1 Have been meaning to buy some more sheets but always forget. Yes, I saw them on Etsy, but the delivery time was weeks and weeks, too long a wait for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Ordered 2 brick sheets Thursday on ebay, they arrived yesterday afternoon. They look good, heavy paper, and they have a bit of texture to them. Too bad we're supposed to be in the 90's up here for 3 days, the third floor workroom is way too hot to stay up there for very long when it's over 85, only bearable when sitting directly in front of the fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 hours ago, grazhina said: the third floor workroom is way too hot to stay up there for very long when it's over 85, only bearable when sitting directly in front of the fan. Im in same boat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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