In 00 gauge there are several options for printing brick paper on one's computer, though the results don't have an embossed quality (which may be over scale anyway!). In 0 gauge I have been searching for alternatives to Scalescenes brick paper which, if large areas are to be covered will take on a tiled look, repeating the patterns.

Now I have discovered paperbrick.co.uk which enables random generated sheets of brick paper to be generated using a wide variety of brick types, brick bonds, mortar colours and, most importantly, almost any scale that may be needed. I have made a few examples which represent brick types seen in the Birmingham area, such as Staffordshire Blue and Old Red. The dark mortar seems most appropriate for a city scape while both stretcher and flemish bonds are to be seen.

Printed on quality matt paper with good resolution the results are as good, if not better, than other printed papers, mainly because the variables can be adjusted as well as the random brick selection algorithm.

People who donate also get a limited opportunity to print off arches, with more options promised in the future.