For a long while we (KAG) have contemplated the platform edging bricks and how to replicate them.

Mike (founder member and builder of Eridge Mk 1) remembers the tedious job of scribing plastikard to represent the brick mortar joints.

After some thought on this matter I have come up with this design

A KISS design that allows the edging to follow a gentle curve and at the same time adusts the mortar joint to suite the curve. The key to all this happening is in

the thicknesses used to make the item.

With the aid of a recent purchase ( 3D printer) i was able to print this design albieit with a support mechanism.

The sprue prevents the brick edging from following a curve until it is cut between the pegs . 

The adition of the sprue adds stability and greater handling area but comes with the downside that once installed needs to be removed and filed flush. This however still out weighs the prospect of scribing individual mortar lines.

The above picture shows the Platform Brick Edging together with the sprue glued to the surface (platform). This was in my case an untreated bit of wood.

Once set the sprue is clipped off and filed flush. Then the platform (brick) face is applied and the upper (tarmac) surface. 

Finally the brickwork is painted.

It seems to work well and is easy enough to install.

Hopefully this can be replicated to the layout and in due course i will be able to post some progress results here. In the meantime manufacuring them is ongoing

(missing photograph - sorry )

Mark