cromptonnut Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Has anyone any experience with these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-REAL-MINIATURE-BRICKS-FOR-MODEL-RAILWAYS-O-GAUGE-/390409824298?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item5ae63d282a Is it worth it, or is sticking with embossed plasticard the easiest option? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 You can buy the moulds and powders for these here....... I've got a mould for the bricks, and churned some out - but I confess that I never done anything with them so far! They'd be very good for a bit of wall or a particular feature - but I wouldn't fancy making a complete building out of them. http://www.dioramadebris.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 This would just be for a small wall basically - although the idea of "bricklaying" with small bricks would probably drive me ... prices seem to show that if you want more than one set I'd be cheaper to buy the bits and cast my own - or flog them on Ebay like others to recover the cost! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Could be useful for a small diorama at the front of a layout, but for more general work I am rethinking some of the more modern brick papers. My 7mm scale buildings to date have used Slater's embossed brick plastikard, but the painting is very tedious. Have a look at the use of papers on some of the buildings on Worcester South Quay at Warley last year. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/78990-warley-anything-of-interest/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Life is to short, and they must be engineering bricks as they do not have frogs . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted January 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2014 Bromley Craft Products had a stand at Warley and produce brick wall stencils in a variety of sizes as shown here http://www.craft-products.com/proddetail.asp?prod=STR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Life is to short, and they must be engineering bricks as they do not have frogs . They do have frogs, actually.... :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hmm that sounds interesting Mike - would I be right in understanding that it's a similar principle to the old "Linka" moulds? Just make pieces and stick them together? I've not heard of that supplier before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewe North Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 There's a very good range of paper brickwork etc here........ http://www.kirtleymodels.com/index.php?p=1_5_BUILDING-PAPERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexible_coupling Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'm going to order a pack simply to have some rubble piles and possibly a broken wall or two on the new layout. Great look! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 I don't know why but I've never really been a fan of printed buildings (or working with card kits) although I have seen some very impressive constructions with them - whether Scalescenes, Metcalfe or others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 They do have frogs, actually.... :-) Hmmm, when looking at the close up photo on flea bay I could not see any frogs, perhaps they are all in hibernation . Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted January 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hmm that sounds interesting Mike - would I be right in understanding that it's a similar principle to the old "Linka" moulds? Just make pieces and stick them together? I've not heard of that supplier before. The one Giles linked to looks like the Linka type rubber mould but the stencils from Bromley are used with a plaster type of compound that is spread onto the shell and then the stencil is pressed into it to make the brick shapes - as shown on this page (and there is a demonstration video) http://www.craft-products.com/dolls-house-brick-stone-tiles.asp The stand at Warley was busy and I didn't get a clear look at the finished product as I was on a time limited break from other duties - I wonder if anyone else has used it and can comment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 250 bricks in reality is only about 4 sq yards of wall....so it could get a touch expensive! Well the Q&A in the listing gives you an idea of the cost. For a 12" x 9" x 9" building the complete area of a large building that size is 378 sq ins, for which you would require 30'250 O gauge Bricks (121 packs), this would come to a total of £1208.79 and we would offer a 20% discount on that large quantity bringing it to £965 + £4.75 p&p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 That's their price though, I'm assuming that someone buying the bits and making their own it would work out at a much lower price? But who would have the patience, or be daft enough, to hand-lay individual bricks on something that size I wonder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexible_coupling Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Curious to think about how to emulate scale 'mortar'. Thinned plaster with some powder paint to colour it a bit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I. Should have been more specific in my link..... These are NOT the Linka type, but the individual ones shown in the original EBay post. Also somewhere on this website are recommendations for mortar etc..... Here's the page link for the brick mould http://www.dioramadebris.co.uk/148-scale-german-standard-size-bricks-mould-1480053-53-p.asp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I think I will just settle for the Gordon Gravitt method with the formers and DAS clay, and what with the timber tracks and lasercraft options as well, I think we are well catered for already. ATB, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The advertisments suggest they are designed for small military dioramas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR2335 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 www.paperbrick.co.uk Any scale, variety of bonds and colours. Random pattern every time. Also cheap (as in voluntary donations at present). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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