Single 1/35 bricks? Do I buy, or make them?

Hi Perry,
I usually make mein bricken, and not at a very high cost. I purchase some self hardening clay, cut off a small chunk at at time, and roll flat, usually about 2-3mm thick. Square off the ends with a knife, and put the remainder back onto the block of clay.
Now, take a ruler, and a sharp scalpel blade, and cut strips, 2mm wide strips seem to be the standard for making bricks. Then cut about every 4mm, and you have your bricks.

Put onto a piece of paper to fully harden, and once done can be painted. I've made a jig to paint all of the bricks at once, and it may help. I took a piece of window screen, and stapled it to a little rectangle wooden frame. Put your bricks in the frame, and dunk it in some severly thinned paint, or pour the paint over top of the bricks, what ever's easiest. Boom, all of your bricks are now painted. I used a Navajo Red house stain to do mine, and it worked perfect.
You can also do the same as above, but with thin sheets of cork. Once you get a rythym going, you can really crank out the suckers!
Kancali Dio Products also make brick/rubble moulds as well, you can use either plater or resin.

Thanks Kelly!!!

Perry

custom dioramics makes some individual bricks in 3 colors

Perry-you can also make bricks by cutting up square balsa strips-just use a sharp knife for a clean edge and seal them with dullcoat. Then just paint them-who's gonna know?

Thanks Dan, how do they turn out?

Perry

Very bricky! They're better for rubble than buildings. Just make sure you get a nice clean cut. The balsa stock size will depend on scale.

Check out Hansa Systems website - they produce loads of building materials including individual bricks and roof tiles. The plastic is in various 'brick' shades and they look great. I have just been using his materials and house kits for a lrage diorama - 4' x 2' - and they are great. He can supply complete kits or you can order what you want from his site. Bricks, half bricks ( yes, in 1/35 scale!), tiles, rafters, windows and window frames, building blocks, doors and frames .......
Good guy to deal with.

HI perry if you dont want to make them you can buy Bricks & brick strewing made by Plusmodel in 1/35. The code for this is 040 & the mail address is plusmodel@plusmodel.cz or www.plusmodel.cz. hope this helps Alan

I make my bricks by getting some strips of balsa about the same thickness as the bricks I want to make and lay them parallel on a piece of card. i usually lay down about 10 strips so as to make loads in one go. Once down on the card , I mix some plaster of paris in to a fairly thick mixture and then poor it over the strips. I then immediately scrape a plastic ruler or piece of wood over the strips running with the grain. when its all dry, I have long, thin strips of plaster which I can chop up in to small bricks. Don't worry if they are not the same size or some are broken because you are trying to replicate rubble. Watered down Brick Red acylic paint will soak in and look really good.

Great ideas!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Kelly_Zak Hi Perry, I usually make mein bricken, and not at a very high cost. I purchase some self hardening clay, cut off a small chunk at at time, and roll flat, usually about 2-3mm thick. Square off the ends with a knife, and put the remainder back onto the block of clay. Now, take a ruler, and a sharp scalpel blade, and cut strips, 2mm wide strips seem to be the standard for making bricks. Then cut about every 4mm, and you have your bricks.

I'm agree with Topgunf14
That's what I've done for the frontage of my hangar.



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I would think alot would depend on how quickly you want to finish your project, as to either make your own or purchase them. I, would purchase them, as they would be more uniform in shape and size. That's my 2 cents worth.

depends if you want single ones for rubble or ones for pavement. i made mine for pavement by covering a piece of wood with putty, before it hardens ( so do little areas at a time) and etch them with a knife. u might have to fix them up later and square them off, but thats the price for making a great dio. ( i use water putty, its a powder where u add water (and i put some white glue) and you have putty!)
-DJ