Need help find what better way to make a bricks for on the model builts?

William:  I think the method you settle on will depend on the final scale you select for the model.  Model railroading sources are indeed probably your best bet.

But there are maybe cheaper alternatives.  Posted below are some houses I built in 1:6 scale, for my little soldiers.  The examples are stone, not brick, but the principle would be the same.  I used styrofoam insulation board, and engraved the stonework with a pencil, then painted.

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[A gratuitous photo of the troops about to inspect the building:]

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It was tedious and boring, and would probably be even more so in a scale smaller than 1:6 (GI Joe-size), and insulation board would be too large.  Maybe foam-core board would work.

Finally, a shot of a brick wall built using the same method.

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 On the web, there is this source for printable bricks:

http://www.printmini.com/printables/wpf/bricksp.shtml

You could resize them to whatever you need.

Whatever you choose to do, good luck with your project.

Many and Many THANKS!!  :)

    I never thought of do with the paper and more cheaper, but I don't think it good idea?   What if the color of paper will fading away by many years later or something accident with water on the paper where bricks are... will lose a colors or spots?? I want my model will be still there in museum for long and longer after I was already dead! ha ha just kidding!

  I  already looking over some on the website that have kits for bricks..Much good idea and easy for me to but... I don't want to spending lot of money.  :(

  I always want to do make more real and more details. I was found in the store that have a long, thin and small wood stick to cuts to made shape as the brick. I know it sound crazy to take millions to laying over the built and then painting it!! I hope it worth try and finish it and display for Museum!  :)

   But I still interested to know more about the printing a paper with the bricks decals.

   THANKS  William :)

Model railroaders do a lot of scratch buildings, and various brick sheets are available.  There is even a company that sells software to print brick and other building material look onto card stock with your computer.

If you choose a scale close to one of the model railroad scales, go to the model railroad section of your local hobby shop, buy a model railroad magazine and look at the ads, or go to Walthers.com and look at what they have.

I have seen somebody build a diorama house with sheet cork as bricks. Absolutely amazing and very lifelike. 

Richard

you can also get sheets to glue over flat styrene I think micro mark makes one.

OOPS! I post on wrong place... Can anyone transfer over right place to help me out about what I asked for? :)

    Regards, William Barney :)