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Re: Textured bricks that look like bricks?
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Thu, 28 Nov 2002 06:39:53 GMT
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This is definitely sacrilige, but since this isn't my thread, maybe my karma
will survive : sandblasting the bricks would probably produced the desired
effect. Even scuffing them with course sand paper (100 grit or lower) might
do it.
"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> wrote in message
news:H69Eu9.4y0@lugnet.com...
> Well, here's another one of my silly ideas:
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> I got some black roof bricks today from Shop At Home. I was sorting them
> into their proper container, but of course couldn't resist snapping a few
> together into a roof segment, just to see how they looked.
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> I looked at the slightly rough surface that they have on the top side only
> and I had a thought: What if LEGO were to make a set of bricks with this
> treatment on one face of the brick? For people making buildings or
> structures I think this would add another dimension of realism. Of • course,
> you'd need a nifty new color like 'brick red' or something like that.
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> Perhaps someday you'd be able to build a train station or a low rise • office
> building that had a slightly course finish, making it look like it was • made
> from real bricks and not shiny plastic. And perhaps they could apply the
> same technique to some light grey bricks to make them appear more like
> concrete for the foundation and stairways. Finally you'd top it off with
> some black or sand green roof bricks which already have the right surface. • :)
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> Any thoughts?
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> All the best,
> Allan B.
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| (...) I wondered who would be the first to use that word. :) (...) Now remember..... no regular bricks will be hurt in the process of making these special bricks. :) To be clear, I want the company to produce new bricks with this rough textured (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| Well, here's another one of my silly ideas: I got some black roof bricks today from Shop At Home. I was sorting them into their proper container, but of course couldn't resist snapping a few together into a roof segment, just to see how they looked. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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