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I'd do a search on "bricks" but it would be futile. No hits on Mortar. What I'm
interested in is any way to hint at the color of mortar between bricks in a
wall. I've noticed that solid red Lego buildings really betray the look of
their real-world red brick counterparts.
Here's what I've come up with in experiment:
1. Gray plates separating rows of bricks. Possibly 1x4 plates, recessed to
leave a crack on the face between 2x4 bricks.
2. Alternating 2x2 red brick and 2x2 gray plate, in columns, with every other
column raised up 2 plates more.
3. Composite 2x4 bricks: a sandwich made of red 2x4 plates clad around a 2x3
gray plate and a 1x2 red plate. Use like regular 2x4 bricks in an interlocking
patttern.
4. Gray plates separating rows of bricks, but using 1x2 grey bricks to separate
red bricks.
So far only #1 seems to look good around doors and windows. The others tend to
distort the scale.
Suggestions? MOCs?
-Erik
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In lugnet.town, Erik Olson writes:
> interested in is any way to hint at the color of mortar between bricks in a
> wall. I've noticed that solid red Lego buildings really betray the look of
> their real-world red brick counterparts.
>
> Here's what I've come up with in experiment:
>
> 1. Gray plates separating rows of bricks. Possibly 1x4 plates, recessed to
> leave a crack on the face between 2x4 bricks.
I just went out and measured the bricks here at work and find that they're 2.25
inches tall and 7.5 inches wide. The mortar joint is between 3/8 and 1/2 inch
thick tending toward the smaller end. Are you trying to work with minifig
scale?
If so, I think you're just going to have to make huge concessions to the brick.
If not, then why not call one stud width ~1/2 inch and make the brick 15 studs
long 2.33 high and build on a grand scale? At that point, the recessed mortar
would look great!
Before I got onto that though, I was going to suggest doubling the height and
width of the 2x4 so that it was 8-wide and 2-high and then the grey plates
would match better.
I've played with trying to make it work and haven't gotten anywhere. I'm eager
to see if you get any good responses.
Chris
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Erik Olson wrote:
> Suggestions? MOCs?
I've only done this as an experiment and a small part of a building, but
it looks pretty good if you use 1x2 red plates and stack them like
bricks. As Chris Weeks pointed out the mortar space is incredibally
tiny at minifig scale, so i would just choose to ignore it. The joints
of the plates represent the mortar joints, sans color.
Of course, getting enough 1x2 (and 1x1!) red plates is an entirely
different story.
-chris
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Thanks guys. I'm not trying to be realistic in scale, although the 1x2 plates
approach sounds interesting. Rather I want a look that conveys the idea of
bricks and mortar. After all, minifigs are not to scale.
Pictures of what I mean. I bet your eyes just glazed over at my earlier
descriptions--what's he talking about?
http://olson.pair.com/walls/
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The idea might best be conveyed with a few simple "brick spots" here and
there, especially on corners and edges...using simple 1x2's with single
plate widths between. It might look like the building is made of brick and
the paint is wearing off here and there.
--
Paul Davidson
Erik Olson <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:G38HJ6.820@lugnet.com...
> Thanks guys. I'm not trying to be realistic in scale, although the 1x2 • plates
> approach sounds interesting. Rather I want a look that conveys the idea of
> bricks and mortar. After all, minifigs are not to scale.
>
> Pictures of what I mean. I bet your eyes just glazed over at my earlier
> descriptions--what's he talking about?
>
> http://olson.pair.com/walls/
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