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Re: Textured bricks that look like bricks?
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Date: 
Thu, 28 Nov 2002 01:30:26 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> 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.
> 
> I looked at the slightly rough surface

It is possible, given brasso and elbow grease, to remove the texture from
roof tiles. I discovered this by accident, when I removed the printing from
several low slopes.

> 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?

One face? That'd be okay for buildings without corners, I guess.

> 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.

...and something for the mortar.

> 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.  :)

Cheers

Richie



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(...) No, I don't want to remove the textured surface... I want them to add it to ordinary 1 x X and 2 x X bricks. :) (...) You're right. Perhaps on two sides... but then why not all four? I'm not sure what the best answer is. The roof bricks still (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)

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  Textured bricks that look like bricks?
 
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. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)

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