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Re: Textured bricks that look like bricks?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:50:17 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jason S. Mantor writes:
> This is definitely sacrilige,
I wondered who would be the first to use that word. :)
> 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.
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 surface, I don't want to make these myself. It's obviously
possible for them to employ such a technique as roof bricks have had that
look as far back as I can trace my own collection (to the mid-70's).
Oh and anyone looking for a reason for all this 'possible new brick'
speculation, you can blame it on those darned new colors. I've been getting
handfuls of sand red and green, tan, things like that. I'm just looking at
those wondering, "well if colors are no longer sacred, then why not
texture?" :)
All the best,
Allan B.
> "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.
> >
> > 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. • :)
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > All the best,
> > Allan B.
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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