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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 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Depicting Bricks & Mortar
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(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Depicting Bricks & Mortar
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(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Depicting Bricks & Mortar
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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