| randolph2243 | 31 Mar 2021 8:36 a.m. PST |
Anyone know where I can find quantities of cheap 28mms bricks from a distributor in the USA? Most of what I find are outrageously priced or are 1/12 scale. |
| Wackmole9 | 31 Mar 2021 8:39 a.m. PST |
Pegasus makes some in grey or red link |
Eumelus  | 31 Mar 2021 8:47 a.m. PST |
If you're willing to substitute labor for cash, you can chop up plastic sprue (assuming it is rectangular in cross-section) for cheap bricks. |
| randolph2243 | 31 Mar 2021 9:53 a.m. PST |
I'm familiar with Pegasus, but would need several bags. I'm about resigned to the fate of having to try to make them myself. I'll be curled up in the fetal position crying, if anyone needs me. |
| Arjuna | 31 Mar 2021 10:39 a.m. PST |
A standard brick in the US is 3-5/8" x 2-1/4" x 8", right? And you want them at about 1/56 scale, right?
That is 0.06467941507322834" x 0.04007311586062993" x 0.14271654"
…
Cardboard cut into strips?
Thousands of them!
Preferably brick colored cardboard of course. …
But then again…
Where to find mortar in the scale?
 |
| rustymusket | 31 Mar 2021 10:58 a.m. PST |
Arjuna – LOL"…mortar…"LOL! Good one! Thanks! |
 Extra Crispy  | 31 Mar 2021 11:40 a.m. PST |
They make sheets if plastic with brick pattern inscribed in them… |
| randolph2243 | 31 Mar 2021 12:37 p.m. PST |
Sheets won't work, as I want to use them more for debris and rubble piles, and maybe even a brickworks factory. |
 Yellow Admiral | 31 Mar 2021 1:13 p.m. PST |
Sanity is worth more than money. Just overpay and be done with it. I did an eBay search for "scale bricks" and most of the hits are Canadian suppliers. That's… unexpected. Canada is the Mecca of scale bricks…? Some of those look really nice for scatter terrain ( auction ), and shipping isn't too bad. Personally, I'd happily pay $50 USD to $100 USD to avoid hand-crafting thousands of tiny scale bricks by hand. - Ix |
| randolph2243 | 31 Mar 2021 2:00 p.m. PST |
LX, While I agree with you in theory, and am not overly frugal, unfortunately I have about 100 other terrain/miniature items that are also competing for my wallet's attention. But isn't that the case with all of us? |
| colgar6 | 31 Mar 2021 2:07 p.m. PST |
How about moulding them? A silicone mould (example: link) and a bag of casting plaster shouldn't be too expensive and the effort needed is not too much, I imagine. |
| Bargain Bin DM | 31 Mar 2021 2:23 p.m. PST |
I use these from Things from the Basement: link |
| The Tin Dictator | 31 Mar 2021 3:01 p.m. PST |
I think I remember seeing some bags of bricks in the doll house section at Hobby Lobby. |
| redmist1122 | 31 Mar 2021 4:16 p.m. PST |
Another plug for Things from the Basement…super fast delivery too! P. |
| randolph2243 | 31 Mar 2021 4:28 p.m. PST |
Thanks Bargain Bin. I went to Things from the Basement and ordered 1,250 of the little suckers. That ought to do it! |
| ZULUPAUL | 01 Apr 2021 1:58 a.m. PST |
You could build the pile from something besides the bricks & put the bricks on top to gice the effect of a large pile of bricks. It would cut cost down. I've used gesso with medium or large grit to make rubble piles. Remember not all the bricks will be whole. Just my .02 worth.
Paul |
| randolph2243 | 01 Apr 2021 6:17 a.m. PST |
Just got the record, I don't plan on using anywhere near 1,250 bricks myself. But at 1 cent per brick, I wanted to stockpile, in case someone else needed some. The shipping cost was the same, so I over-ordered. |
| jdpintex | 01 Apr 2021 8:18 a.m. PST |
Sorry for being late, but have you looked at GCmini bricks. They seem like they are made of plaster or something similar, are red and work great. link |
| BrockLanders | 02 Apr 2021 2:32 p.m. PST |
I made my own by cutting up rectangular plastic rods, then I tried the plaster in a mold method, and then I came to the conclusion that I should just bite the bullet and pay whatever they cost because my time is better spent on other pursuits |
