I hadn't heard, but if Paper Creek is gone, that's a shame. After opening your e-mail I tried their site and got nothing. I hope they didn't succumb to colour copiers, but that would be a likely scenario.
Turning the corners with paper bricks is a challenge, and one I'm still learning. You can't simply make a fold...you have to shift the two surfaces vertically by a row of bricks for the corners to look right. I've had reasonable success with printed cinder block over a foam core, but the edges got pretty chewy while I was trying to blend the mating surfaces. On my next structure I'll bond the brick paper to either styrene or artists mat board and try beveling the corners. This will be an Insulbrick covered railroad station, and given the artificial nature of that covering, a less-than-perfect match at the corners will be acceptable. However I'll want to strive for as perfect a join as possible as practice for proper brick structures. Jim ________________________________ From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Jim and Cheryl Martin <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, January 7, 2011 1:04:24 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Brick sizes I stand to be corrected but I have been told that Paper Creek is gone. I'm not sure why however. On a similar manner, what would be the best way to join the corners? With a typical wooden sections one cut miter the corners. When it came to thin paper sides, I've tried to wrap the corners with less than desirable results. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com > Hi Howard: > > > If it's the latter, I think you should re examine the visual quality > of printed > paper bricks. Paper Creek makes brick sheets that look 3-D from very > close > viewing distances. A friend of mine used Paper Creek brick to try to > simulate > Insulbrick. He though the product would give him the 2-D look he > wanted, but > instead his structure ended up looking like the real stuff. > > Jim > > Hi Gents > > I am considering what the next project would have for standard brick > sizes. I > would like to know what you think would be the best actual size of > laser cuts > that would best suit for bricks on walls, chimneys and so forth. I am > afraid > that the fine lines for using scale 3.5 inch by 8 inch groves may be > to close > for finishing with paints and such. > > Thoughts?? > > Howard Sheffield > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
