09-03-2011, 02:12 AM
Sanding and another black wash improved the wall
I did think about the mistakes happened by building my first scratch build brick structure.
1. Joins must be sanded to an 45° angle. Simple overlap as with plain styrene looks awful (look at the corner)
2. When the edge of the cut will be visible cutting must be done with very little force. The bricks/styrene must not be pushed up at the edge of the cut as it can not be sanded down without destroying the brick pattern
3. (close to) Perfect alignment is even more important than with plain styrene. The brick pattern let mistakes pop into your eye.
Conclusion: My very fast building methods do not work with brick structures. I have to slow down at least two notches or refrain from brick :o
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I did think about the mistakes happened by building my first scratch build brick structure.
1. Joins must be sanded to an 45° angle. Simple overlap as with plain styrene looks awful (look at the corner)
2. When the edge of the cut will be visible cutting must be done with very little force. The bricks/styrene must not be pushed up at the edge of the cut as it can not be sanded down without destroying the brick pattern
3. (close to) Perfect alignment is even more important than with plain styrene. The brick pattern let mistakes pop into your eye.
Conclusion: My very fast building methods do not work with brick structures. I have to slow down at least two notches or refrain from brick :o
Reinhard