Freelance 2011

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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

I think you have learned the most important lesson.

1. Joins must be sanded to an 45° angle. Simple overlap as with plain styrene looks awful (look at the corner)

You may try this, but I tell you in advance it will not work as intended. You still have to re-work the corners with putty. And you still have to re-carve the brick pattern. But if you give this method a try I suggest laminating the brick sheets on plain styrene first. You will get a thicker brick sheet that way that is more sturdy and makes the mitering easier.

The way I do brick corners is glueing the sides together as you did (90 deg.) I then re-work the mortar lines around the corner with a small modelers saw that is exacty as thick as the mortar lines are. I use etched saw blades (see pic below) that fit my cutter. If I need a thicker blade I glue two blades together.

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