Source for loose bricks and rubble?

[Dewbakuk]

I bought two packs of these, thinking 0 scale bricks would be plenty. I ended up paying £22 for quite a tiny pile. I am sure there  are 500 of them, and quite neat, but it is not a lot to make piles of rubble of at that price!

I'd have thought you'd only use them on the top of rubble piles like detail points.

[Alfrik]

I build a base of putty or some such, then crumble on some cork, prime the mess and paint as I want it to look, then apply some dabs of glue and stick the bricks and brick bits onto to it. Saves on bricks

[Hammers]

I'd have thought you'd only use them on the top of rubble piles like detail points.

That's what I will do but not what I pictured.

I am sure you know I did not say this as a slight on you, Dean. P&P to Sweden certainly ad a little to Sweden.

[Andym]

I don't think this qualifies as a Victorian building but this is using that guys technique on the Armorama forum. He ruffles up some tin foil puts some polyfilla in it (although other plasters are available!), let's it dry, then breaks it up to give some rubble. Glue that down and add some gravel/sand and your on to a winner.




I'm using this for a wwII game. Hope it helps TC.

[Dewbakuk]

I am sure you know I did not say this as a slight on you, Dean.

Of course old bean. I know what you mean, I was making some rockfall pieces for a board and made the first one completely from cork rocks etc. Not doing that again, the others have formers under them.

[OSHIROmodels]

Sorry to come in on this one a bit late but I do know that Dave Andrews uses chopped up matchsticks for his WW1 buildings and then paints them with masonary paint. I know 'cos I asked him 

cheers

James

[alcal]

Buying those little packs is expensive for decent size ruins,i use the 100mm x 600mm x 2mm balsawood sheet out of the wood bucket in any uk hobby/model shop cut into small sections and then sliced and chopped ,very soon u can be allowed to make any amount.In my gaming i have a tub of loose bricks that we throw about the table.I know its an old post but i dont think the question ever goes away does it.

Cheers Alan 

[Hammers]

That looks lovely.

[Silent Invader]

I made a load of bricks yesterday, about 4mm by 2mm. 

Rolled out a pack of FIMO onto a big ceramic tile using a wine bottle then just cut in the lines (no bond work, etc).

Immediately after baking the FIMO is still a tad soft and so a little bit of lifting and gentle scrunching will snap the individual bricks apart.

The sensible thing to do is to use FIMO the colour that you want the bricks to be ...... I didn't as I just used what I already had.....

I can't tell you how many bricks a pack produces as I didn't count the lines before separating them!

[Alfrik]

No measuring, just sit, watch TV or a movie and use this store bought hole puncher and foam sheet:



http://armoredink.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-brick-making-material.html for a bit more info. Since Im just making rubble, I dont even have to be careful to get full bricks! Just punch away, change hands and build up my grip at the same time!