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    Posted: 1/22/04 at 9:32pm
We are doing Brigadoon with our local high school. The director would like 3D rocks on the walls of some of the buildings. So I have 3 questions - How do you make them? How do you adhere them to the flats (ours are luan) and most importantly how do you remove them without tearing up the luan so you can use them again? Any help in this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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bullet Posted: 1/23/04 at 12:49am
If you're looking for fake STONES (and not brick) you can use that foam sealant in a can (for weather sealing around pipes and windows), but be careful. A little goes a long way as it can expand up to 10X before firming up. Once set up, it can be painted to look like stone very convincingly. We used it to make a stone fireplace on our set for DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER. It comes off with a scraper or putty knife. A little sanding and a new coat of paint and they're back to being plain ol' flats.
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bullet Posted: 1/23/04 at 1:52am
If you can find some old carpet padding paint it the brick colors and then cut it into brick sized chunks. Apply to luan with a bit of hot glue. When it is time to strike the set take a putty knife and pop them off (can reuse them many times!) These look awesome and are easy/cheap to make.

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bullet Posted: 1/23/04 at 1:54am
Was it brick or rock walls you wanted? For rock we have used thin pieces of stryrofoam packing. Just paint it then rip it into a variety of shapes and sizes. Apply with low heat hot glue, pop off with a putty knife.

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bullet Posted: 1/23/04 at 1:54am
Was it brick or rock walls you wanted? For rock we have used thin pieces of stryrofoam packing. Just paint it then rip it into a variety of shapes and sizes. Apply with low heat hot glue, pop off with a putty knife.

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bullet Posted: 1/23/04 at 12:43pm
Stone can be done in a number of ways. You can take sheets of white styrafoam and carve the shapes of the stones into it with a Dremel tool and paint as needed. This way you end up with big sheets of stone that you can tack to existing flats.

Another options is foam rubber, which can be torn to create rough stone like surfaces and then glued to a backing.

I saw a great way to do bricks once. Start with a luan backing painted black. Then take asphalt roof shingles and cut brick size pieces out of them. You can get red roof shingles, or paint 'normal' collered ones. You then glue these onto the backing in a brick pattern. The result is a little heavy but it looks great.

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bullet Posted: 1/23/04 at 9:35pm
Yes, you guys are right, I meant stone not brick, DUH! Thanks for the info. Who'd a thunk it was so easy? Now if I can just unearth my hot glue gun......
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bullet Posted: 11/04/04 at 1:28pm
nice site  ty   want to do a fake rock wall in my living room   these ideas are great
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bullet Posted: 1/06/05 at 11:44am
For fake brick, stone etc. there is one outstanding source; check out www.provostdisplays.com  When painted properly you can't tell it from real brick from 3 feet away.  They have lots of stuff, all sorts of archetectual moldings, even fire plugs and armor.
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bullet Posted: 1/06/05 at 6:39pm
Why do 3D when paint works just as well? Use a square sponge, dip in paint, squeeze until almost dry and press to flat.  Do the same thing in a highlight color. Then you only need to accent paint the grout!
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