Sand Red Masonry Bricks

[evancelt]

Still need to clean them up a bit, but CNC-carved sand red masonry bricks (carved from normal 1x2 bricks)

 

 

[Aanchir]

Whoa! That is very cool, and a very resourceful use for a CNC machine! I'm sure some folks would be aghast at the idea of cutting into bricks in a retired color like Sand Red, but as long as you manage to put these modded parts to good use, I'd say your efforts have been well worth it. I hope you'll share a link here if you end up using them in a MOC!

[evancelt]

Listed these up for sale on the RMM site: https://www.rockymountainminifigs.com/product/limited-edition-carved-masonry-profile-brick/

[Yoggington]

It's cool to see these bricks, but good grief at that pricing.

[evancelt]

2 minutes ago, Yoggington said:

It's cool to see these bricks, but good grief at that pricing.

Yes, they aren't for everyone and are more of a novelty than a castle-builder! 

Sand red bricks cost between $1-$2 each plus shipping to source, plus CNC costs and time spent. We're making about 20% profit on each brick at this price.

[Murdoch17]

Just now, evancelt said:

Yes, they aren't for everyone and are more of a novelty than a castle-builder! 

Sand red bricks cost between $1-$2 each plus shipping to source, plus CNC costs and time spent. We're making about 20% profit on each brick at this price.

...and every time you make one of these, the rarity and prices of the original just got higher. 

Pretty soon, anyone sitting on a pile of these will be sitting on a gold mine! (thought it might a bit uncomfortable to sit on Lego in the first place! )

[Agent Kallus]

These are really good match. I do hope that sand red makes a comeback.

[Yoggington]

On 10/31/2024 at 7:02 PM, evancelt said:

Yes, they aren't for everyone and are more of a novelty than a castle-builder! 

Sand red bricks cost between $1-$2 each plus shipping to source, plus CNC costs and time spent. We're making about 20% profit on each brick at this price.

Oh I understand where you're coming from alright, but it's just way outta my league.

[ShaydDeGrai]

Sand red issues aside, have you considered milling a masonry pattern into 2x2 corner (2357) piece?  Or adjacent faces of a 1x1 (3005) ? 

I could use a good end cap/corner exposed solution in about half a dozen different colors (tan, light bley, dark bley, sand green, dark red, etc) and the base stock are readily available.

[Yperio_Bricks]

2 minutes ago, ShaydDeGrai said:

Sand red issues aside, have you considered milling a masonry pattern into 2x2 corner (2357) piece?  Or adjacent faces of a 1x1 (3005) ? 

I could use a good end cap/corner exposed solution in about half a dozen different colors (tan, light bley, dark bley, sand green, dark red, etc) and the base stock are readily available.

Corner masonry bricks already exist from other companies and i guess they would be a lot cheaper than producing these bricks in a small CNC production run.

[ShaydDeGrai]

22 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

Corner masonry bricks already exist from other companies and i guess they would be a lot cheaper than producing these bricks in a small CNC production run.

I guess I'm just a Lego-purist at heart, I'm told that the quality of clone brands have improved a lot in recent years but I'd still rather have a genuine Lego part (even a customized one) than mixing in third party stuff.  (Old biases die hard)