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09/05/2024 11:22 am
Here is a quick phone-camera photo of a brick wall and corner made out of heavy paper and also reinforced with cardboard. The paper brick wall was available free for your color printer to produce and I think is probably about 1/43 or so in size.
There are a couple of areas evident where other sections can be printed and attached to make a larger structure. This one is pretty old but is very nice for the photography of replica automobiles or to set up as a static display for cars.
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09/05/2024 11:32 am
Sorry this one really is a quick phone snap and isn't so clear.
11/05/2024 3:52 am
sorry Mike I dont quite get it. Where does the brick effect covering come from please?
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11/05/2024 12:15 pm
Geoff, you could get (and I assume you still can) pre-printed heavy paper buildings, walls and other items that could be assembled .....or the feature could be sent as computer instructions to your color printer.
Many were 1/43 scale and were probably initially made for model railroad layouts. But they can work well with displaying replica automobiles and also when photographing them. They could be re-inforced with cardboard backings to make them more substantial and self-standing.
The price can certainly be right, as in very low cost ! 
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11/05/2024 12:30 pm
Here is a quick view from a number of years ago with the printed paper brick wall behind a 1/50 scale 1948 Diamond-T truck cab from Corgi and also a real "fence" made from small straps of wood.
11/05/2024 5:37 pm
OK thanks Mike
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15/05/2024 3:14 am
Here is a scene using a 1956 Plymouth and a 1948 Dodge pickup truck with a printed paper shed/garage placed in the background. The vehicles are from Signature and the scale is 1/32.
Next is a Stutz from Models of Yesteryear in 1/43 scale using samples of wood tiles/flooring to stand in for a wood paneled show room or garage. A few samples of tile can be obtained at a home improvement store for low or no cost.
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15/05/2024 6:06 pm
really effective Mike
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15/05/2024 6:46 pm
Thanks, Geoff ! It is a way to hopefully convince the eye when seeing a photograph or when displaying one's replicas.
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