Bricks
Brick definition:
"A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used for building walls."
That's what you're finding on this shop section, but in Miniature.
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Miniacons.com is offering diverse brick types in miniature for model making.
As the most common bricks are cuboids, their three different surfaces are named Bed, Header and Stretcher.
Top and bottom bigger surfaces are called “Beds”, ends or narrow surfaces are called “Headers” and sides (long narrow surfaces) are called “Stretchers”.
Bed length is normally two times Headers length, so it allows diverse arrangements.
A brick is given a classification based on how it is laid, and how the exposed face is oriented relative to the face of the finished wall. There are six positions then: Stretcher, Header, Shiner, Rowlock, Sailor and Soldier.
So, using and combining those six different positions you’ll find many attractive bonds to built your miniature wall up. Two of most common are “Stretcher bond” and “Shiner bond”.
Brick made with just rectilinear dimensions is called a solid brick. Solid bricks might have depression on both beds or single bed these are called frogged bricks.
On hollow bricks, holes from Header to Header, cavities are normally exceeding 25% of the brick total volume.
Perforated bricks have holes through the bed to bed cutting it all the way not exceeding 20% of the total volume of the brick.
