Our texture sheets as we call them, are scale representations of different exterior and interior finishes used in different buildings.  We supply these texture sheets or brick papers in all the common railway modelling scales, and they can be used to scratch build models of your making. or to modify our models  We are currently updating all the existing texture sheets that can be downloaded.  We have slightly modified and improved the images, which gives a better download.  We have also increased the printable area on each sheet, so you now get more usable area per download.  We hope to have got the combination of print quality and file size correct.

All of our texture sheets are made with a seamless texture image.  This does in some cases mean that there is a repetitive pattern across the sheet.  This is more noticeable in the smaller scales.  The image we use is large and of a high quality, and this pattern does not show up once the texture is used on a model, and has been weathered slightly.

Where possible most of the brick textures come with a small strip of header bricks along the right hand side of the page.  This is to allow you to add window sills and other detailing on to your model.  All roof texture sheets come with a narrow strip of matching tiles that can be used as ridge tiles.

All the texture sheets should be printed on good quality A4 photo matte paper or similar to get best results.  Once printed we recommend that the sheet is lightly sprayed with a few thin coats of clear matt varnish, or an inkjet fixative spray, to protect the image as most printer inks are water based.

Sheets can also be printed on to an A4 self adhesive label.  We have tried this and as long as a good quality label is used, the results are excellent.  This method also makes applying the texture to the model easier, but care must be taken as the label cannot be moved or removed once applied.

We have been trying these new sheets, before we offer the sheets pre printed for those who do not have a computer.  Yes there are still some.  Once we are happy with the printed sheets, we will be adding a section within this website where purchases can be made.

Brick paper texture sheets.

Most of the brick textures are released in the three common brick bonds, which are Flemish bond, English bond and Stretcher bond.

Flemish bond	English bond	Stretcher bond

Flemish bond
Flemish bond consists of alternating headers and stretchers along each course with the headers centred on the stretchers above and below.  patterns can be created by laying in different colour headers.  It is not as strong as English bond but is generally considered to be more attractive. The bond can be adapted to suit thicker walls - most houses built in Flemish bond will have walls one brick thick

English bond
English bond consists of alternating courses of headers and stretchers, with the alternative headers centred over and under the vertical joints of the stretchers.  Although the bond was very common in the Victorian period it was not generally used for houses, but was used in factories, stations and retaining walls etc. It is a very strong bond but probably not as attractive as Flemish bond.

Stretcher bond
Stretcher bond is the commonest bond used today and the least interesting in appearance. It can be made more interesting by laying a course of different coloured bricks or to lay such bricks to form a pattern on a wall.  This bond is used on more modern buildings as it is faster to build.

Other texture sheets.

We have tried to release these sheets in a varied range of colours and styles.  We release textures for roofing, siding, flooring, paving, wood, stone, brick and metal.  We could release thousands of these, but have limited them to the more common ones required.  All of our texture sheets benefit from some further weathering once applied to a model. 

If you require something that is not available try dropping us a line, and we will see if we can help.

OUR TEXTURE SHEETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AS A DOWNLOADED PRODUCT.

One of our customers has been reselling our products after making alterations.  We have now added ©2011 RAILWAYSCENICS to all of our texture sheets, model kits, sign sheets and any other item that we have designed, and that is available as either a free or paid download.