Answers.Body: <p>One option would be to use the relatively new <a href="http://rebrickable.com/parts/98283" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bricks with masonry profile</a>:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Ahfpj.jpg" alt="98283"></p>
  
  <p>If you aren't aware, the reverse side of these bricks includes the horizontal lines but leaves out the vertical ones. This allows you to create something like this:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/dUCES.png" alt="prototype"></p>
  
  <p>This solutions provides the advantage of less dense horizontal lines, but being that this is a newer part, it also really limits your color selection.</p>
  
  <p>Your pictures make it look like you are trying to build a white house, which is currently impossible using this part as it isn't available in white. The best that you could do is light gray, which is what I used in my example.</p>
  
  <p>There is a <a href="http://rebrickable.com/parts/15533" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1x4 version</a> of this part that would make construction much easier and sturdier, but it's only available in medium dark flesh at the moment:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/P4Azf.jpg" alt="15533"></p>
  
  <p>This construction also leaves you with a brick pattern on the inside of your wall. It doesn't sound like this is what you want. One solution would be to create a double wide wall, but that may not be feasible in your case.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: This would be a good solution, except for the colours.  I am creating a white house.
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Answers.Body: <p>There are a number of brick-intensive approaches to this.  Here's a few:</p>
  
  <p>This flickr user (Andrew) has an example, but the "how to" image on the next slide is hard to figure out: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8215600@N03/5223554342/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8215600@N03/5223554342/in/photostream/</a></p>
  
  <p>This is one for a roof, but the same technique could be used for a wall: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/a3PcXk" rel="nofollow">https://flic.kr/p/a3PcXk</a></p>
  
  <p>Also, I suggest taking a look at the Lego Techniques Flickr group for different wall techniques: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/788191@N24/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/groups/788191@N24/</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: This definitely looks gorgeous, but will cramp the interior.  I really like this solution though.
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Body: <p>I am working on a house where I want to create a weatherboard look for the outside walls.  I'm not certain the best way to go about this.</p>
  
  <p>Currently I'm using the horizontal side of a 1x2 profile brick:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gLP1N.png" alt="1x2 Profile brick"></p>
  
  <p>Which gives the following appearance:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/THqv0.png" alt="Weatherboard wall"></p>
  
  <p>I am wondering though if there are any better techniques to create the weatherboard look:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CGCeg.jpg" alt="A genuine weatherboard exterior"></p>
  
  <p>It seems that the 1x2 profile brick has its ridges roughly twice as dense as a true weatherboard exterior.</p>
  
  <p>One advantage of these profile bricks is that their reverse side gives the interior a VJ (tongue and groove) look, which is the interior look of the house that I am trying to model.  </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/aVsvk.jpg" alt="VJ interior walls"></p>
  
  <p>However, the lack of anything larger than 1x2 and the overly dense ridges means that I'm leaning towards looking for other options.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Perhaps something like [this](https://www.flickr.com/photos/matijagrguric/6050861052/in/album-72157627449889664/)?
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Title: What is the best way to create an authentic weatherboard wall?
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ThreadText: # What is the best way to create an authentic weatherboard wall?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-01)
  
  I am working on a house where I want to create a weatherboard look for the outside walls. I'm not certain the best way to go about this.
  
  Currently I'm using the horizontal side of a 1x2 profile brick:
  
  ![1x2 Profile brick](https://i.sstatic.net/gLP1N.png)
  
  Which gives the following appearance:
  
  ![Weatherboard wall](https://i.sstatic.net/THqv0.png)
  
  I am wondering though if there are any better techniques to create the weatherboard look:
  
  ![A genuine weatherboard exterior](https://i.sstatic.net/CGCeg.jpg)
  
  It seems that the 1x2 profile brick has its ridges roughly twice as dense as a true weatherboard exterior.
  
  One advantage of these profile bricks is that their reverse side gives the interior a VJ (tongue and groove) look, which is the interior look of the house that I am trying to model.
  
  ![VJ interior walls](https://i.sstatic.net/aVsvk.jpg)
  
  However, the lack of anything larger than 1x2 and the overly dense ridges means that I'm leaning towards looking for other options.
  
  **Tags:** building, design
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Perhaps something like [this](https://www.flickr.com/photos/matijagrguric/6050861052/in/album-72157627449889664/)?  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-05-01. Score: 2
  
  One option would be to use the relatively new [bricks with masonry profile](http://rebrickable.com/parts/98283):
  
  ![98283](https://i.sstatic.net/Ahfpj.jpg)
  
  If you aren't aware, the reverse side of these bricks includes the horizontal lines but leaves out the vertical ones. This allows you to create something like this:
  
  ![prototype](https://i.sstatic.net/dUCES.png)
  
  This solutions provides the advantage of less dense horizontal lines, but being that this is a newer part, it also really limits your color selection.
  
  Your pictures make it look like you are trying to build a white house, which is currently impossible using this part as it isn't available in white. The best that you could do is light gray, which is what I used in my example.
  
  There is a [1x4 version](http://rebrickable.com/parts/15533) of this part that would make construction much easier and sturdier, but it's only available in medium dark flesh at the moment:
  
  ![15533](https://i.sstatic.net/P4Azf.jpg)
  
  This construction also leaves you with a brick pattern on the inside of your wall. It doesn't sound like this is what you want. One solution would be to create a double wide wall, but that may not be feasible in your case.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: This would be a good solution, except for the colours.  I am creating a white house.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-05-01. Score: 1
  
  There are a number of brick-intensive approaches to this. Here's a few:
  
  This flickr user (Andrew) has an example, but the "how to" image on the next slide is hard to figure out: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/8215600@N03/5223554342/in/photostream/>
  
  This is one for a roof, but the same technique could be used for a wall: <https://flic.kr/p/a3PcXk>
  
  Also, I suggest taking a look at the Lego Techniques Flickr group for different wall techniques: <https://www.flickr.com/groups/788191@N24/>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: This definitely looks gorgeous, but will cramp the interior.  I really like this solution though.  
  
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