What am I missing here on scale?

sounds like u have it right i.e. 1" = 4 ft. or 48" inches. anyway, you might try monster models for brick sheets or rusty stumps. both make o scale brick sheets of material that is very easy to work with. 

jerrman

The page states "All swatches shown actual size".

It may say that, but notice it doesn't say that they are true to 'scale'.  It's just stating the size that they are selling.

- walt

Yep Walt agree with your statement.  Only "problem" is deciding which brick looks right in O scale.

Looks like the Red Brick is Cinderblock sized. And the Residential is really big.

Have you considered the Software from Evens Designs?

http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/model-builder.html

Lots of materials including brick, actually scalable too !

Design your building or wall and print it up.

I'm not at home right now to check on the manufacturer, but I've bought styrene (?) brick sheets in the proper scale.  I know they're out there.

- walt

Micro-Mark, Plastruct and Rusty Stumps all offer some good looking brick sheets. As to their scale accuracy I never really measured them so I cant say.To me it's all about what your eye perceives as looking like an accurate scale representation.I have an Ameri-Towne building front here that appears that the brick faces are about .03125 x .125 which would equate to about a 1 1/2"x6" brick. A standard brick is I think 2 1/4" x 8" so they are a little small but the over all look is very believable to the eye so I would think anything that fell in the range of .03 to .06 x .125 to.17 would look to be scale.

Papa3 rail, thanks for the leads.  Rusty Stumps appears to be printed sheets that have to be glued to cardstock if I read it right.  Plaststuct does not have O scale brick material unless I am not finding the right page(s).  Micro-Mark has white sheet that would have to be spray painted then darkened and weathered.

Can't believe how hard this is getting for just plain old common brick styrene sheet.  At least Grandt Line has the window and doors I wanted that my LHS can order from Walthers, but Walthers seems bereft (sp?) of O scale brick sheets.

Yeah I know, would I like some cheese with my whine!!

The rusty stumps product is laser cut resin coated card stock

.http://www.rustystumps.com/proddetail.asp?prod=L1503

Plastruct has vacuum formed colored styrene sheets in several scales.

http://plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalogIndex.lasso

How well does the resin coated card stock work, hold up, cut, saw etc compared to styrene?  I have just sharp new xacto knife as my cutting tool, don't have the "101 tools", jigs etc scratchbuilders have, just need easy to work with material that I can cut two three openings in and glue sides and roof onto simple Plastruct angle forms.

I like the resin cardstock or laser board as it is sometimes called. 

N Scale architect has about the best brick sheets that I have used.  Don't let the name fool you.

http://www.thenarch.com/