Tidewater Gets a Backdrop
You may have noticed the backdrop in the previous post about the new 0-8-0. Here are a couple more views of it.
It is from SceniKing. I think it looks great. Not glossy like some photo backdrops I’ve seen and just the right level of detail for a backdrop. There can be too much detail, which will draw visitor’s attention away from the models.
One thing that completely surprised me is how close the sky in the backdrop matched the paint I used on the wall. I wish I could say it was good planning, but it was more like great luck!
I still have to ballast the yard and will add grasses and such to blend the backdrop into the foreground. Brian had a great suggestion to help blend things in even more – add 3 dimensional loading docks at the doors on the backdrop where space permitted. I’ll definitely give that a try.
Scott
Scott
Which ones did you use?
Doug
Scott;
Those are really impressive! I have a couple of the Walthers ones (still in the box) that I had planned to use for my yard area as well – hmm have to rethink now that I see yours. Brians loading dock suggestion would work really well I would think. Got to go read Great Model Railroads 2008 -just picked it up at Maritime this afternoon. Have a great weekend.
Wayne
I think that one is C001 & C002. The only problem is there is no C003 or C004. I need those to finish the backdrop in Tidewater.
I emailed Les at SceniKing and he says he is working on something that might do.
Scott