Modeling the B&O in the 50-60's
KidatHeart06 wrote:I thought of a valley with hills on each side. Woods would work too. But the problem still remains on how to blend/merge THAT with the background that shows a far away scene. :>)
Reverse the usual direction of the contours, as if you were standing on a hillside. The hill is close to you, but sweeps away to open out into that valley vista. The railroad is running crosswise to the valley, so the bigger view block is closer to you. If you could transpose yourself into the wide open spaces and look in the opposite direction you would see a lot more track, with hills or woods behind it (and just possibly, a sharp spur of ridge too abrupt for the rails to swing out and around, but narrow enough to make a tunnel economically reasonable.)
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
KidatHeart06 wrote:I have a background problem that I need some help on. My plan is to have a Dairy complex in the foreground with a background about 6-8 inches behind it. The problem is that the track that runs in front of the dairy comes out of a tunnel that is at that same distance behind the dairy. In other words, the tunnel is in the foreground with the dairy and right next to it would be the background that will show fields off in the distance. Does that make sense? Any thoughts on how to solve this problem? Thanks!
The trick will be blending the foreground into the background. The actual forefround scenery here is only about 5-6 inches thick. I've tried to make the foreground appear to drop off behind the trees/bushes on the ridge line where the actual backdrop is and then expand into the distance.
Hope this helps you germinate and idea!
Regards,
Tom
Tom,
Where did you get the background you're showing in your photo of your layout? It looks like a photo background.
Bob
RFinch wrote: Tom,Where did you get the background you're showing in your photo of your layout? It looks like a photo background.Bob
I believe it was backdrop warehouse or ezscenes.