Ive just started doing my back drop wondering about colours for top and bottom facing.
any guide lines or standard practice in the area?
Thanks
I have seen images with all sorts of colours. I have seen black, brown, red, green, blue, yellow, natural wood grain, vinyl,.....
I think a medium to dark green goes well in many instances.
ARTHILL wrote:For sky, if you are looking up and not in a city scene a dark blue is nice. If you are looking into the horizon, a light blue to grey blue is the most common. As you move down to the horizon, the blue needs to become lighter and whiter. If you plan on a lot of painted clouds, the background blue can be a little darker.
Thanks Arthill,but I dont need sky painting tips LOL ! Im wondering about the front panels and what might be used for colours cause the hard board Im using is butt ugly
selector wrote: I have seen images with all sorts of colours. I have seen black, brown, red, green, blue, yellow, natural wood grain, vinyl,.....I think a medium to dark green goes well in many instances.
I just saw nice wood grain contact paper the other day. I was thinking about giving that a try for my facia instead of just paint.
Elmer.
The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.
(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.
loathar wrote: selector wrote: I have seen images with all sorts of colours. I have seen black, brown, red, green, blue, yellow, natural wood grain, vinyl,.....I think a medium to dark green goes well in many instances.I just saw nice wood grain contact paper the other day. I was thinking about giving that a try for my facia instead of just paint.
I think you're talking about veneer. It would work I think; I would recommend the peel and stick kind vs. the iron on glued kind. The user can cut this to whatever size they want and then stain/clear poly it to a nice finish. It might give a layout a nice touch vs. paint.
Modeling the N&W freelanced at the height of their steam era in HO.
Daniel G.