To do, or not to do. That is the question.

[selector]

Yes, and more crowded, and somewhat darker. It will be interesting to see once you are satisfied with it.

[soumodeler]

QUOTE: Originally posted by selector

However, your rendering of the terrain that lies immediately against the backdrop will have to convey perspective, and that will require some tricky footwork. So, I was thinking that your backdrop might need to reflect a compromise to effect a transition.

As in the trees getting smaller as they go back up the slope?



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[selector]

That might just work. If not, you can always add and modify to suit your whims, or to meet the suggestions of others who see it. However, your rendering of the terrain that lies immediately against the backdrop will have to convey perspective, and that will require some tricky footwork. So, I was thinking that your backdrop might need to reflect a compromise to effect a transition. Either way, it should be doable as you have stated.

Good luck!! [^]

[soumodeler]

I was planning on having it just a sky blue so that you would not pay much attention to it and yet it would add a lot to the scene.

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[selector]

I think you could do it, but you will need to carefully plan out all of the details so that it looks 'right' when you are.....uh....99% done. Also, that backdrop will have to be pretty spiffy if it is to withstand much scrutiny from so close...just a thought.

[soumodeler]

Last night while looking through some old RMCs I came upon an article about the Virginian and Ohio after 10 years. There was a 2-page color drawing of the entire layout and several pictures. One photo showed a train going alongside a rock face and trees heading up from that. It didn't look too deep and looked very good. I started thinking about putting a scene like that on my layout and realized that the only place it would work is if I divided a 2 1/2' wide section in half. This part of the layout is open to the aisle and the rest of the room (my layout is a 7x12' walk in in a corner of a 13x20' room). There are two sets of tracks in this area, as I have a twice around trackplan, and one is at 4 1/2" high and the other level with the table. About 1' seperates the two tracks. I want to have 2 pieces of 1/4" hardboard in the middle for a backdrop and on either side scenery rising up about 1' on both sides.

A rough drawing but the tracks on the left would go into tunnels for a little while and the right would too. The backdrop in red would curve around sharply to the top for the track to go through and on the other side would be a scene with a creek. Would that work or would the space be too shallow to do that on both sides?

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