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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2003 - 02:28 PM UTC
Hey folks can anyone help re the photo backdrops I have seen used to cap off some impressive dio work I've seen? What is the chief example used? Can they be from magazine/book panoramic photos etc. Are they makable (?) from digital printers etc. If so, ?I have to be real nice to my brother all of a sudden... He also has a digital camera which is my pipedream for actually getting some finished work displayed on this site.... Cheers all
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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2003 - 07:34 PM UTC
You can take your own images, enlarge them to the apropiate scale and size.
You can also take pictures that doesnt need to be scaled, like a treeline from a forrest far far away. With no scale reference.
Drop by your locar travelburea and ask for posters as many of these can be used for backdrops.
Railroadshops also have backdrops that can be used even if theyre intendend for scale railroaders.
You can also take pictures that doesnt need to be scaled, like a treeline from a forrest far far away. With no scale reference.
Drop by your locar travelburea and ask for posters as many of these can be used for backdrops.
Railroadshops also have backdrops that can be used even if theyre intendend for scale railroaders.
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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2003 - 07:53 PM UTC
Maybe you can find something here?
http://www.backdropwarehouse.com/indexbdwh.htm
http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/scenic_diorama_folder/JGMiniatures/backgrounds.html
http://www.backdropwarehouse.com/indexbdwh.htm
http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/scenic_diorama_folder/JGMiniatures/backgrounds.html
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Posted: Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 02:46 AM UTC
Ronny - you have done it again! Great post of links.
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Posted: Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 04:20 AM UTC
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Ronny - you have done it again! Great post of links.
I absolutely agree with you here Scott. Great links indeed.
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Posted: Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 04:58 PM UTC
Local hobby shops that specialize in scale trains often carry a large selection. You should also try the online "mecca" of train collectors WALTHERS.COM.... here is an example of some of the stuff I have found typically they are one or two panels wide, and the second panel can join the first paner at EITHER end - meaning you can get some really nice effects. I have found several "battlefield" and "urban area" backdrops that I use often. Here is one that is a little more rural....
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Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 07:44 PM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:12 AM UTC
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Here is one that is a little more rural....
That picture is spooky!
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 01:38 AM UTC
Good call AJ. When I first saw that picture I thought Julie Andrews was gonna come spinning into view at any minute, ala "Sound of Music."
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