Building a backdrop - part 1 Comments/advice?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Operation Backdrop, Phase I

First, let’s have a last look at the old backdrop.

Deleted due to change in copyright (01/17/07)

.The backdrop has been removed, exposing bare walls.



Hey! Where’d that window come from!

Now new poster board is going up . I put a thin bead of wood glue behind the top and bottom of the poster board. Screws at each corner of the poster board will hold it in place until the glue dries.




More pics coming in Phase II

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Looking good, Jeff! I like the blue posterboard idea. [tup]

I’m going to miss your old town backdrop, though. You remember how I questioned you on what was backdrop and what was modeled!

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The old town is what’s going back on. A brand new set of prints that I printed up just last night. They’re bright and clear.

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Nice work Jeff! The new one does look a lot better[tup]

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jeff, how do you control the humidity? I had used poster board a few years ago and had a bear of a problem with warping and rippling.I finally ripped it all out and went with masonite.So far,yours looks like it might work.

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I’ve been using poster board for more than ten years with no big humidity issues. One thing is there’s an air conditioner in the room that runs 24/7/365. This helps a lot with keeping the humidity at 65% - 70% year round. The only big problem I had was when Rita blasted through and tore part of my roof off. Rain water got in and ruined part of the backdrop. This is one of the reasons for replacing it.

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Anybody else with comments/advice?

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Jeffrey, I am only going by what I see on my monitor, but I feel I owe you a direct and honest appraisal since you have asked for it.

So far, all so good except for the blue, IMO. It needs to be about 3 or 4 shades lighter…quite a bit, actually. At this point, could you cut what you have left over with about the same volume of white, and cover what you have? It may loose some impact that you see when you look at it in person, but from the point of view of the electronic onlooker, or if you hope/intend to do some photography, I urge you to lighten that blue substantially.

I hope I didn’t step on your toe…

-Crandell