First print hung

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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I am still in the process of doing background type items for my layout room before I start in on the scenery ballasting etc

I am hanging prints posters etc over the layout and then I will start in on adding the clouds etc on the backdrop

My first print is an Alvin Staufer Berk

I have Bachmans Berk ( same number as in the print ) in my display cabinet and I have an undecorated one lettered for the ME&O on my layout roster

I have 2 of his other prints a Hudson and Challenger but am debating whether to hang them or not ( my wife says yes ) as it may be overkill with too many of the same type prints etc

I have a Hudson in my display cabinet but no Challenger and neither on my layout

Here is a pic of the Berk

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hard to say with the rest unfinished. You could photoshop some clouds in the blue area or even other backgrounds to see about what it would look like.

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NICE looking layout space!

You might hunt for prints of other locos you DO run. But, with the 2-8-4 already occupying the place of honor, any other prints of similar type would be subordinated.

OTOH, you could go for different themes on different walls. If I modeled an American prototype, I could put RR heralds on one wall, framed memorabilia (Employee TT, photo of Grampaw next to his favorite engine, ticket stubs) on another…

OR, you could just leave the other walls unadorned and allow the Stauffer print to say it all - which it does, very well.

Just my [2c]. Other opinions will differ.

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with, for now, storage shelves on the walls above the layout.

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I have been searching for other items and found a few

Have an Early 4-4-0 pulling Overland Cars in color on tin ordered -I have an early 4-4-0 and Overlands so it will fit in

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UncBob,

I salivate when I see that big empty space on the left side of the layout.

Have you thought about adding a classification yard over there?

Rich

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That pic of the Berk is great. Personally, I would not clutter the rest of the walls with more prints. More pics would be very distracting to the view of the layout. Have you considered using SceniKing (or other photo panoramas) for your backdrop. You have your sky blue painted, so it might be best to stipple in the clouds with dry brush technique. I use SceniKing sequential 7" x 11" sections, around all the four walls of my 24’x24’ layout. But, I matched the sky color electronically, to the fairly uniform top sky blue of each section of SceniKing., and painted the sky color accordingly. The various scenes add a lot to the forced perspective. realism. Bob Hahn

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I thought about it but it is only 15 inches wide and not that long ( 62 inches) I think I will go with plowed fields --corn–fencing and livestock

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You did a great job --I have seen yours before

I will definitely go with clouds ( when I get the courage to do them ) and some landscaping --just trying to decide how I want to do it

The wall is a cheapo white paneling --I should have gone with drywall but what is done is done

So I will add some more RR type items on the wall

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Now I have 2 prints that I don’t know what to do with ( That is what happens when you are a compulsive buyer )