01-17-2010, 10:03 AM
I'd favor a high backdrop, probably to the ceiling. I've seen too many photos where the modeller had to crop closer than he wanted.
On a related note, one layout that once appeared in Model Railroader, the Lorigan Lumber Company, had scenery hanging over the front of the layout. Not floor-to-ceiling scenery, but far enough to make photography a lot easier. Of course, this technique is really only suitable for rough, mountainous terrain.
On a related note, one layout that once appeared in Model Railroader, the Lorigan Lumber Company, had scenery hanging over the front of the layout. Not floor-to-ceiling scenery, but far enough to make photography a lot easier. Of course, this technique is really only suitable for rough, mountainous terrain.
Fan of late and early Conrail... also 40s-50s PRR, 70s ATSF, BN and SP, 70s-80s eastern CN, pre-merger-era UP, heavy electric operations in general, dieselized narrow gauge, era 3/4 DB and DR, EFVM and Brazilian railroads in general... too many to list!