01-19-2013, 06:12 AM
jwb Wrote:That's an interesting layout, Jack -- I'd like to hear more about the backdrop technique, but if it's still extant, I'd also like to see an operation sequence.
JWB/ Getloose - It is in the RMweb archives here <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=47626">http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=47626</a><!-- m -->
I'm afraid it no longer exists - the subject of my serial layout building, so it got scrapped - If you can't get in I'll try and do a download.
The basic method of doing the backdrop was to spray the sky colour on, and then make a stencil, from paper and spray the farthest away buildings in gray, remove the stemcil and spray the area with a VERY light coat of white primer from further away than normal, Put the stencil back, add any further building cutouts, and spray with gray, remove the stencil, and again spray the whole area with a VERY fine dusting of white primer. Repeat the process for as many layers of buildings as you need - in the case of this one it was three layers - Each dusting of white primer fades the buildins and the further away ones become increasingly indistinct and fade into the "Fog". The idea is based on the backgrounds made by Alistair Reynolds for his "Cogirep" layout which appeared in RMweb - To save you hunting <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="seehttp://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10859">seehttp://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 35&t=10859</a><!-- m --> and <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/32744-sncf-freight/page-3">http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... ght/page-3</a><!-- m --> second post down