07-06-2010, 10:36 PM
In the latest MR mag, Lance Mindheim has an article on using photos. Take prototype pics of buildings, enlarge and edit in a photo-edit program, then cut out and glue to the structure. Has anyone ever used that technique?
In the past, I had always thought that, for example, an HO scale brick or cmu wall should be made from plastic with the mortar lines recessed. But as he said in the article, an HO scale mortar recess would be something like .0006 inches deep - not enough to even be felt!
The photo technique almost seems like cheating. All the weathering would be there, etc. But it would still take some skill on the editing - any items like drain spouts and conduits and vents would need to be edited out and actually modeled with styrene or wire.
And what about mixing structures made from this technique being on the same layout with normally constructed buildings? Would there be a noticable difference?
In the past, I had always thought that, for example, an HO scale brick or cmu wall should be made from plastic with the mortar lines recessed. But as he said in the article, an HO scale mortar recess would be something like .0006 inches deep - not enough to even be felt!
The photo technique almost seems like cheating. All the weathering would be there, etc. But it would still take some skill on the editing - any items like drain spouts and conduits and vents would need to be edited out and actually modeled with styrene or wire.
And what about mixing structures made from this technique being on the same layout with normally constructed buildings? Would there be a noticable difference?
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