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Hi guys,
I have been fitting backboards to the layout and of course have the join lines now to disguise ...... the scene is warehouse/industrial with sky behind them what methods have you used that wont show but allow the boards can be pulled apart when needed? eg: house move
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Quote:what methods have you used that wont show but allow the boards can be pulled apart when needed?
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: Why,....."photoshop" of course! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Not!
But a "3D" equivalent might work. Masking tape, or better, paper "package tape", (it's surface is smoother). Apply a strip of tape down the joint, and using the "clone tool" (paint brush), blend the two backboards together.
If you've applied scenic texture to the boards, that too can be added to the tape. Depending on the length of time, you may have to remove and renew the tape, but it should "do the job".
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How tall are your back drop boards? I think a tall tree planted in front of the joint could hide the joint. If the back drop is too tall for a tree to cover the joint completely, Put in a couple of screws with flat washers behind them, one near the edge of each board, and then paint a cloud on a piece of thin wood or styrene and put magnetic tape on the back side of the cloud. Cut carefully around the cloud so that none of the backing shows around the cloud and let the magnets hold the cloud in place above the tree. You could also use a tall building in front of the joint.
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Hi
Two great ideas ...
*** Russ *** the backdrops are 13'' high so maybe a tree isnt ideal though a tall building would work i am thinking of painting the backdrops an overcast shade to merge the white cloud and blend in the colours of the buildings in better.
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On my last layout, I filled the crack with wall joint compound and then painted over it. It was nearly indetectable.
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Nick, I just looked at the link you posted to the layout pics with the buildings in place. If the buildings were shifted over just enough to put the building with the water tank on the roof in front of the joint, you would cover all but the last 2 or 3 inches. I think a magnetic "cloud flat" behind the tank going all the way to the top of the backdrop would do the trick.
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Russ Bellinis Wrote:Nick, I just looked at the link you posted to the layout pics with the buildings in place. If the buildings were shifted over just enough to put the building with the water tank on the roof in front of the joint, you would cover all but the last 2 or 3 inches. I think a magnetic "cloud flat" behind the tank going all the way to the top of the backdrop would do the trick.
Great suggestion Russ .......... thanks
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