Backdrops Made Easy
One of the easiest ways to make a layout seem larger is to add a back drop. The back drop can be mounted at the rear of the bench work along the wall or can divide a layout into different scenes by acting as a scenic divider. Nearly any type of material that accepts paint ranging from can be used.
Permanently mounted scenes for home layouts can be successfully completed with primed and painted sheet rock, while portable pikes and modules have used near- ly every type of material. Popular materials range from Masonite or large sheets of styrene to sealed and primed plywood. Many modelers shy away from adding a back scene to their layouts since they feel that a convincing one requires some kind of artistic ability. Nothing can be further from the truth. The first thing to remember when building a back drop is to keep it simple.
Blue Sky: The best way to get started is to choose a light blue and medium blue paint. Apply the light blue color from the horizon line to about a third of the way up on the back scene. Feather in the medium blue increasing the hue as the paint is applied near the top of the scene. For small jobs spray cans available from the craft store
make quick work of coloring the sky, for larger jobs tint- ed cans of flat latex indoor house paint will cover a large area easily and inexpensively. Once the blue sky is dry, one may stop at this stage or press on and add addition- al features to the scene.
A Little Nebulous: While a sunny clear blue sky is great for rail fanning or taking a road trip, clouds inevitably show up on the horizon. Clouds can easily be added ei- ther free hand or using cloud templates using a spray can of flat white or white primer. The secret for successful clouds is to lightly apply paint to let the blue sky show through rather than try to get full coverage.
S10 EASY SCENERY TIPS 2012 • SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN MAGAZINE
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